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Defense Logistics Agency Distribution employees participate in Warehouse Management System training during the system’s rollout at DLA Distribution Susquehanna, Pennsylvania, Nov. 25, 2025.

The Pentagon’s Supply Chain Is Getting an AI Watchdog

The initiative aims to connect fragmented logistics data and give AI agents the context to identify risks, streamline workflows, and support faster decisions.
Insitu's ScanEagle uncrewed aircraft demonstrates VTOL operations. Photo: Insitu

Archer Buys Three Boeing Units to Push Physical AI for Defense

Archer is acquiring three Boeing subsidiaries to combine autonomous flight, uncrewed aircraft and airspace management technologies.
Minuteman III maintenance specialists perform programmed depot maintenance on a booster at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, June 2, 2025. Photo: R. Nial Bradshaw/DVIDS

US Air Force Turns to AI to Sustain Aging Minuteman III ICBM Fleet

A proposed AI system would give sustainment personnel a consolidated view of missile health, maintenance data, and component replacement needs.
U.S. and Republic of Korea personnel discuss operations during Freedom Shield 2026 in South Korea.

South Korean Army Seeks to Rebuild Counterintelligence Around AI

The study will examine future counterintelligence organizations, operational concepts and technology as new threats expand across cyber, information and unmanned domains.
Avengers Labs uses battlefield data to train AI models for target detection and unmanned systems. Image: Ukraine Ministry of Defence

Ukraine’s Battlefield AI Spots 70% of Enemy Targets in 100,000 Drone Streams

Combat-derived training data is helping Ukrainian defense firms develop AI models for target recognition and autonomous unmanned missions.
U.S. Marines with 10th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, wait to use the new Multi-Platform Driving Simulator at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, March 26, 2026.

US Marines to Launch ‘AI Hackathon’ Seeking Smarter Ways to Train for War

Military, government, industry, and academic experts will explore practical AI applications that could improve learning, skills development, and operational readiness.
Japanese Self-Defense Forces personnel participate in the 2026 Japan-US Joint Bilateral Command Post Exercise.

Japan Wants Palantir, Anduril AI in Its Military Decision Loop

Tokyo is weighing foreign AI platforms for faster information processing and decision support while developing safeguards for sensitive military data.
Mercury Systems' surface-mount technology production floor. Photo: Mercury Systems

Palantir Brings AI-Powered Factory Automation to a US Military Supplier

The partnership will digitize Mercury’s manufacturing operations, reducing manual work while expanding capacity for high-demand military processing systems.
A US Army human resource specialist supports command operations during Ivy Sting 4 at Fort Carson, Colorado. Photo: Spc. Cecilia Jasinski/DVIDS

US Army Enlists AI Agents to Serve 9.2M Soldiers, Veterans, and Families

AI agents will handle routine personnel inquiries while human staff continue overseeing benefits, promotions, assignments, and other sensitive HR decisions.
A PLA Air Force J-16 multirole fighter fires aerial rockets during a live-fire training exercise on June 12, 2026. (Photo: Xu Chengcheng/China Military)

China Gives Its Air Force an AI Planner for Large-Scale Air Strikes

A new PLA Air Force platform uses artificial intelligence to streamline target prioritization, mission allocation, and coordinated strike planning.