Deep Dive: Department of Defense
Written by Emily Wolfteich
Senior Industry Analyst
In the News
Guiding Policies
Funding Structure
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$961.6 billion total
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$113.3 billion infusion through a reconciliation bill.
Priorities and Use Cases
AI Areas of Focus
(Based on the Treasury 2026 Budget Executive Summary and Treasury Strategic Plan 2022-2026.)
Example Use Cases
(Based on 2024 Federal AI Use Case Inventories.)
- Unmanned and remotely operated aerial systems
- Autonomous ground vehicles
- Maritime autonomous systems
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Underwater capabilities
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Enabling autonomy software and cross-domain integration
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