Pentagon Releases AI Strategy to Speed U.S. Military Advantage Over China
The plan sets an 'AI-first' course, prioritizing use across combat, intelligence, business operations.
Overview
- The Department of Defense published the strategy on January 12 to integrate artificial intelligence across U.S. military missions.
- Defense Secretary Hegess said the United States will be an 'AI-first' fighting force across all domains.
- The document directs AI adoption in three areas: combat operations, intelligence activities, and business functions.
- It commits concentrated investment to leverage the military’s accumulated real-world operational data for new AI-enabled ways of fighting.
- Coverage notes the strategy is framed with China in mind and reports it will not incorporate DEI concepts opposed by the Trump administration.