U.S. Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion (CLB) 8, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), observe an MV-22B Osprey assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 365, 24th MEU, hoist a Utility Task Vehicle during night helicopter support team operations at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Nov. 18, 2025. The 24th MEU is a composite Marine Air-Ground Task Force ready to respond to the nation’s call when needed. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo taken by Cpl. Daniel Childs)

California Tech Duo Uses AI to Transform Night Protection at Military Bases

The partnership will be put to the test through a $1.7-million US Department of Defense-backed demonstration, designed to show how inexpensive cameras can boost nighttime security for critical infrastructure.
Windward unveils Remote Sensing Intelligence AI tool.

AI-Powered Remote Sensing Turns Satellite and RF Data Into Rapid Maritime Intel

A core feature is its ability to flag vessels that are not broadcasting Automatic Identification System signals or maybe trying to hide their identity.
Leaders and participants of the Dutch-led data science and AI training course for the Kenya Defence Forces

Kenya Defence Forces Step Up Data and AI Skills With Dutch Training Course

The course offers hands-on experience with data analysis and explore how AI can be applied to military and security operations.
Palladyne new division consolidates the company’s AI software, engineering capabilities, and manufacturing under a single unit.

Palladyne Launches Defense Division for AI-Driven Drone Solutions

The initiative brings together AI software, engineering, and manufacturing to build components and systems for unmanned aerial vehicles and loitering munitions.
Spc. Gregory Wilson, a mechanic with Fox Company, 700th Brigade Support Battalion, 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, works to repair the fuel system on a Humvee while deployed in support of the Joint Multinational Training Group-Ukraine at the Yavoriv Combat Training Center on the International Peacekeeping and Security Center in Western Ukraine on Aug. 9, 2017

Ukraine Deploys ‘World’s First’ AI Repair Assistant on Frontlines

NeoLens’ AI tool diagnoses and repairs military vehicles even when offline.
U.S. Army Lt. Col. Claude Lambert, chief of future operations division for the Joint Task Force-Space Defense and U.S. Air Force Maj. Katie “Starbuck” Baier, chief of intelligence for weapons and tactics for the JTF-SD, look at a computer screen at Schriever Space Force Base, Colorado, Dec. 19, 2022. Through the partnering of the Department of Defense, Intelligence Community and National Reconnaissance Office in the National Space Defense Center, JTF-SD brings to bear the full force of the U.S. Government and synchronizes space superiority planning and operations. (U.S. Space Force photo by Dennis Rogers)

General Dynamics, Google Move AI Closer to Defense and Intel Agencies

The project will use Google Distributed Cloud, a portable and rugged “cloud-in-a-box” system cleared for secret-level workloads, letting teams run critical apps even when communications with headquarters are limited or offline.
U.S. Space Force Capt. Coleen O'Hara, weapons and tactics flight commander of the 6th Space Warning Squadron (6 SWS), poses in the Upgraded Early Warning Radar (UEWR) facility at Cape Cod Space Force Station, Massachusetts, May 9, 2024. 6 SWS, located at Cape Cod Space Force Station in Sagamore, Massachusetts, is a geographically separated unit of Space Delta 4, Buckley Space Force Base, Colorado. "Team 6" includes U.S. Space Force Guardians, U.S. Air Force and Royal Canadian Air Force Airmen and civilian employees. Their mission is "To surveil air and space to detect missile launches and high-interest satellites while operating, maintaining, and protecting New England’s first Space Force installation.” (U.S. Space Force photo by Dave Grim)

Six Firms Join Push to Bring Smarter AI/ML ISR to US Space Force

The selected companies will join the Accelerator’s 16th cohort, focused on AI/ML orchestration for the US Space Force Delta 7 unit.
(Representative only.) A bright column of flame and smoke illuminates the sky as a missile is launched, ascending rapidly against a blue and white cloudy backdrop. Photo: Wikimedia Commons

Japan’s AI Anti-Ship Missiles Will ‘Talk’ Mid-Flight for Smarter Strikes

AI-powered anti-ship missile is a smart munition using AI for autonomous control, enabling networked swarms to coordinate data sharing and synchronized strikes against naval defenses.
Visitors gathering around EDGE Group’s exhibition booth. Photo: EDGE Group

‘Drone Challenge’: UAE Launches AI Competition for Citizens

UAE’s Drone Challenge invites programmers to develop AI-driven drone software, merging coding expertise with unmanned systems innovation for national defense.
Spc. Anthony Tran, assigned to Charlie Battery, 2nd Battalion, 77th Field Artillery Regiment, Division Artillery, 4th Infantry Division, inspects the new fire control system for the M777 howitzer during Ivy Sting 1 on Fort Carson, Colo., Sept. 16, 2025.

US Army Tests AI for Faster Targeting, Smarter Command Networks

The US Army is testing an AI-powered target recognition capability for the NGC2.