Business

Task orders and bottlenecks: how the largest US shipbuilder is putting AI to work

HII thinks AI will speed up production in several ways.

  • Lauren C. Williams
Threats

The D Brief: Illegal strike?; China’s new arms; AI for infantry; On-time bonuses for tardy jets; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Threats

The D Brief: Pushback in DC; Russia’s new bombardment; Marines’ drone wizards; Key AI platform, DOGEd; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Threats

Documents detail China's AI-powered propaganda push

A trove of documents from a Chinese firm reveal influence operations that run at unprecedented speed and precision, Vanderbilt University researchers say.

  • David DiMolfetta
Science & Tech

As drones proliferate, the Army wants AI to help with air operations

A request for information seeks "fight tonight" tools plus longer-term ideas to ease the burden on commanders.

  • Nick Wakeman
Science & Tech

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.”

  • Patrick Tucker
Threats

The D Brief: AI for shipbuilding; Database of covert contractors?; Israel’s new airstrikes in Syria; State Department drops Ukraine analysts; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Audrey Decker
Threats

The D Brief: Trump greenlights arms for Kyiv; Europe rushes to assist; Grok lands DOD contract; HIMARS down under; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Patrick Tucker
Updated Defense Systems

Pentagon awards multiple companies $200M contracts for AI tools

Four tech firms just won big.

  • Frank Konkel
Threats

The D Brief: DOD budget developments; Trump touts Everglades detention center; Lancet: USAID cuts could cost 14M lives by 2030; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Audrey Decker
Threats

The D Brief: WH, DOD upset by Iran assessment; Comity at NATO summit; Military mission expands in US; AI’s latest natsec problem; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Science & Tech

Declining public trust in AI is a national-security problem

Could AI firms’ efforts to serve the government help reverse the trend?

  • Patrick Tucker
Policy

US spy chief wants intel community to move away from building its own tech

Gabbard says industry can provide more tools, citing AI systems that are already helping analysts with major tasks.

  • David DiMolfetta
Science & Tech

Defense One Radio, Ep. 182: Defense innovation with Shield AI’s Brandon Tseng

The Navy SEAL-turned-tech entrepreneur explores industry trends and challenges ahead of this year's GLOBSEC Forum.

  • Patrick Tucker
Science & Tech

INDOPACOM brings AI to wargaming exercise

After nearly half a year of focusing on new tech, commanders get to pit decision-making tools against operational plans.

  • Lauren C. Williams
Threats

The D Brief: USFK to shrink?; House passes spending bill; Big AI in a laptop?; Russia’s big security-camera hack; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Science & Tech

For DOD, the future of large language models is smaller

Everyone loves big AI, but “maybe there is a smaller-parameter model that could run on a laptop.”

  • Patrick Tucker
Science & Tech

DARPA takes aim at China's telecom hacks in AI-cyber contest

In the final round of August's AI Cyber Challenge, teams will try to build an AI-powered system that can secure infrastructure against Salt Typhoon-like attacks.

  • David DiMolfetta
Threats

The D Brief: Space Force’s new war plan; Musk, Palantir, Anduril eye ‘Golden Dome’ contracts; DOD’s race for small reactors; And a bit more.

  • Lauren C. Williams and Ben Watson
Ideas

Should I use AI in my wargame?

A gamers’ framework for understanding when and how to use today’s untrustworthy LLMs.

  • Stephen M. Worman and Bryan Rooney
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