Defense AI Observatory @defenseaio.bsky.social · 19/03/2026📢 Fragmented Efforts: Defense AI in Brazil🇧🇷 📚 Although Brazil gradually moves towards defense AI, initatives are limited in scope, driven by individual services and fragmented, write Joao Paulo Moralez and Santiago Rivas in our latest study. See defenseai.eu/daio_study26... 011
Reposted by Defense AI ObservatoryCSDS Brussels @csds.bsky.social · 10/03/2026Our Professor, Daniel Fiott, has just published a brand new report on Belgium's approach to defence AI. The report was commissioned by the DAIO, and it seeks to stimulate a reflection on how Belgian industry and armed forces employ AI. Read defenseai.eu/wp-content/u... #AI @defenseaio.bsky.social 031
Defense AI Observatory @defenseaio.bsky.social · 10/03/2026📢 Controlled Adaptation and Integration: Defense AI in Belgium🇧🇪 📚 "Belgium's use of AI in defense is emblematic of a broader European pattern: cautious, collaborative and normatively anchored," writes @danielfiott.bsky.social in our latest country study. See: defenseai.eu/daio_study26... 042
Defense AI Observatory @defenseaio.bsky.social · 19/02/2026📣 New DAIO Country Study📚 "How can a frontline ally with limited indigenous capability responsibly engage with one of the most transformative technologies in modern warfare?" – Check out our latest study by Raluca Csernatoni on #defenseAI in Romania🇷🇴 defenseai.eu/daio_study26... 000
Defense AI Observatory @defenseaio.bsky.social · 12/11/2025📣 New DAIO Country Study 📚 We are excited to release "A Careful Walk on Thin Ice: #DefenseAI in #Indonesia🇮🇩" by Emanuel Ario Bimo and Bagus Jatmiko. Get your copy here: defenseai.eu/daio_study25... 010
Defense AI Observatory @defenseaio.bsky.social · 21/10/2025📣New DAIO Paper: Defense AI in the Arab Gulf States📚 We are excited to release "Bonds That Separate. Defense AI in the Arab Gulf States" by @heikoborchert.bsky.social. Download your copy here: defenseai.eu/daio_study25... 010
Defense AI Observatory @defenseaio.bsky.social · 11/10/2025++UPDATE+++ "The Very Long Game: 25 Case Studies on the Global State of Defense AI" has been on the market for a bit more than a year. This week our open access volume hit 300.000 accesses.🚀 Thank you! 010
Defense AI Observatory @defenseaio.bsky.social · 26/09/2025📣NEW DAIO COUNTRY STUDY📚 We are excited to release "Guarding the Alliance's Eastern Frontiers. Defense AI in Poland🇵🇱" by Rafal Lipka, Jakub Wernik, and Wojciech Dziegiel at the CasimirPulaski Foundation, Warsaw. Get your copy here: defenseai.eu/daio_study25... 021
Defense AI Observatory @defenseaio.bsky.social · 29/07/2025📣NEW DAIO COUNTRY STUDY📚 We are excited to release "An Underdeveloped Strategic Necessity," our latest study on #defenseAI in #Pakistan 🇵🇰 by Umaima Ali, former research assistant at the Centre for Aerospace & Security Studies, Islamabad. Get your copy here: defenseai.eu/daio_study25... 010
Defense AI Observatory @defenseaio.bsky.social · 09/04/2025Thinking #Weapons and the Role of #AI Many thanks to Robert Uitz-Dallinger, Austrian Broadcasting Corporation (ORF) for the opportunit to discuss the role of #AI on the battlefield, its opportunities, and pitfalls. Listen in to his podcast (in German): oe1.orf.at/programm/202...oe1.orf.atDenkende Waffen | DI | 08 04 2025 | 18:25Die Künstliche Intelligenz am Schlachtfeld. Einblick in eine Welt, in der Maschinen immer häufiger über Leben und Tod entscheiden könnten 020
Defense AI Observatory @defenseaio.bsky.social · 25/02/2025"Securing Artificial Intelligence for Battlefield Effective Robustness (SABER) aims to build an exemplar #AI #redteam equipped with the necessary counter-AI techniques, tools, and technical competency to operationally assess AI-enabled battlefield system." For more, see www.darpa.mil/research/pro... 021
