US Aerospace/Defense Companies & Contracts

WASHINGTON -- The Department of War launched "Agent Network," the second Pace-Setting Project (PSP 2) and an element of the Department's new Artificial Intelligence (AI) Acceleration Strategy.

Led by the Department's Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office, in partnership with U.S. Pacific Command, U.S. Southern Command, and U.S. European Command, the Agent Network employs AI-enabled tools to compress the time it takes to turn intelligence into informed options for commanders around the world. The new capability will be applied to battle management, decision support, and targeting.

Agent Network will significantly decrease the time it takes to identify a critical development and act. Agent Network does not autonomously select or strike targets; it ensures commanders remain in charge of every decision.

PSP 2 builds on foundational Command and Control innovation by Palantir Technologies, which underpins the Department's Maven Smart System program, and Lumbra, which is led by veteran warfighters and intelligence professionals to implement AI orchestration technology operational on U.S. Government systems.

Throughout development and fielding, Agent Network will be subject to testing, operational evaluation and oversight while upholding U.S. legal and ethical obligations.

Source: U.S. Department of Defense
Associated URL: https://www.war.gov/News/Releases/Release/Article/4526862/dow-unleashes-agent-network-to-transform-ai-enabled-battle-management-and-targe/

WASHINGTON -- The Trump administration reportedly requested that OpenAI stagger the release of its new artificial intelligence (AI) model, GPT-5.6.

The purpose of the request is for the U.S. government to vet early users of the new model.

According to reports, OpenAI plans to provide access to GPT-5.6 at first to roughly 24 partners prior to a broader deployment.

The overriding concern for the government's request reportedly turns on the offensive cyber capabilities of new AI models like GPT-5.6 to exploit vulnerabilities in critical industries and leak information to adversarial nations such as China.

The request was made by the U.S. Treasury Department, the Commerce Department, and the White House’s Office of the National Cyber Director and Office of Science and Technology Policy.

Source: Financial Times
Associated URL: https://www.ft.com/content/0580e5c9-75b8-4cc5-803d-fbb4e82bb3ad?syn-25a6b1a6=1

FALLS CHURCH, Va. - General Dynamics Information Technology (GDIT), a business unit of General Dynamics, announced today that it was awarded a $71 million task order, with a potential total value of $115 million, by the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) for next-generation autonomous surveillance towers that strengthen the nation’s border security.

GDIT’s Relocatable Autonomous Surveillance Towers (RAST) will be deployed across multiple sites along the southwest border to meet current operational demands. The task order, awarded under the $1.8 billion Consolidated Tower & Surveillance Equipment (CTSE) indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract, has a one-year base period.

Built with commercial technology, these towers employ edge AI/machine learning, patented video analytics and advanced 5G and satellite communication capabilities to detect, identify, classify and track items of interest in real time. Unlike traditional surveillance systems that require constant operator oversight, the towers autonomously monitor their environment over a long range, prioritize alerts and deliver actionable real-time intelligence. This reduces operator workloads, accelerates decision-making, enhances situational awareness and safety, and allows border personnel to focus on critical field operations.

Engineered for rapid deployment and scalability, these towers can also be configured for a range of operational environments, including maritime and cold-weather regions along the northern U.S. border. The towers are designed to be future-proof and enabled for Counter-Unmanned Aircraft Systems (C-UAS) and other integrations as border threats evolve.

Source: Geneal Dynamics
Associated URL: https://www.gdit.com/