Artificial Intelligence

Pentagon hails Lyft exec Martell for AI post

“He brings cutting-edge industry experience to apply to our unique mission set,” Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks said April 25.

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What war in Ukraine reveals about information age conflict

Questions that need asking and topics that need addressing across the Department of Defense, Lt. Gen. Michael Groen said, include “the transformation of the character of warfare in an information age” and what that means for capabilities being developed or gear that is purchased.

US and India launch talks about military AI

"It’s clear India has got an interest in bringing AI into national security,” said Jack Shanahan, a retired Air Force lieutenant general and former director of the Joint Artificial Intelligence Center. “So, this is a good chance for the two defense departments to work together.”

NORTHCOM wants millions more for AI and data handling

U.S. Northern Command has asked Congress for almost $30 million to buy information technology equipment and to optimize infrastructure for artificial intelligence and machine learning at its joint operations center with the North American Aerospace Defense Command.

Pentagon taps LMI, MORSE for AI data deal

The Data Readiness Artificial Intelligence Development initiative spans “the entire AI data preparation lifecycle, from data ingestion, through labeling, right up to before model training begin,” according to the Joint Artificial Intelligence Center.

Congress wants new $200 million program to strengthen AI at combatant commands

“AI is not some future capability,” the deputy defense secretary said. “A large body of modern, mature and tested AI is available now.”

Hundreds of AI projects underway as Defense Department eyes future combat

The Department of Defense considers artificial intelligence a modernization priority and has invested in it, though the exact sum is unclear.

Following first demonstration, Edge unveils swarming drones based on AI technology

Hunter 2-S is part of the family of the Hunter 2 series of unmanned aerial vehicles. These drones are expected to share information with each other for tracking and maintaining positions and engaging with the right target.

Israel unveils artificial intelligence strategy for armed forces

Reports indicate artificial intelligence played a key role in the Israel conflict with Hamas in Gaza in May 2021, and artificial intelligence is increasingly being incorporated into systems developed by Israeli defense companies, such as rifles, bombs and other systems.

Pentagon’s AI center awards contracts to 79 companies in new test and evaluation agreement

The agreement will focus on specialized tools for the test and evaluation of artificial intelligence developments across DoD.

Data and rockets: US military eyes new tech to supply far-flung forces

TRANSCOM hopes a rocket cargo program could one day fly a C-17's worth of cargo to any spot in the world in an hour.

US Navy kicks off 60-nation maritime exercise in Middle East that includes unmanned, AI tech

A massive naval exercise in the Middle East, Africa and Southwest Asia includes unmanned systems and artificial intelligence tools at the heart of many of its scenarios.

Pentagon names acting chief digital and AI officer as it moves toward full capability

DoD Chief Information Officer John Sherman will serve as the acting chief digital and artificial intelligence officer (CDAO), a newly created office designed to oversee the Defense Digital Service, the Joint Artificial Intelligence Center, and the CIO he was already leading.

Here’s how intelligence agencies can search foreign documents without learning the language

The new machine learning system developed by Raytheon BBN Technologies in partnership with the Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity allows English-speaking users to search foreign documents and speech without knowing the language.

The role of AI in open source intelligence

Today’s AI-enabled platforms empower intelligence analysts to leverage OSINT as the foundation that can help uncover hidden threats, corroborate classified reporting, and pinpoint the targets that warrant resource-intensive, traditional intelligence gathering.

Three ways the Pentagon can create an automation first culture

Automation has the ability to transform the DoD, but to do so it must become a mission-critical priority on the same level as cybersecurity and other top initiatives. The time to do that is now.

Inspector General criticizes documentation on Pentagon’s artificial intelligence project

The DoD must document contract management for Project Maven, or risk capturing lessons learned for efforts in the future, the Pentagon's inspector general said.

DARPA invests in AI that can translate instruction manuals into augmented reality

The proposed system would essentially convert existing instructional manuals into a format that could be used by augmented reality systems.

Pentagon creates new digital and artificial intelligence office

The position is meant to streamline disparate efforts within the department to drive faster innovation and capabilities with China in mind.

Defense Innovation Unit publishes ethical AI guidelines

The Defense Innovation Unit now has its own guidelines for implementing the Pentagon's principles of ethical artificial intelligence use.

Marine Corps will use AI to revamp recruiting and retention models

The Marine Corps needs a more mature and more intellectual force. Digital HR systems and big data decision aids will help them cultivate that force.

NATO ups the ante on disruptive tech, artificial intelligence

NATO has officially kicked off two new efforts meant to help the alliance invest in critical next-generation technologies and avoid capability gaps between its member nations.

US Air Force teams with UK on machine learning demo

By sharing data and machine learning algorithms, the two countries were able to improve situational awareness for war fighters in a demonstration.

JAIC working to discover ‘state of our data’ across combatant commands

A new effort underway by the DoD's AI office is looking to help commanders understand their data better for more informed decision making.

UAE, Britain ink defense research and AI tech deals. Here’s what comes next.

An industry source tells Defense News about four eventual areas of concentration between the two countries.