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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Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen H. Hicks speaks at the Special Competitive Studies Project Global Emerging Technology Summit in Washington D.C., Sept 16, 2022. (DoD photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jack Sanders)

Hicks gives OSD components a deadline to name data chiefs

AI

(SOURCE: GETTY IMAGES) BRUSSELS, BELGIUM – JULY 11: Guests depart after attending the opening ceremony at the 2018 NATO Summit at NATO headquarters on July 11, 2018 in Brussels, Belgium. Leaders from NATO member and partner states are meeting for a two-day summit, which is being overshadowed by strong demands by U.S. President Trump for most NATO member countries to spend more on defense. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)

NATO about to develop new strategy to guide members’ use of autonomous systems in warfare

AI

Air Force preparing new model, materials to inform its contribution to JADC2

Emerging Tech

Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks observes a demonstration of thermal test equipment during a visit to the Air Force Research Laboratory at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, Aug. 17, 2022. (DoD photo by Lisa Ferdinando)

AFRL to solicit emerging technologies via its new regional research ecosystem

Emerging Tech

Then Lt. Gen. B. Chance Saltzman, participates in the META-13 Joint All-Domain Command & Control (JADC2) and Space Mission Integration panel discussion. (DoD photo by Lisa Ferdinando)

Nominee for Space Force chief commits to fielding new electronic warfare tech

Space

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Defense innovation experts urge US to get organized in tech competition with China

Emerging Tech

Artist rendering of quadcopters

Amid a high-stakes transition, questions linger about Project Maven’s future management

AI

Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall is interviewed by a reporter at the 2022 Defense News conference. (Photo by: Brandi Vincent)

Air Force to install new manager to oversee next-gen command and control

IT

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DOD to roll out new online marketplace to speedily buy AI-aligned tech

AI