AI & Autonomy
Anduril's drone wingman makes first flight, following software delays
The neoprime contractor lagged behind General Atomics for the inaugural CCA flight test.
The Air Force wants to put private AI data centers on its bases, raising security, land-use fears
The service will offer upwards of 3,000 acres across five U.S. bases to qualified developers.
Why Ukraine and Estonia are embracing government by AI
They see it as key to keeping their societies safe.
The Army wants AI to help man artillery and air defense units
Leaders say the problem is that the technology is nowhere near what it needs to be.
Military AI needs guardrails—not to slow it down, but to keep it useful
Modifying commercial models isn’t as easy as removing the parts that discourage users from killing people.
Anduril blames CCA delay on push for ‘semi-autonomous’ first flight
Air Force officials, who expected the milestone over the summer, now anticipate it by mid-October.
Lockheed’s Skunk Works unveils work on a potential CCA competitor
Officials say multipurpose Vectis drone is to fly by 2027, have “Indo-Pacific” range.
Fight AI-powered cyber attacks with AI tools, intelligence leaders say
But the Pentagon can also make more use of “good old-fashioned automation,” NGA chief says.
Task orders and bottlenecks: how the largest US shipbuilder is putting AI to work
HII thinks AI will speed up production in several ways.
The big threat left out of Xi’s parade: China’s weaponized AI startups
After militarizing civilian ships, China’s doing the same with dual-use AI companies.
The Army wants AI to aid in vehicle repairs
Alex Miller, the service’s chief tech officer, talks plans to use large language models and smart glasses for vehicle maintenance.
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Pentagon reductions set back critical AI-data platform
After users flocked to Advana, DOD’s AI office laid out a plan to keep it growing. Then came DOGE.
AI is about to reshape command structures that haven’t changed much since Napoleon
I explored the possibilities with a team of researchers at CSIS' Futures Lab. Here's what we found.
New Golden Dome details emerge from industry day
Participants, and a Pentagon briefing deck, describe roles for AI, ideas for defensive satellites.
US government will ingest all federal data into AI models, WH tech director says
That's one of the national-security reasons the U.S. needs to lead the world in AI, said OSTP's Michael Kratsios.
Meet the ‘cobots’ that could lower the cost of building submarines
A rare peek at Electric Boat’s production line finds robots cutting steel—and even welding.
How the White House AI plan helps, and hurts, in the race against China
While one tech advocate called the new plan “a critical component” of efforts to outpace China, another criticized it as a “Silicon Valley wishlist.”
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SECNAV: Robots won’t replace shipbuilders, but they could make jobs ‘easier’
Phelan said shipyards should equip workers with tools like automation and robotics to boost training.
AI, satellites, and Golden Dome shine in new House-passed defense bill
The House version of the NDAA takes aim at acquisition and requirements processes that have long bedeviled both Congress and the military.
Marines testing ‘narco sub’ for contested logistics in the Indo-Pacific
Leidos’ autonomous surface drone went from concept to prototype in nine months.
