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Army kicks off generative AI pilot to tackle drudge work, hallucinations

The new initiative, dubbed #CalibrateAI, is intended to support a broader push toward the service's adoption of generative artificial intelligence capabilities.

4 days ago By Jon Harper

U.S. Army Soldiers, assigned to the 6th Squadron, 8th Cavalry Regiment, and the Artificial Intelligence Integration Center, conduct drone test flights and software troubleshooting during Allied Spirit 24 at the Hohenfels Training Area, Joint Multinational Readiness Center, Germany, March 6, 2024. (U.S. Army photo by Micah Wilson)

Army’s ISR Task Force looking to apply AI to intel data sets

Service officials said they will apply ethical principles when using AI with intelligence and targeting data sets.

5 days ago By Mark Pomerleau

DEVCOM’s MX Black Hawk aircraft to be equipped with the MATRIX autonomy system. (Sikorsky photo)

DARPA to test autonomous flight capability on Army’s Black Hawk helicopter in 2025

Sikorsky has received a contract to integrate its MATRIX autonomy system onto a UH-60M and conduct demonstrations next year.

Oct 14, 2024 By Mikayla Easley

Northrop puts its airborne intelligence node to the test

The Deep-Sensing and Targeting (DSaT) capability participated in the Army’s Vanguard 24 capstone event.

Oct 11, 2024 By Mark Pomerleau

Soldiers from the Florida Army National Guard’s 53rd Brigade Support Battalion pass out water and food to civilians in Perry, Fla., on September 28, 2024. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Jalen Thomas, 107th MPAD, FLARNG)

U.S. military deploys Maven Smart System for Hurricane Helene disaster response

The data analytics tool is helping emergency responders pinpoint where to place aid and what areas might not have been serviced yet.

Oct 9, 2024 By Mark Pomerleau

Defense Intelligence Agency headquarters (DIA photo)

DIA about to get authority to operate MARS capability on classified network

The spy agency is modernizing with it Machine-assisted Analytic Rapid-repository System, a cloud-based capability that uses AI.

Oct 8, 2024 By Jon Harper

An MQ-9 Reaper contracted from General Atomics, is parked at Camp Wilson, Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, June 15, 2024. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Anna Higman)

Marine Corps wants to mount high-performance computer on Reaper drones

The service is reaching out to industry in search of potential solutions.

Sep 25, 2024 By Jon Harper

U.S. Marines with 3rd Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division stand by after conducting a simulated force-on-force exercise as part of a Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation (MCCRE) on Marine Corps Auxiliary Landing Field Bogue, North Carolina, Dec. 5, 2023. The MCCRE involves a range of scenarios and challenges that test the unit’s ability to plan, coordinate, and execute complex missions, including offensive and defensive operations, logistics, and communications. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Eric Dmochowski)

Marines planning to use large language models to help mine information repositories

The effort is part of a broader push by the service to implement its new AI strategy.

Sep 25, 2024 By Jon Harper

A soldier wears an IVAS 1.2 headset. (Photo by Photo by Frederick Shear)

Anduril integrates AI tech into Army IVAS headsets

The Integrated Visual Augmentation System has been one of the Army’s highest-priority modernization initiatives, with Microsoft as the prime contractor.

Sep 19, 2024 By Jon Harper

CDAO unveils new 10-year, $15B Advana recompete plan — but questions on implementation linger

DefenseScoop was briefed on the Chief Digital and AI Office's overarching vision for its path forward with the widely used data platform.

Sep 18, 2024 By Brandi Vincent