Defense AI Observatory @defenseaio.bsky.social · 13/01/2025The US Army "is constructing an #AI and #ML ecosystem that will provide a trusted, safe environment where Army program managers and elements can bring in AI models and #test them against curated and trusted data." For more, see www.nationaldefensemagazine.org/articles/202... #AI #DefenseAInationaldefensemagazine.org 022
Defense AI Observatory @defenseaio.bsky.social · 13/01/2025"An upcoming executive order soon to be signed by President Joe Biden will include language around using #AI for #cyberdefense." For more, see www.politico.com/news/2025/01...politico.comBiden readies executive action on AI use for cyber defense, enhancing software securityThe broad executive order will be the last big cyber policy effort by President Joe Biden before he leaves office. 011
Defense AI Observatory @defenseaio.bsky.social · 13/01/2025"Distrust and verify:" US Marines launch new instruction on #generative #AI. For more, see breakingdefense.com/2025/01/dist...breakingdefense.com‘Distrust and verify’: Marines warily embrace generative AI with new guidance, task forcesThe USMC “Guidance on Generative Artificial Intelligence,” issued in December, takes a cautiously optimistic approach to chatbots and tells commands to stand up task forces to evaluate potentially use... 021
Defense AI Observatory @defenseaio.bsky.social · 07/01/2025Please look at our reports for more context - the title says it all… 010
Defense AI Observatory @defenseaio.bsky.social · 07/01/2025A short version of this report has also been published in "The Very Long Game: 25 Case Studies on the Global State of Defense AI" link.springer.com/chapter/10.1...link.springer.comEmbracing the Organized Mess: Defense AI in IsraelIsrael’s approach to defense AI is the result of an “organized mess,” triggered by Israel’s informal culture, the country’s tendency to let market forces push technology ... 010
Defense AI Observatory @defenseaio.bsky.social · 07/01/2025This step confirms one of the development trajectories outlined by Inbar Dolinko and Liran Antebi in our report "Embracing the Organized Mess. #DefenseAI in Israel." For more, see defenseai.eu/daio_study23...defenseai.eu 110
Defense AI Observatory @defenseaio.bsky.social · 07/01/2025Israel has set up a new #AI and #autonomy unit tasked with leading the R&D and acquisition of AI and autonomous capabilities for all IDF branches, reports JNS www.jns.org/israels-new-...jns.orgIsrael's new AI initiative is set to enhance its military edge - JNS.orgThe initiative will spearhead development of Israel's military AI systems and is expected to boost Israel's status as a strategic U.S. partner. 100
Defense AI Observatory @defenseaio.bsky.social · 05/01/2025May we offer our comparative assessment of the state of #defenseAI in 25 countries as a starter? It looks at 6 lines of effort: thinking, organization, development, use, funding and training. #AI #ArtificialIntelligence bsky.app/profile/defe... 000
Defense AI Observatory @defenseaio.bsky.social · 03/01/2025CDAO-sponsored #redteaming efforts identifies "over 800 findings of potential vulnerabilities and biases" related to the use of #LLM for #clinical note summarization & #medical advisory chatbot. #AI #DefenseAI cc @aisupremacy.bsky.social See: www.defense.gov/News/Release...defense.govCDAO Sponsors Crowdsourced AI Assurance Pilot in the Context of Military MedicineThe Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office has successfully concluded a Crowdsourced AI Red-Teaming Assurance Program pilot focused on the use of Large-Language Model chatbots in the context 062
