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The headquarters of South Korea's Agency for Defense Development (ADD)

South Korea Launches Homegrown Add+i AI for Defense Research

South Korea’s defense research agency has introduced a secure in-house AI platform to support classified work, with agentic capabilities already in development.
Naver CEO Choi Soo-yeon (left), Korea Aerospace Industries President and CEO Kim Jong-chul (center), and Naver Cloud CEO Kim Yu-won sign a strategic agreement to collaborate on sovereign AI technologies for South Korea's aerospace and defense sectors. Photo: Naver

Naver and KAI to Build South Korea’s AI Backbone for Future Defense

The partnership aims to build a domestic AI foundation model for future military platforms, autonomous systems, and defense innovation.
clinical assistant | A healthcare provider uses the MHS GENESIS Ambient Listening tool during a patient appointment at Kenner Army Health Clinic.

US Military Health System Deploys AI Clinical Assistant to Ease Clinician Burnout

The Defense Health Agency expands its AI clinical assistant across military hospitals, reducing documentation burdens and improving patient care.
Virtuix's Omni One full-body virtual reality system, which combines AI-enabled training scenarios with immersive movement for military readiness. Photo: Virtuix

Virtuix Brings AI-Powered VR Training to US Air National Guard

The Air National Guard is exploring immersive simulation technology for more realistic defense training.
Five Eyes representatives pose following a commitment to Project Arcadia. From left: Ross Ermel (Canada), Brigadier Esther Harrop (New Zealand), Kirsten Davies (United States), Charles Forte (United Kingdom), and Chris Crozier (Australia)

New Zealand Joins US-Led Push for Shared AI Battlefield Command

The initiative expands Five Eyes collaboration on AI-powered command networks, improving coalition interoperability and operational decision-making.
US Army Reserve soldiers from the Army Applications Group develop AI applications during a code-a-thon in Austin, Texas, on May 14, 2026, ahead of demonstrations at Operation Sentinel Justice 2026.

US Army Reservists Build AI Tools for Policing, Logistics, and Readiness

Army reservists created three AI-powered applications to automate operational tasks and demonstrated them during the service’s largest training exercise.
Representative image: Air National Guard personnel participate in a cybersecurity training exercise. Photo: Staff Sgt. Laura Virtue/DVIDS

Anthropic Restores Global Access to Powerful AI Models After US Lifts Restrictions

US officials lifted export controls after Anthropic strengthened safeguards for its frontier AI models.
Military personnel observe the Buster-Jangle "Dog" nuclear test conducted at the Nevada Test Site in 1951. CIA Director John Ratcliffe recently compared the capabilities of frontier AI models to "digital nuclear weapons."

CIA Chief Puts Advanced AI in the Same League as Nuclear Weapons

Washington is expanding controls on frontier AI as intelligence leaders frame advanced models as strategic assets.
Representatives from the Finnish Ministry of Defence, the Estonian Defence Forces, and NestAI sign a Letter of Intent to advance interoperable military AI capabilities.

Finland and Estonia Forge AI Alliance for Future Warfare

The partnership will develop interoperable AI technologies for command, autonomous systems, and future allied military operations.
War Force | Army officials and industry representatives participate in the Artificial Intelligence Table Top Exercise (AI TTX) 2.0 at the Pentagon in April 2026.

Pentagon Launches ‘War Force’ to Recruit Frontier AI Talent

The Defense Department is seeking AI and software talent to help implement its military modernization strategy.