The Trump administration is gearing up to launch an ambitious new plan to spur the military’s near-term adoption of artificial intelligence assets by supplying commercial options directly to users on the ground across three categories that reflect real-world operational needs, according to the Pentagon’s chief technology officer.
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It’s easy to see where our members’ of Congress loyalties lie…and it’s not with the American people; it’s with the globalist agenda.
America deploying hundreds of thousands of troops overseas weakens our national security, and invites global war, involving our flesh and blood.
It’s time to end the practice but corrupt members of Congress don’t want to; they have other masters, and many make lots of money enabling this overreach.
Hopefully The White House will veto the measure below.
Every November, the halls of the Pentagon are torn apart in one of the biggest and oldest rivalries in college sports: the Army-Navy Game. While the outcome of the game may no longer determine who will win the College Football National Championship (and the combatants tend to be unranked anyway), it will affect interpersonal relationships within the Department of Defense for days, maybe weeks, afterward.
A version of the annual defense policy bill unveiled by lawmakers Sunday would require Pentagon leadership to form a new panel to look at the military implications of artificial general intelligence and other advanced AI capabilities.
The compromise version of the fiscal 2026 National Defense Authorization Act hammered out by House and Senate conferees includes a provision that would mandate that the secretary of defense establish an “Artificial Intelligence Futures Steering Committee” comprised of top brass, no later than April 1, 2026.
More than 70 years after he took part in the longest dogfight in Navy history, scoring four aerial victories, Royce Williams might finally get the Medal of Honor.
Over the weekend, Congress released the text for the compromise National Defense Authorization Act, the annual defense policy bill outlining spending plans and goals. This year, it is a record $901 billion. Nestled into the large defense appropriations bill is Sec. 591, which would upgrade Williams’ Navy Cross to the Medal of Honor for “acts of valor during the Korean War.
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As a kid, I grew up hearing about he exploits of the Wild Weasels from the Vietnam War.
If you’re not familiar with their origin story, “First in, Last Out” is superb.
From F-100s to F-105s to F-4s and now F-16s, they are still making the magic happen, giving the USA a capability unmatched by other nations.
They’re still leading the way.
In case you missed it, a great story from the strikes in Yemen.
The Defense Department would require that senior leaders have secure mobile phones, that personnel would get cybersecurity training that includes a focus on artificial intelligence and that cyber troops would have access to mental health services under a compromise annual defense policy bill released over the weekend.
The deal between House and Senate negotiators on the fiscal 2026 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) is a massive piece of legislation that runs the gamut of the Pentagon, including a record-breaking $901 billion topline figure.
Congress is set to finally rescind the authorizations for use of force that served as the legal basis for the Persian Gulf and Iraq wars, but in terms of reining in the president’s abilities to send U.S. troops into combat at will, here’s what’s likely to change: Nothing.
On Sunday, lawmakers released the final version of the Fiscal Year 2026 National Authorization Act, an annual defense policy bill, which would officially revoke the authorizations for use of military force in 1991 and 2002 that Congress passed prior to both wars in Iraq.
The US Army have agreed to purchase 240 more AMPVs to prevent a potential break in production cycles at BAE Systems’ facility.
The conference version of the fiscal 2026 National Defense Authorization Act would require the Pentagon to try to set up a new joint program with Taiwanese officials, with the aim of fielding more drone and counter-drone technologies.
The legislation, released Sunday, comes amid concerns that China might try to invade the island of Taiwan. American officials envision robotic systems — including unmanned aerial vehicles and uncrewed maritime platforms — playing a major role in such a conflict, and U.S. lawmakers are taking steps to address the threat in the annual defense policy bill.