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I'm thrilled to share my latest report, "Building the Tech Coalition," which dives into a remarkable case study of how the U.S. Army’s 18th Airborne Corps achieved unprecedented efficiency in artillery targeting using software and AI. This success story is a testament to the power of collaboration between DOD leaders, frontline warfighters, and commercial tech companies. Through the Scarlet Dragon Exercise series and the development of the Maven Smart System (MSS), this coalition turned cutting-edge software and AI into a tangible military advantage for our operators. Key lessons from our study include:  🔹 Trilingual Leadership: Leaders proficient in technology, military operations, and contracting were key to driving innovation.  🔹 Openness to Change: Adapting strategies mid-course allowed the team to seize new opportunities.  🔹 Rapid Iteration: Continuous evolution, supported by DevSecOps, ensured MSS stayed relevant and effective.  🔹 Embedded Engineering: Close collaboration between engineers and operators unlocked new opportunities.  🔹 Flexible Contracting: Flexibility in contracts enabled the military to rapidly adopt and iterate with new partners and new technologies.     These insights offer a roadmap for the DoD as it continues to integrate AI and emerging technologies into military operations. Recognizing the importance of trilingual leaders, fostering innovation-friendly environments, and supporting long-term partnerships with tech companies are just a few of the recommendations proposed. 💡 Please check out the full report! This paper is the result of a year-long collaboration between CSET, Joe OCallaghan and the XVIII Airborne Corps as well as Christine Fox, Alan Brown, and Toni Matheny from The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory. My sincerest thanks to Igor Mikolic-Torreira for his engagement on the project. And kudos and thanks to the many people who helped/are helping to make this system successful!

⭐ New CSET Report ⭐ The U.S. Army’s 18th Airborne Corps can now target artillery just as efficiently as the best unit in recent American history—and it can do so with two thousand fewer soldiers. Our new report by CSET Senior Fellow Emelia Probasco presents a case study of how the 18th Airborne partnered with tech companies to develop, prototype, and operationalize software and artificial intelligence for clear military advantage. The lessons learned form recommendations to the U.S. Department of Defense as it pushes to further develop and adopt responsible AI and other new technologies. Read it in full here: https://lnkd.in/ePgFaqgV

In a an increasingly complex age, the future of military operations lies in the seamless collaboration between humans and machines. At the Air Force Research Laboratory, we're pushing the boundaries of human-machine teaming, developing technologies that empower Airmen and Guardians to make faster, better, and more accurate decisions. #AFResearchLab | #HumanMachineTeaming | #AFRLTech |

Palantir to Pioneer US Army’s AI-Driven Military Vehicle in $178M Titan Project - Palantir’s Titan Project for the US Army: Palantir USG, a subsidiary of Palantir Technologies, secured a $178.4m contract to develop the Tactical Intelligence Targeting Access Node (Titan), aiming to integrate AI and machine learning into military vehicles. - Enhanced Situational Awareness: Titan is designed as a ground vehicle that leverages data from space, high altitude, aerial, and terrestrial sensors to provide soldiers with comprehensive environmental awareness, facilitating decision-making and long-range precision firing. - Collaborative Effort: The project involves contributions from multiple companies, including Northrop Grumman, Anduril Industries, L3Harris Technologies, and Pacific Defense, highlighting a multi-disciplinary approach to developing advanced military technology. Read more here https://lnkd.in/d3Q574Ku #Technology #Innovation #AI #ML #Defense #Military #Data #Engineering #Collaboration #ProjectManagement

NRL has a long history of developing technology that provides situational awareness in any environment: from the seafloor to outer space! NRL’s ongoing research has unlocked the world’s best forecasting, sensing, and wayfinding technologies. These continuing breakthroughs profoundly shape U.S. military strategy as well as civilian life. Read more about NRL’s contributions in this edition of Future Force magazine! https://lnkd.in/e9RTHCp6

U.S. Space Force Praises EdgeRunner AI Battle Buddy: A Revolutionary Air-Gapped Military Support System. With increasing global conflict and international competition, the U.S. and our allies must remain at the cutting edge of Generative AI. At EdgeRunner AI, we're working in lockstep with our defense sector partners to bring the latest AI capabilities to the Warfighter. Click the link below for the full blog post ⬇️ #ai #spaceforce #military #edgerunner

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The USAF is at an inflection point, failing rapidly. It's a situation Eric and I have been writing about for years. Air Force leaders, from Secretary Kendall and Gen. Brown to predecessors including Gen. Goldfein have failed the service, prioritizing politics over warfighting acumen and readiness. Ask any Air Force pilot in almost any flight community. They do not fly enough to maintain currency let alone competency. None of this is unknown to Air Force and Pentagon leaders. Yet they do nothing about it, spending limited resources on research programs with no guarantee that they will ever come to fruition or produce aircraft or weapons in meaningful mass. The training pipeline for tactical pilots is hopelessly behind schedule and not improving despite money spent on programs to try to teach student pilots how to fly and fight aircraft in simulation. Meanwhile Air Force resources continue to be wasted on social engineering nonsense that is tearing the service apart and consuming part of its limited resources. But leadership presses on with this disgusting folly without being held accountable. A wholesale change in Pentagon leadership needs to happen very soon or our military will be nothing but a rapidly shrinking paper tiger. https://lnkd.in/e89cEEqs