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Army experimenting with what the ‘edge’ is for cloud computing capabilities
Published: January 17, 2025 19:54
“We need to be very, very, very careful in this space to not do the opposite of what we're trying to do as an Army, which is reduce complexity at the tactical” level, CIO Leonel Garciga said. The post Army experimenting with what the ‘edge’ is for cloud…
Navy ramping up production of autonomous GARC vessels
Published: January 17, 2025 18:05
The Global Autonomous Reconnaissance Craft are built by Maritime Applied Physics Corp. The post Navy ramping up production of autonomous GARC vessels appeared first on DefenseScoop.
Drones expected to remain a DOD priority under Trump, according to SecDef nominee Hegseth
Published: January 16, 2025 21:06
Pete Hegseth made it clear that he plans to prioritize the military’s adoption and integration of drones if he's confirmed as SecDef. The post Drones expected to remain a DOD priority under Trump, according to SecDef nominee Hegseth appeared first on…
Trump chooses spy agency official for Air Force secretary
Published: January 16, 2025 20:11
The former and future commander-in-chief announced his pick for SECAF on Thursday. The post Trump chooses spy agency official for Air Force secretary appeared first on DefenseScoop.
OpenAI’s GPT-4o gets green light for top secret use in Microsoft’s Azure cloud
Published: January 16, 2025 19:42
Agencies across the intelligence community and the Defense Department can now use OpenAI’s GPT-4o for the government’s most classified mission sets. The post OpenAI’s GPT-4o gets green light for top secret use in Microsoft’s Azure cloud appeared first on…
What Jake Sullivan wants the Trump administration to know about the defense industrial base
Published: January 15, 2025 22:17
President Biden’s top National Security Advisor briefed a small group of defense reporters at the White House on the lessons he hopes to pass on to the incoming Trump administration.v The post What Jake Sullivan wants the Trump administration to know about…
Marine commandant wants ‘off-the-shelf’ generative AI tools for the Corps
Published: January 15, 2025 18:16
On the heels of new guidance, Gen. Eric Smith talked to reporters about how envisions the service pursuing genAI. The post Marine commandant wants ‘off-the-shelf’ generative AI tools for the Corps appeared first on DefenseScoop.
At 10th anniversary, Pentagon’s network defense arm looks to evolve how it fights
Published: January 15, 2025 18:01
As Joint Force Headquarters-DODIN celebrates its 10th anniversary, it is looking at how it can mature network defense and impose heavier costs on adversaries. The post At 10th anniversary, Pentagon’s network defense arm looks to evolve how it fights…
Army evaluating generative AI tools to support business ops
Published: January 14, 2025 20:16
“We really wanted to focus on where we had this opportunity to employ capability at scale, get some of those use cases operating [and] look at some different models,” Army CIO Leonel Garciga said. The post Army evaluating generative AI tools to support…
A final rundown of the drones committed to Ukraine by the Biden administration
Published: January 14, 2025 19:30
As Joe Biden’s presidency nears its end, here’s a rundown of the various drones that Washington has acknowledged committing to Ukraine. The post A final rundown of the drones committed to Ukraine by the Biden administration appeared first on DefenseScoop.
Army releases request for industry feedback on Next-Gen Command and Control
Published: January 14, 2025 19:28
NGC2 is a top modernization priority for the Army. The post Army releases request for industry feedback on Next-Gen Command and Control appeared first on DefenseScoop.
