"Let the AI do it," a former Air Force secretary said this week, pitting machines against human operators.
The Defense Department describes it as part of an overall strategy to automate and improve government technology.
A new 30 mm ammunition-linking machine can save the force millions annually by repurposing rounds from retiring A-10s for use on AC-130Js.
Army mortar teams have replaced 20-year-old software used to calculate firing data and ballistics with a new application designed for smartphones.
