SOCOM getting new commander after Frank Bradley earns Senate confirmation
The Navy SEAL will get his fourth star and take the reins of U.S. Special Operations Command.
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Colonel Isagani Criste, commander of the Philippine army’s First Scout Ranger Regiment, presents a gift to Vice Adm. Frank Bradley, Joint Special Operations Command commanding officer, during a key leader engagement in the Philippines, July 9, 2023. (Courtesy photo from DVIDS) Tech -
The 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment and the Threat Systems Management Office push a swarm of 40 drones through the town during the battle of Razish, National Training Center on May 8th, 2019. (U.S. Army Photo by Pv2 James Newsome) AI Army wants AI tech to help manage airspace operations
The Army released an RFI Wednesday as it looks for potential solutions.
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A U.S. Air Force Air Commando assigned to the 27th Special Operations Wing controls sensors on an AC-130J Ghostrider gunship during a live-fire training event over a live-fire range in Australia during exercise Talisman Sabre 2025, July 11, 2025. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Gracelyn Hess) AI SOCOM adds new advanced AI capabilities to tech wish list
U.S. Special Operations Command amended a broad agency announcement this week.
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Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Officer Radha Plumb announces the sunsetting of Task Force Lima and formation of an AI Rapid Capabilities Office at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., Dec. 11, 2024. (DoD photo by U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Madelyn Keech) AI Former Pentagon CDAO Radha Plumb takes AI transformation role at IBM
As part of her role, Plumb will be IBM’s “Client Zero,” meaning she will internally operationalize AI technologies and concepts to test them before deploying to clients.
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Lt. Elliot Reed, right, assigned to Air Department aboard the world’s largest aircraft carrier, USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), signals to a Carrier Air Wing 8 F/A-18E Super Hornet, attached to Strike Fighter Squadron 87, as it launches from the flight deck, July 14, 2025. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Tajh Payne) Weapons CNO nominee Adm. Caudle warns F/A-XX delays could jeopardize Navy’s air superiority
“Without a replacement for the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet and E/A-18G Growler, the Navy will be forced to retrofit 4th generation aircraft and increase procurement of 5th generation aircraft to attempt to compete with the new 6th generation aircraft that the threat is already flying,” Adm. Daryl Caudle told lawmakers.
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US President Donald Trump arrives to deliver remarks during a reception with Republican members of Congress at the White House in Washington, DC on July 22, 2025. (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images) AI Trump eyes new Pentagon-led ‘proving ground’ in much-anticipated AI action plan
President Donald Trump’s new artificial intelligence-enabling policy framework calls for multiple actions to advance the military’s adoption of the technology, including the standup of an “AI and Autonomous Systems Virtual Proving Ground” at the Department of Defense. “The United States must aggressively adopt AI within its Armed Forces if it is to maintain its global […]
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A U.S. Army Soldier assigned to 1st Armored Division inspects an antenna as he prepares for Project Convergence – Capstone 5 (PC-C5) at Fort Irwin, Calif., in early March 2025. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Kelvin Johnson) AI Army turning attention to AI for decision dominance with Next-Gen Command and Control
The revised characteristics of need statement — the third of its kind — for NGC2 targets decision dominance, seeking AI solutions for data.
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A person holds a telephone displaying the logo of Elon Musk s artificial intelligence grok in front of a background lit by a blue light in Kerlouan in Brittany in France on February 18 2025. (Photo by Vincent Feuray / Hans Lucas / Hans Lucas via AFP) 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.
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Airmen practice patient movement and transport procedures onto an ambulance during Exercise Ultimate Caduceus 2024 at Travis Air Force Base, California, June 20, 2024. Ultimate Caduceus is an annual patient movement training event designed to test the capabilities of and provide field training to aeromedical evacuation and critical care air transport teams, medical staging systems, and interagency partners involved in the reception and onward movement functions for global patient movement. (DOD photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Anita Chebahtah) AI 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.
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U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth hosts a drone demonstration at the Pentagon, July 10, 2025. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Lance Cpl. Isaac Llanez Delgado) Tech 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.”