AI for war plans: Pentagon innovation shop taps Scale AI to build ‘Thunderforge’ prototype
Working with Anduril and Microsoft, Scale AI will help military planners manage masses of operational data, starting at INDOPACOM and EUCOM.
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Tech bros to the rescue? Reagan Institute 2025 scorecard dings Pentagon on ‘scaling’ innovation
The Pentagon has made real progress in reaching beyond its historical contractors to “maturing defense startups,” the Ronald Reagan Institute said, but much work is needed.
Empty seats as Air Force limits AFA attendance, in line with ‘spirit’ of DOGE orders
“I think the question is whether this is a temporary thing, or whether it becomes permanent,” one industry official told Breaking Defense.
Deputy Defense Secretary Nom Plans ‘To Review The Value’ Of Replicator Initiative
Deputy Defense Secretary nominee Stephen Feinberg told lawmakers he plans “to review the value” of the Pentagon’s ongoing Replicator initiative to get after fielding emerging technologies rapidly at scale. In […]
The Pentagon’s joint requirements process must go
In this op-ed, Bill Greenwalt and Dan Patt argue that the Pentagon’s Joint Capabilities Integration and Development System is inefficient and should be an early target for the new Trump administration.
Give Large, Non-Defense U.S. Manufacturers ‘A Shot’ at New Programs, Feinberg Says
Simplifying DoD program requirements as part of an effort to spur more companies to make defense systems is a priority for Stephen Feinberg, the co-founder of Cerberus Capital Management and […]
Joint Chiefs Chairman Pick ‘Razin’ Caine Described As ‘Serial Entrepreneur,’ ‘Air-Ground Integrator’
President Trump’s pick to serve as his new top military adviser, retired Air Force Lt. Gen. Dan “Razin” Caine, is a former F-16 pilot and deputy commanding general of a […]
Hegseth fires Navy’s top officer, Air Force No. 2
The firings of Adm. Lisa Franchetti and Gen. James Slife follows tonight’s removal of Gen. CQ Brown as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
Trump fires CQ Brown, nominates retired Air Force 3-star as replacement
Trump announced he would nominate retired three-star Air Force general Dan Caine as his chairman of the joint chiefs.
As DoD shifts $50B in spending, can an old playbook protect legacy programs?
Running through potential winners and losers under Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s move to shift $50 billion towards different priorities in fiscal 2026.