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Eric Schmdit-Backed Foundation Advises New Tech Innovation Budget for DoD

Frank Wolfe

Friday, January 24th, 2025

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Eric Schmdit-Backed Foundation Advises New Tech Innovation Budget for DoD

Pictured is a Kratos MQM-178 Firejet drone flying with Shield AI’s Hivemind AI pilot in a test.(Kratos Photo)

The Special Competitive Studies Project (SCSP) is advising the Trump administration to create a new tech innovation budget for artificial intelligence (AI), software and automation in the Department of Defense--an effort that would be apart from the annual budget cycle. "When it comes to drones, the department had to start Replicator in 2023, a standalone initiative, to try to fast track the delivery of unmanned systems to the Indo-Pacific," according to an SCSP memo for the new administration. "While commendable,…

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