Reposted by Defense AI ObservatoryHeiko Borchert @heikoborchert.bsky.social · 02/01/2025ICYMI: #Aselsan has reportedly integrated the #S400 #airdefense system into its #HAKIM 100 #AirC2 system, which can also integrate #NATO assets. For more, see turdef.com/article/s-40...turdef.comS-400 Gets Integrated into Turkish Air Defence Structure | TURDEFASELSAN includes the S-400 long-range air defence system in HAKİM 100 Air Command and Control System's structure alongside indigenous air defence systems. 111
Defense AI Observatory @defenseaio.bsky.social · 31/12/2024We end 2024 on a high note as "The Very Long Game" has made it on the 2024 list of notable defense tech books by RAINCLOUD, the #defense #AI platform. Thank you and Happy New Year 011
Defense AI Observatory @defenseaio.bsky.social · 31/12/2024"The leading 15 #defense contractors are forecast to log free #cashflow of about $50bn in 2026," writes Sylvia Pfeifer for @financialtimes.com. For more, see: www.ft.com/content/24a2...ft.comDefence industry set for deal surge as companies look to expand in AI and spaceLarge contractors expected to use growing cash piles to invest in high-growth areas 010
Defense AI Observatory @defenseaio.bsky.social · 31/12/2024This assessment is very much in line with our report on #defenseAI in #China written by John Lee. For more see: Full report: defenseai.eu/daio_study23... Chapter for "The Very Long Game": link.springer.com/chapter/10.1... 051
Defense AI Observatory @defenseaio.bsky.social · 31/12/2024#DefenseAI in #China: "(China faces) several organizational and political hurdles that could keep it from taking full advantage of AI-enabled military technologies in tomorrow’s conflicts." By @sambresnick.bsky.social for @foreignaffairs.com www.foreignaffairs.com/china/obstac...foreignaffairs.comThe Obstacles to China’s AI PowerWhy the Chinese military struggles to take advantage of new technology. 173
Defense AI Observatory @defenseaio.bsky.social · 27/12/2024For more on the role of training in advancing #interoperability and #innovation, read "Adaptive Portfolio: Catalysing NATO's Performance Through Innovation", written by @heikoborchert.bsky.social @schuetzt.bsky.social @warkhorse.bsky.social for GLOBSEC: www.globsec.org/what-we-do/p... 011
Defense AI Observatory @defenseaio.bsky.social · 27/12/2024"Training is the chamber where #innovation is brought in," says Adm Pierre Vandier, NATO's SACT, in an interview with Elisabeth Gosselin-Malon for @c4isrnet.bsky.social www.defensenews.com/global/europ...defensenews.comTop NATO commander urges sea change in training, deterrence, spending"Most Europeans are herbivores, they think there is sufficient grass to feed from. This is not the case," said French Adm. Pierre Vandier. 101
Reposted by Defense AI ObservatoryHeiko Borchert @heikoborchert.bsky.social · 26/12/2024As of today the Defense AI Observatory (DAIO) is also active on @bsky.app. If you are interested in the use of #AI by armed forces around the globe kindly follow @defenseaio.bsky.social 021
Defense AI Observatory @defenseaio.bsky.social · 26/12/2024"Evolution Not Revolution: Defense AI in #Australia" by Peter Layton link.springer.com/content/pdf/...link.springer.com 100
Defense AI Observatory @defenseaio.bsky.social · 26/12/2024"Reimagining Defense Innovation: Defense AI in #Singapore" by Michael Raska link.springer.com/content/pdf/...link.springer.com 100
Defense AI Observatory @defenseaio.bsky.social · 26/12/2024"Intelligent National Defense Amid Strategic Ambiguity? Defense AI in #Taiwan" by Kitsch Liao link.springer.com/content/pdf/...link.springer.com 110
