The military wants artificial intelligence, which raises the question: Can the government lead or does it need to follow industry?

"When the funding will be authorized, given the shutdown and all the fun there, is a question mark," one industry source told Breaking Defense.

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth delivered a long, surprisingly uncontroversial speech to industry on Friday detailing how he’d like to work with defense firms big and small going forward.

Operators use multiple systems with TAK tools to enhance situational awareness. (Photo courtesy of Booz Allen.) The Tactical Assault Kit (TAK) has become one of the Pentagon’s success stories, ...

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PARIS AIR SHOW: After years of criticism that the F-35 would not fare well in a dogfight and analysis that the program had made a fundamental mistake relying on the plane’s ability to kill enemies ...