Trump’s defense secretary nominee pledges to prioritize AI investments
Published: January 14, 2025 16:55
DefenseScoop reviewed Pete Hegseth's answers to the Senate Armed Services Committee’s advance policy questions submitted ahead of his confirmation hearing. The post Trump’s defense secretary nominee pledges to prioritize AI investments appeared first on…
Trump and others want to ramp up cyber offense, but there’s plenty of doubt about the idea
Published: January 13, 2025 22:34
Some observers have suggested that in response to Chinese cyber breaches, the U.S. needs to prioritize taking more aggressive offensive actions in cyberspace. The post Trump and others want to ramp up cyber offense, but there’s plenty of doubt about the…
SECAF Kendall, looking out to 2050, predicts war winners will be combatants with the best AI
Published: January 13, 2025 21:40
“It is likely these areas of advanced military technology will be manifest through the increasingly widespread use of autonomy and automation, in all domains, but especially in space, in cyberspace, and in the air,” Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall wrote…
DOD’s AI hub assembles new budget and programming cell to confront ‘pain points’
Published: January 13, 2025 19:33
DefenseScoop obtained a document that outlines the Chief Digital and AI Office’s latest organizational structure. The post DOD’s AI hub assembles new budget and programming cell to confront ‘pain points’ appeared first on DefenseScoop.
What Deputy Defense Secretary Hicks is prioritizing during the presidential transition
Published: January 9, 2025 22:52
The Pentagon's No. 2, who has launched some of the Pentagon's most high-profile initiatives, is scheduled to depart Jan. 20. The post What Deputy Defense Secretary Hicks is prioritizing during the presidential transition appeared first on DefenseScoop.
SDA demos laser link between 2 vendors for future SATCOM, missile tracking network
Published: January 9, 2025 14:00
The demonstration by York Space Systems and SpaceX marks a critical milestone ahead of the agency's upcoming Tranche 1 launch. The post SDA demos laser link between 2 vendors for future SATCOM, missile tracking network appeared first on DefenseScoop.
Navy’s Next Generation Jammer reaches critical milestone
Published: January 9, 2025 11:00
The Mid-Band pod will be mounted on the sea service's EA-18G Growler aircraft. The post Navy’s Next Generation Jammer reaches critical milestone appeared first on DefenseScoop.
Trump’s team convenes with Pentagon personnel in 100-plus transition meetings, so far
Published: January 8, 2025 21:47
Heads of the Defense Innovation Unit and Chief Digital and AI Office have met with the transition team, among others. The post Trump’s team convenes with Pentagon personnel in 100-plus transition meetings, so far appeared first on DefenseScoop.
Special ops forces seek to manage digital footprints, achieve ‘security through obscurity’
Published: January 8, 2025 18:18
With focus now turned toward competition with China and Russia, special operations forces need to hone their ability to achieve “security through obscurity.” The post Special ops forces seek to manage digital footprints, achieve ‘security through…
Former Pentagon CIO appointed to senior position at Boeing
Published: January 6, 2025 23:06
The company has a new chief information digital officer and senior vice president for information technology and data analytics. The post Former Pentagon CIO appointed to senior position at Boeing appeared first on DefenseScoop.
Pentagon awards Kratos megadeal worth nearly $1.5B for new hypersonic testbed
https://defensescoop.com/2025/01/06/kratos-mach-tb-2-award-hypersonic-test-bed-program/
Published: January 6, 2025 22:10
The award is for Task Area 1 of the Multi-Service Advanced Capability Hypersonic Test Bed (MACH-TB) 2.0 program. The post Pentagon awards Kratos megadeal worth nearly $1.5B for new hypersonic testbed appeared first on DefenseScoop.
With growing presence, DIU continues efforts to lower barriers for new entrants
Published: January 3, 2025 21:18
“I think now we’re in an even better position to focus on what the big rocks are, which are really around how do we lower the barriers for entry,” Liz Young McNally told DefenseScoop. The post With growing presence, DIU continues efforts to lower barriers…
Via genAI pilot, CDAO exposes ‘biases that could impact the military’s healthcare system’
Published: January 3, 2025 20:43
The Pentagon's AI hub is now producing a playbook for other Defense Department components, which is informed by this work. The post Via genAI pilot, CDAO exposes ‘biases that could impact the military’s healthcare system’ appeared first on DefenseScoop.
DOD’s Office of Strategic Capital accepting loan applications as it looks to lend up to $984M
Published: January 3, 2025 01:41
The opening of the application window coincided with the release of OSC's fiscal 2025 investment strategy. The post DOD’s Office of Strategic Capital accepting loan applications as it looks to lend up to $984M appeared first on DefenseScoop.