DARPA program aims to create a 30-year battery minimally viable prototype by early 2027.

“It’s just a really exciting time for generative AI in the department,” the Pentagon’s chief artificial intelligence officer said.

“War Force” of young two-year recruits will get access to “policymaking and national-scale impact,” according to the announcement.

The new recruitment effort operates under the Office of Personnel Management’s larger Tech Force program.

“If you can work in the Pacific, you can work anywhere in the world,” said Maj. Gen. Gavin Gardner.

But concerns persist about the power and governance of software agents.

A mobile brigade in the 101st Airborne Division put drones to the test in a recent training rotation—and used the Infantry Squad Vehicle to keep unmanned systems running.

The theme of this edition of the biennial exercise is “partners: integrated and prepared,”

One directs a “national effort” toward a useful quantum computer; the other sets deadlines for quantum-resistant encryption.

The cyberdefense agency got access to the model about a week ago, but remains without clear guidance from the White House.