The Pentagon spends more than $100 billion each year on direct labor and maintenance parts. That’s billion with a Capital B. And that doesn’t include associated logistics costs; those add millions of dollars to the total. The advent of better industrial AI tools begs a question: Can AI applications maintain mission readiness while reducing government spending? In an era of government efficiency, can employees use AI to increase the mission readiness of defense forces and the assets they depend upon? With the right technology, the military can boost mission readiness while also ensuring the resilience of logistics and supply chains in contested environments. With AI, how much of that $100 billion figure could be reduced?
