US needs more AI investment, not just guardrails, defense experts say
Defense and industry officials said the White House's AI policy memo should be accompanied by greater investment in enabling infrastructure.
AI & ML
How the Army is using AI during Hurricane Helene relief
The system is helping responders make quick decisions, such as where to send medical supplies or how many truckloads of water to take into certain areas.
DOD must accelerate AI adoption amid growing threats: PrimerAI CEO
Sean Moriarty, CEO of PrimerAI, said the Defense Department is lagging in its adoption of important technology.
Air Force’s ChatGPT-like AI pilot draws 80K users in initial months
Early adopters of the Air Force's AI system come from a range of career fields and have used it for a variety of tasks — from content creation to coding.
Opinion
When it comes to military AI, there is no second place
Our guest opinion writer argues that AI must be prioritized across military programs and platforms, or else America risks losing the AI race to China.
DISA eyes more vendors, faster contracts for joint cloud successor
The director of the Defense Information Systems Agency said Tuesday the department is in the early phases of planning for JWCC Next.
UK launches global MQ-9B drone users’ club for allies
The drone program is growing rapidly, as it initially included six nations and now comprises ten.
Opinion
Embrace AI to maintain global talent pool for US innovation, security
The U.S. stands at a crossroads, where the nurturing of global talent is not merely an option but a strategic imperative.
Pentagon wants to make AI acceleration initiative a long-term fixture
The Pentagon is crafting a plan to make its AI and Data Acceleration initiative a more permanent fixture within combatant commands.
Opinion
How the military is preparing for AI at the edge
DoD must adopt solutions with significant computing power at the edge, find ways to reduce the size of AI/ML models and mitigate new security threats.
Safran in talks to buy French AI startup Preligens for €220 million
The Paris-based company's algorithms are used to analyze satellite data for the French and U.S. militaries.
Opinion
The best way to counter bad artificial intelligence is using good AI
iI’s critical that policymakers avoid focusing too narrowly on catastrophic risk and inadvertently hamstring the creation of positive AI tools,.
US Army to launch AI pilot project for acquisition workforce
The pilot project is part of a broader effort within the Army to identify both the pitfalls and the opportunities that come with widely adopting AI tools.
France preps Europe’s fastest classified supercomputer for defense AI
French defense leaders plan a leading role in mastering AI, considered to be a key differentiating factor among tomorrow's armed forces.
MBDA unveils AI-based Ground Warden tool for finding hidden targets
MBDA makes a similarly named platform, the Sky Warden, which is a counter-drone system designed to control a large range of sensors and effectors.
Opinion
How to harness AI and Zero Trust segmentation to boost cyber defenses
More than half of leaders who have implemented AI say that it's helped accelerate incident response times, highlighting the technology's potential.
Air Force, Space Force unveil tool for AI experimentation
The services want to use the tool to better understand how AI could improve access to information and to gauge whether there’s demand within the force.
