The chairman of the House Armed Services Committee (HASC) has raised concerns over the Air Force’s timing of an announcement to base new C-130Js in Georgia, criticizing the move as potentially having influence over the state’s upcoming Senate runoff elections.  Rep. Adam Smith (D-Wash.) said ...

The new director of the Pentagon’s Joint Artificial Intelligence Center (JAIC) on Tuesday detailed his priorities for the office with a focus on balancing targeted investments in emerging AI developments for warfighting and ensuring all organizations are capable of taking advantage of the latest ...

President-elect Joe Biden on Monday named his picks for key national security and foreign policy roles in his cabinet, including several former Obama administration officials. Biden will nominate Antony Blinken for secretary of state and Avril Haines as director of national intelligence, as well as ...

General Atomics has received a $93 million deal to work on a program for DoD’s Joint Artificial Intelligence Center (JAIC) developing an AI-enabled “Smart Sensor” for unmanned aircraft systems. JAIC has partnered with the Air Force for the Smart Sensor program, which will look to support the ...

The Army said Friday it is consolidating its Europe and Africa Commands into one organization. Gen. Christopher Cavoli will lead the new Army Europe and Africa (USAREUR-AF), which will serve as the Army service component command for both U.S. European Command and U.S. Africa Command. “This ...

The chairman of the House Armed Services Committee (HASC) is urging lawmakers to retain the base renaming directive in the next National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), while adding Republicans are not likely to agree on sending a bill that the president would veto. Rep. Adam Smith (D-Wash.) on ...