NATO wants AI that can get in the enemy’s head
Allied Command Transformation is seeking agentic artificial intelligence tools to disrupt enemy decision-making and shape the cognitive battlefield. NATO is using a tech challenge to find new ways to build agentic artificial intelligence systems that can influence how adversaries think, decide and act. The Allied Command Transformation in Norfolk, Virginia and the Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers […]
Microsoft takes Anthropic’s side in DOD fight, warns it sets a new precedent
In a court briefing, Microsoft argues the Defense Department is using a national security policy designed for foreign adversaries against a U.S. company over a contract dispute. Microsoft has filed a brief in support of Anthropic in the artificial intelligence tech company’s ongoing battle with the Defense Department. The company filed on Tuesday at the U.S. […]
DHA chooses joint venture for $225M acquisition support contract
The Defense Health Agency also included technical elements into the scope of work for its Contracting and Acquisition Support Services contract. A joint venture owned by Tetra Tech’s Amyx subsidiary and Vivsoft has won a potential five-year, $225 million contract to provide acquisition-related and other administrative support services to the Defense Health Agency. DHA’s Contracting and […]
Anduril, X-Bow and York detail their newest space acquisitions
All three of these buyers have completed capital raises over the past 12 months, including one from the public markets. Anduril The defense technology company has agreed to buy ExoAnalytic Solutions, which operates a network of 400 telescopes that are used to track satellites and other objects in orbit. ExoAnalytic opened for business in 2008 to […]
AI-enabled watch towers set to proliferate along the border
GDIT pitches autonomous station with better sensors, more computing power. The Department of Homeland Security plans to install AI upgrades in 148 of its uncrewed camera towers on the U.S. border this year, and to add another 50 next-generation ones. On Wednesday, GDIT unveiled its pitch for the job: the Relocatable Autonomous Surveillance Tower. GDIT, which […]