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Two airport security officers monitor a passenger during screening beside an X-ray scanner and walk-through body scanner at a checkpoint.

US Firm Targets Mexico With AI Threat Detection Ahead of 2026 World Cup

AI screening tech targets major event and infrastructure protection.
Service members use a crane to load a large supply crate onto a military vehicle during logistics operations.

DIU Taps Two Firms to Bring AI to Battlefield Logistics Planning

Prototype system speeds sustainment decisions in degraded, contested theaters.
U.S. Army soldiers operate a first-person-view drone system during a live-fire exercise, using handheld controllers and head-mounted displays.

Moving Fast, Failing Faster: Why AI Governance Matters in Defense

Rushing AI and commercial software into defense systems without supply chain transparency turns modernization into a mission-threatening risk.
Elon Musk listens to US Air Force Academy cadets presenting space-focused capstone projects during a 2022 visit.

Pentagon Clears Grok AI for Classified Military Networks

The move signals a shift in defense AI vendor leverage and access.
U.S. Air Force members of the utilize computer communication systems during the Agile Flag 21-2 experiment at Naval Outlying Landing Field Choctaw, Florida, May 3, 2021. Air Combat Command developed the Agile Flag 21-2 experiment to create a lead wing, aligning squadrons from different locations under a single commander, enhancing their readiness as a team before deploying into a contested environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Sarah Dowe)

US Army Explores AI to Map How Soldiers Fight

The US Army is reworking how it writes doctrine, turning to artificial intelligence to gain efficiencies while protecting accuracy.
Indian Army soldier in camouflage aiming a SIG 716i rifle in a forested area.

Indian Army Says AI Helped Forecast Chinese Activity Along Disputed Border

A locally developed, low-cost AI system detected signs of a Chinese military buildup along the LAC.
Orange BQM-177A target drone launches from ground rail during Shield AI Hivemind autonomy test.

Shield AI Flies US Navy Aircraft With AI Pilot in Autonomous Combat Test

The demonstration comes as military adoption of Shield AI’s Hivemind software expands.
Drone strike on a pickup truck

Scout AI Pulls Off Live Drone Strike Using Natural-Language AI Commands

Scout AI has pulled off a live-fire demo that signals where battlefield artificial intelligence is heading.
Air Force test personnel review engine test data playback during training at Arnold Air Force Base.

USAF Turns to Generative AI to Break Test Data Bottleneck

Multimodal pipelines aim to compress evaluation timelines across fragmented datasets.
USSPACECOM Joint Operations Center displaying integrated data feeds and operational dashboards supporting command and control decision-making.

DARPA Taps BAE to Harden Battlefield AI Ahead of Deployment

Pentagon shifts AI focus from capability to cyber resilience.