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Pentagon task force to conduct laser test against drones

Pentagon to Test Laser Weapon Against Drone Swarms

Pentagon assembles task force for live laser weapon test against drones
Lasers offer speed-of-light engagement and dollars-per-shot economics
Test driven by urgency from drone warfare in Ukraine and Middle East

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DT Editorial Team·Mar 7, 2026·3 min read·via c4isrnet.com

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U.S. Denies F-15E Strike Eagle Went Down In Iran

Pentagon Denies F-15E Strike Eagle Downed Over Iran

Pentagon denies all claims of an F-15E being shot down over Iran
All US aircraft reported to have returned safely to base
Iran's layered air defense network includes domestically produced systems
Incident highlights intense information warfare in the ongoing conflict

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DT Editorial Team·Mar 6, 2026·4 min read·via twz.com

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OpenAI’s “compromise” with the Pentagon is what Anthropic feared

OpenAI Signs Pentagon Deal That Anthropic Refused

OpenAI signed Pentagon deal for classified military AI use
Anthropic refused over mass surveillance and autonomous weapons concerns
Anthropic vowing legal challenge against 'security risk' designation

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DT Editorial Team·Mar 2, 2026·4 min read·via technologyreview.com

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Dario Amodei, co-founder and chief executive officer of Anthropic

Anthropic CEO Refuses Pentagon Demand for Unrestricted Military AI Access

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei refused to remove guardrails on military use of Claude AI despite a Pentagon deadline
Defense Secretary Hegseth threatened to invoke the Defense Production Act and blacklist Anthropic as a supply chain risk
The dispute centers on a $200M contract that bars autonomous weapons and mass surveillance applications
If Anthropic is frozen out, less safety-focused AI companies could fill the military's needs
The standoff may set lasting precedents for AI governance and military technology policy

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DT Editorial Team·Feb 27, 2026·4 min read·via techcrunch.com

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Hegseth and Anthropic CEO set to meet as debate intensifies over the military’s use of AI

Pentagon Chief Hegseth to Meet Anthropic CEO as Military AI Debate Intensifies

Defense Secretary Hegseth is meeting with Anthropic CEO Amodei to discuss military AI deployment
The Pentagon is accelerating AI adoption across intelligence, logistics, and autonomous weapons
Anthropic faces a balancing act between its AI safety mission and government revenue opportunities
The meeting could define the framework for how safety-focused AI companies engage with the military

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DT Editorial Team·Feb 26, 2026·5 min read·via c4isrnet.com

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DT Editorial Team·Feb 25, 2026·4 min read·via arstechnica.com

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DT Editorial Team·Feb 25, 2026·4 min read·via the-decoder.com

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DT Editorial Team·Feb 25, 2026·4 min read·via defenseone.com

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DT Editorial Team·Feb 25, 2026·4 min read·via engadget.com

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DT Editorial Team·Feb 17, 2026·5 min read·via defenseone.com

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DT Editorial Team·Feb 17, 2026·5 min read·via defenseone.com

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DT Editorial Team·Feb 11, 2026·5 min read·via defense.gov

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DT Editorial Team·Feb 11, 2026·4 min read·via twz.com

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Pete Hegseth tells Anthropic to fall in line with DoD desires, or else

Pentagon Threatens to Cut Anthropic From Defense Supply Chain Over AI Safety Limits

Defense Secretary Hegseth gave Anthropic a Friday deadline to allow unrestricted military AI use
Pentagon threatened to invoke the Defense Production Act — a Cold War-era industrial mobilization law — against an AI company for the first time
Anthropic has refused to grant access for classified surveillance and autonomous lethal missions
The standoff could set precedent for how government regulates the entire AI industry

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Anthropic Defies Pentagon Demand to Loosen Military AI Restrictions, Faces Legal Threat

Pentagon demands Anthropic remove AI restrictions on autonomous weapons and surveillance
Anthropic refuses, citing core AI safety principles since its founding
Defense Department threatens Defense Production Act invocation by Friday deadline
Legal experts debate whether the Cold War-era law applies to AI companies
Outcome could set precedent for government authority over the entire AI industry

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The Pentagon leans into drone swarms with a $100M challenge

Pentagon Launches $100 Million Challenge to Master Drone Swarm Warfare

Pentagon's $100M Orchestrator Prize Challenge targets drone swarm command-and-control
System would let commanders direct mixed drone fleets using plain language orders
Replaces the Replicator initiative, which missed key delivery milestones
Ukraine's 200,000+ drone strikes in 2024 set the pace for U.S. ambitions
Challenge format designed to attract both defense contractors and tech startups

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Anthropic weakens its safety pledge in the wake of the Pentagon

Anthropic Drops Flagship Safety Pledge as Pentagon Pressures Access to Claude

Anthropic removed hard safety tripwires from its Responsible Scaling Policy, replacing them with flexible Risk Reports
The change came the same day reports emerged of Pentagon pressure for unrestricted Claude access
Defense Secretary Hegseth reportedly gave Anthropic until Friday to comply or face Defense Production Act consequences
Anthropic has drawn lines against mass surveillance and autonomous weapons use
Safety researchers warn of a frog-boiling effect as hard commitments become soft guidelines

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New Pentagon science-and-innovation board arrives as administration cuts research funding

Pentagon Launches New Science and Innovation Board Even as Administration Slashes Research Funding

Pentagon merged the Defense Innovation Board (est. 2016) and 70-year-old Defense Science Board into the new STIB
The board has drawn criticism for being 'uniformly white and largely male' in its composition
University basic research funding faces nearly 5% cuts under the 2026 NDAA despite calls for faster innovation
The Pentagon is de-emphasizing AI ethics principles adopted in 2020 and cutting oversight staffing
No clarity has been provided on whether STIB will hold public meetings

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Pentagon leaders should have more control over services’ tech budgets, GAO suggests

GAO Recommends Pentagon Leaders Get More Control Over Military Services' Tech Budgets

GAO recommends budget certification authority for the Pentagon's research and engineering office over service tech budgets
Army, Navy, and Air Force all disagreed, citing potential delays, restricted autonomy, and increased workload
Critical Technology Area roadmaps lack sufficient detail to guide coordinated investment decisions
The Senate's 2026 NDAA draft includes Portfolio Acquisition Executives for cross-service coordination
The debate pits strategic coherence against acquisition speed at a time when both are considered urgent

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Pentagon Issues New Guidance on Hardened Structures for Drone Defense

The Pentagon issues new guidance mandating blast-resistant shelters, overhead netting, and dispersal patterns against drone threats
Updated Unified Facilities Criteria apply to both domestic installations and forward-deployed bases worldwide
The shift acknowledges that active defenses alone cannot counter the volume and low cost of modern drone swarms

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Hardened Structures, Nets For Drone Defense Front And Center In New Pentagon Guidance

Pentagon Prioritizes Nets and Hardened Structures for Drone Defense

JIATF-401 releases guidance placing hardened structures, overhead netting, and cables at the center of US drone defense
The Harden, Obscure, Perimeter strategy supplements active defenses that can be overwhelmed by cheap drone swarms
Officials acknowledge you cannot shoot down every cheap drone with expensive missiles and the math demands passive defenses

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