Brandi Vincent

Brandi Vincent is a Senior Reporter at DefenseScoop, where she reports on disruptive technologies and associated policies impacting Pentagon and military personnel. Prior to joining SNG, she produced a documentary and worked as a journalist at Nextgov, Snapchat and NBC Network. Brandi grew up in Louisiana and received a master’s degree in journalism from the University of Maryland. She was named Best New Journalist at the 2024 Defence Media Awards.

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AWS logo at the SK AI Summit 2025 held at COEX in Seoul, South Korea on November 3, 2025. (Photo by Hwawon Ceci Lee/Anadolu via Getty Images)

Commercial data centers emerge as targets in modern warfare after drones hit 3 AWS facilities

Tech

Low-cost Unmanned Combat Attack System (LUCAS) drones seen positioned on the tarmac at a base in the U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) operating area, Nov. 23, 2025. The LUCAS platforms are part of a one-way attack drone squadron CENTCOM recently deployed to the Middle East to strengthen regional security and deterrence. (Courtesy Photo)

After first combat appearance, LUCAS drones ‘remain ready’ for future Epic Fury strikes against Iran

Weapons

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei looks on during a meeting with France’s President Emmanuel Macron on the sidelines of the AI Impact Summit in New Delhi on February 19, 2026. (Photo by Ludovic MARIN / AFP via Getty Images)

Experts raise questions and concerns about Pentagon’s threat to blacklist Anthropic amid AI spat

AI

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DOD wants AI-enabled coding tools for ‘tens of thousands’ of users in its developer workforce

AI

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth provides remarks at a defense company during the Arsenal of Freedom Tour in Louisville, Colo., Feb. 23, 2026. (DoW photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Madelyn Keech)

Hegseth doubles-down on Trump’s UAP disclosure promise as AARO’s caseload exceeds 2,000

Tech

Healthcare and medicine research laboratory. (Getty Images)

Pentagon eyes ‘treatments and countermeasures’ as it reshapes AHI cross-functional team

Tech

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a press briefing held at the White House February 20, 2026 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

Transparency proponents meet Trump’s UAP disclosure tease with hope — and caution

Tech

In this illustration, the Claude AI website is seen on a laptop on February 16, 2026 in New York City. According to reports from the Wall Street Journal, the Defense Department used Anthropic’s Claude Ai, via its Palantir contract, to help with the attack on Venezuela and capture former President Nicolás Maduro. (Photo illustration by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)

Pentagon CTO urges Anthropic to ‘cross the Rubicon’ on military AI use cases amid ethics dispute

AI

Artist’s rendering of Lockheed Martin’s HELIOS system. (Image courtesy of Lockheed Martin)

Navy brass sees future battleship as catalyst to scale next-gen laser weaponry

Emerging Tech