US Central Command hires new chief data officer
Cyrus Jabbari is the new CDO at the combatant command that oversees American military operations in the Middle East.
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Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Pentagon awards mega contracts to Musk-owned company, other firms for new ‘frontier AI’ projects
The Pentagon's Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office has awarded contracts to xAI, OpenAI, Anthropic and Google for the new effort.
Transcom pursues AI to enhance patient movement ops and mass casualty response
U.S. Transportation Command officials briefed DefenseScoop on the new Mass Casualty Operations Toolkit and other AI-enabled efforts they're tackling with MIT.
Hegseth directive on ‘unleashing U.S. military drone dominance’ includes deadlines for major overhauls
Hegseth referred to uncrewed systems as “the biggest battlefield innovation in a generation.”
Fixing munitions shortages demands better hardware and new software
The U.S. will run out of strike missiles in a protracted conflict against China. The Pentagon can use commercial tech — hardware and software — to accelerate…
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Cyber Command creates new AI program in fiscal 2026 budget
The funding follows a push from Congress for Cybercom to develop an AI roadmap.
Pentagon’s AI office eliminates CTO directorate in pursuit of ‘efficiencies’
It's unclear how employees, responsibilities and investments were dispersed following the termination.
Billions for new uncrewed systems and drone-killing tech included in Pentagon’s 2026 budget plan
The Defense Department rolled out information to reporters Thursday on its FY26 budget request.
Navy CTO unveils list of priority areas for tech investment
The Department of the Navy's CTO issued a new memo to guide investment and modernization efforts for the Navy and Marine Corps.
Military vets patent hallucination-resistant, explainable AI technology
With the patent, the leaders behind Data² want to help open the black box of AI to inject more trust in the adoption and use of the…
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