L3Harris turns handheld radios into counter-drone jammers
The forthcoming Wraith Shield software update uses the existing antenna to scan for drone control signals, identify enemy ones, and jam them, L3Harris executives told reporters.
‘Insatiable appetite’ for AI: Maven usage surged for strikes on Iran, Pentagon AI chief says
DoD users tore through 20 billion tokens a day as Palantir’s Maven Smart System was "leveraged" to help plan and coordinate Operation Epic Fury’s 13,000 airstrikes on Iran, officials said.
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"Being able to tell the commander you don't need to do something is actually a pretty powerful message, as well."
Top Pentagon tech officials optimistic Mythos-style AI tools will improve cyber defense
Mythos is just the first of a new generation of AIs that can patch vulnerable code at superhuman speed, said Pentagon CTO Emil Michael and Cyber Policy chief Katie Sutton, downplaying the uniqueness of Anthropic.
Army plans fast follow-up to AI cyber wargame with industry: Officials
After exploring a Pacific-war scenario with cybersecurity executives from 14 tech firms, the Army wants to fast-track new AI tools — and thrash out new policy to allow more autonomy for AI “agents.”
Pentagon clears 8 tech firms to deploy their AI on its classified networks
The Defense Department has made agreements with Amazon Web Services, Google, Microsoft, NVIDIA, OpenAI, SpaceX, and Reflection, according to an announcement this morning, with an eighth, Oracle, added just hours later.
Pentagon workers vibe-code 100,000 AI ‘agents’ to use on unclassified networks
A Google Gemini tool on GenAI.mil allows Defense Department personnel to create their own AI agents to handle data and automate online tasks.
The Army’s Digital Transformation
AI is reshaping the Army’s approach to cyber, electronic warfare and command and control. At TechNet Augusta 2026, leaders outlined how they’re turning emerging technology into capabilities for the battlefield.
Not one-drone-fits-all: Admirals stress unmanned systems tailored to the mission
“As we start fleshing out these concepts, what we start to understand is that … something that is a really great capability over in EUCOM or CENTCOM right now may not translate over to the Pacific, where the distances are way, way greater,” Rear Adm. Douglas Sasse told the Sea-Air-Space conference.
Northrop Grumman’s Talon IQ testbed hot-swaps AI brains mid-flight
“While the aircraft was flying, the software was queued up so that we could have different companies’ behaviors take control of the platform and fly [it]," said Dan Salluce, Northrop’s senior director for aerospace systems.
DIA centralizes AI efforts with Digital Modernization Accelerator
“I want you to move like somebody’s on your heels, and they’re about ready to eat you,” the Defense Intelligence Agency’s chief AI officer, Maj. Gen. Robert Kinney, tells his team.
AFCENT awards Kraus Hamdani $270M for solar-powered, long-endurance drones
The K1000ULE broke endurance records with a three-day flight and has featured in multiple military exercises. “We’ve proven ourselves to the warfighter across multiple AORs,” Kraus Hamdani CEO Fatema Hamdani told Breaking Defense.
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Judge grants Anthropic preliminary injunction but Pentagon CTO says ban still stands
"The record strongly suggests that the reasons given for designating Anthropic a supply chain risk were pretextual and that [the government’s] real motive was unlawful retaliation," said Judge Rita Lin.
Trump admin’s comments could undermine case against Anthropic in court: Experts
“Anthropic’s got a strong case, stronger than it should … primarily because the President’s made ‘admissions against interest’” on social media, attorney Sean Timmons told Breaking Defense.
Pentagon CTO ‘pretty confident’ about life after Anthropic
“We've already deployed OpenAI in the last few weeks, and we're going to deploy the others here, [starting] with Gemini," Undersecretary for Research and Engineering Emil Michael said.
Anthropic CEO says Pentagon ban less harsh than Hegseth had threatened
CEO Dario Amodei said he would still sue to overturn the designation of Anthropic as a “supply chain risk,” but he said the company was “having productive conversations with the Department of War” — which Pentagon CTO Emil Michael promptly denied.