In a groundbreaking move, NATO has awarded a rapid 6-month contract to Palantir for its Maven Smart System AI platform, accelerating AI adoption to enhance battlefield intelligence, situational awareness, planning, and decision-making capabilities across NATO operations.
The US military is embracing generative AI for intelligence tasks like translation and analysis, utilizing tools from companies like Vannevar Labs, but concerns linger about the accuracy and potential misuse of such powerful technology in sensitive military applications.
The EU unveiled an ambitious €800 billion defense spending plan, including €150 billion in loans, to bolster military capabilities amid doubts about Europe's readiness to counter Russia without US support due to logistical infrastructure gaps like satellite intelligence and battlefield coordination.
America's first two Collaborative Combat Aircraft, the YFQ-42A by General Atomics and YFQ-44A by Anduril Industries, take flight, ushering in a new era of aerial warfare with manned-unmanned teaming capabilities.
The Air Force is facing an uphill battle in its efforts to accelerate the retirement of aging aircraft to comply with the Defense Secretary's directive to cut 8% of its spending, as previous attempts to retire planes like the A-10 and F-22 have faced strong Congressional opposition, and the service …