Defense Systems
Pentagon is beginning to follow Ukraine into wider use of ground robots
But many U.S. UGVs are more complicated than the attritable ones that Kyiv is buying.
Defense Systems
Can inertial navigation make ground-robot swarms real?
Two startups are equipping small wheeled robots with a GPS-free nav package.
Threats
Funding, force-structure issues could hinder Hegseth’s new autonomous command
The money to start AUTOWARCOM is to come from a reconciliation bill whose passage is in doubt.
Science & Tech
Add ‘post-AI’ encryption to your to-do list
OpenAI’s trove of 400+ math results suggests traditional encryption may be at risk.
Policy
State Department orders staff to call AI ‘super intelligence’
An internal cable from the agency extends Trump’s terminology change to emails, speeches, websites and official titles.
Policy
The real job of the Army’s new ‘robotics technicians’ is constant adaptation
The age of battlefield autonomy demands more than just drone pilots and mechanics, Special Forces’ training chief says.
Ideas
The lack of a shared lexicon is undermining responsible AI-military integration
We need a common way to talk about military AI—across services, agencies, and indeed, the world.
Policy
Hegseth, service secretaries discuss ‘generational change’ of Autonomous Warfare Command
Each of the services will also stand up a component command, defense secretary said.
Science & Tech
Army converts Futures and Concepts Command to Futures and Autonomy Command
Officials released more details about its component organization under the Defense Department’s new Autonomous Warfare Command.
Science & Tech
Army’s new command plans to streamline autonomous warfare acquisition
Experts weigh in on what it will take to be successful.
Policy
US spy chief tapped as White House AI czar
Director of National Intelligence Jay Clayton will now helm broad domestic technology and economic policy discussions.
Policy
Hegseth plans ‘Autonomous Warfare Command’
The military’s 12th combatant command was among a slew of announcements in a Quantico speech Wednesday.
Threats
Anthropic loses legal fight to shed DOD's designation as a 'supply-chain risk'
The label is more typically assigned to companies suspected of ties to adversarial governments.
Science & Tech
'Super Intelligence': the president’s new term for AI, explained
Trump is attempting to rebrand AI with an existing term of art.
Policy
Trump floats ‘AI Force’ to boost industry
He posted on social media that "we will cherish it, help it, and watch over it, as it grows! However, we will also be looking for BAD, and we can do that..."
Science & Tech
Will airmen trust AI? The Air Force’s future plans depend on it
Getting leaders and operators comfortable with agents will require new doctrine, training, and permissions.
Science & Tech
NGA official takes top AI job at Cyber Command
Ronzelle Green succeeds Reid Novotny, who pushed the combatant command to embrace the technology.
Science & Tech
Russia is weaponizing US-built AI to make killer drones, cyberattack bots, and fake news
AI companies are sounding alarms, but the Trump administration isn’t acting on them.
Science & Tech