Defense AI Observatory @defenseaio.bsky.social · 26/12/2024"Will the One Ring Hold? Defense AI in #SouthKorea" by Youngwook Park link.springer.com/content/pdf/...link.springer.com 110
Defense AI Observatory @defenseaio.bsky.social · 26/12/2024"Overcoming the Long Shadow of the Past: Defense AI in #Japan" by Motohiro Tsuchiya link.springer.com/content/pdf/...link.springer.com 101
Defense AI Observatory @defenseaio.bsky.social · 26/12/2024"'Overtaking on the Curve'? Defense AI in #China", by John Lee link.springer.com/content/pdf/...link.springer.com 100
Defense AI Observatory @defenseaio.bsky.social · 26/12/2024"Passive Ambitions, Active Limitations: Defense AI in #India" by Shimona Mohan link.springer.com/content/pdf/...link.springer.com 100
Defense AI Observatory @defenseaio.bsky.social · 26/12/2024"Heavy Thunder, No Rain: Defense AI in #Iran" by Mahmoud Javadi link.springer.com/content/pdf/...link.springer.com 100
Defense AI Observatory @defenseaio.bsky.social · 26/12/2024"Embracing the Organized Mess: Defense AI in #Israel" by Inbar Donlinko and Liran Antebi link.springer.com/content/pdf/...link.springer.com 100
Defense AI Observatory @defenseaio.bsky.social · 26/12/2024"Survival of the Smartest? Defense AI in #Ukraine" by Vitaliy Goncharuk link.springer.com/content/pdf/...link.springer.com 100
Defense AI Observatory @defenseaio.bsky.social · 26/12/2024"High Hopes Amid Hard Realities: Defense AI in #Russia" by @kzysk.bsky.social link.springer.com/content/pdf/...link.springer.com 101
Defense AI Observatory @defenseaio.bsky.social · 26/12/2024"Enabling Technology of Future Warfare: #Turkey's Approach to Defense AI" by @ckurc.bsky.social link.springer.com/content/pdf/...link.springer.com 111
Defense AI Observatory @defenseaio.bsky.social · 26/12/2024"Harnessing the Potential: Defense AI in #Greece" by Nikolaos Krampekios, Konstantinos Sakalis and Iraklis Oikonomou link.springer.com/content/pdf/...link.springer.com 100
Defense AI Observatory @defenseaio.bsky.social · 26/12/2024"Exploring the Benefits of a New Force Enabler: Defense AI in #Italy" by @aagilli.bsky.social @maurogilli.bsky.social and Ivan Zaccagnini link.springer.com/content/pdf/...link.springer.com 111
Defense AI Observatory @defenseaio.bsky.social · 26/12/2024"Waking Up Slowely: Defense AI in #Spain" by Raquel Jorge Ricart link.springer.com/content/pdf/...link.springer.com 100
Defense AI Observatory @defenseaio.bsky.social · 26/12/2024"A Winding Road Before Scaling-Up? Defense AI in #France", by @kevinmartinfrs.bsky.social and Lucie Liversain link.springer.com/content/pdf/...link.springer.com 100
Defense AI Observatory @defenseaio.bsky.social · 26/12/2024"Leveraging Data Science for Defense in the Digital Age: Defense AI in the #Netherlands" by Marierose M. M. Heineken-van Dooren and Roy Lindelauf link.springer.com/content/pdf/...link.springer.com 100
Defense AI Observatory @defenseaio.bsky.social · 26/12/2024"Master and Servant: Defense AI in #Germany", by @heikoborchert.bsky.social @schuetzt.bsky.social and @warkhorse.bsky.social link.springer.com/content/pdf/...link.springer.com 110
Defense AI Observatory @defenseaio.bsky.social · 26/12/2024"Servers Before Tanks? Defense AI in #Denmark" by Andreas Immanuel Graae link.springer.com/content/pdf/...link.springer.com 100
Defense AI Observatory @defenseaio.bsky.social · 26/12/2024"Caught Between Today and Tomorrow: Defense AI in #Estonia" by Tomas Jermalavicius @icds-tallinn.bsky.social link.springer.com/content/pdf/...link.springer.com 111
Defense AI Observatory @defenseaio.bsky.social · 26/12/2024"Cautious Data-Driven Evolution: Defense AI in #Finland" by Samy O. Järvinen link.springer.com/content/pdf/...link.springer.com 100