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1.5M people use GenAI.mil, Pentagon CTO says

Staff Sgt. Shavon Scott, a Contracting Officer at the Contracting Support Section, 418th Contracting Support Brigade, Fort Hood, TX uses GenAI to streamline contract support. (Photo by Jose Rodriguez) ...
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Owen West takes helm of DIU, vows to ‘narrow’ investment priorities

In his first message as the new director of the Pentagon’s Defense Innovation Unit, Owen West stated that the organization’s efforts will focus on fielding emerging technologies that can keep ...
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III MEF integrates MRIC surface-to-air defense system during Pacific exercise

U.S. Marines with III Marine Expeditionary Force evaluate equipment readiness on the Medium-Range Intercept Capability system on Mason Range, Guam, June 24, 2026 in support of VALIANT SHIELD 2026.
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Senator questions Pentagon’s plan to revise autonomous weapons policy

Sen. Ruben Gallego, D-Ariz., attends a news conference after the Senate luncheons in the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, November 19, 2025. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images) Sen. Ruben ...
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Army’s heavy units face counter-drone capability gaps

A M1A2 Abrams Main Battle Tank, assigned to 1st Battalion, 37th Armored Regiment, 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, navigates the rugged terrain during maneuvers at the National ...
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Coast Guard hustling to refine and scale genAI ‘Ask Hamilton’ prototype

U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer 3rd Class Carl Taylor, an information systems technician assigned to Electronics Support Detachment Mayport, Florida, reimages newly assigned laptops delivered to Coast ...
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Joint Chiefs chairman says U.S. forces must prepare to be ‘hunted’ by autonomous systems

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine visits Joint Task Force Southern Border in Sierra Vista, Az. April 19, 2025. DOD photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist James Mullen) The age ...
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Navy creating new marketplace for maritime drones as it looks to ‘surge capacity’ for Golden Fleet

Seahawk, a Medium Unmanned Surface Vessel (MUSV) prototype, departs Naval Base Point Loma, California, Aug. 6, 2025. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Robert Zahn) The Navy ...
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Transcom seeks partners to study autonomous, cargo-moving drone boats for future ops

U.S. Transportation Command is headquartered at Scott AFB, Illinois. As one of 11 combatant commands, U.S. Transportation Command exists as a warfighting command to project and sustain combat power.
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Pentagon, FAA to test counter-drone laser weapon in New Mexico

A view of the entrance of White Sands Missile Range where Trinity test site is located, near White Sands, New Mexico on February 21, 2024. (Photo by VALERIE MACON/AFP via Getty Images) The military ...
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Air Force conducts live test of low-cost cruise missile developed for Ukraine

An Extended Range Attack Munition live-fire test was conducted Jan. 22, 2025 at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida. (Air Force photo) The Air Force recently held a live demonstration of an air-launched ...