Release of the War Department’s AI Acceleration Strategy

Secretary Pete Hegseth announced the War Department’s AI Acceleration Strategy.

This strategy is built on three pillars: warfighting, intelligence, and enterprise operations. It will be executed through seven key "Pace-Setting Projects" designed to rapidly advance capabilities. These projects include developing AI-powered swarms and battle management agents, accelerating the conversion of intelligence into weapons, and providing personnel with access to advanced generative AI models the new "GenAI.mil" platform.

The initiative also involves expanding AI compute infrastructure, recruiting top tech talent, and ensuring AI systems are objective and mission-focused. Under Secretary of War Emil Michael, has mandated that the Department match the speed of the private AI sector to maintain decision superiority on the battlefield.