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Memorial Day. A day set aside to remember the U.S. service members who paid the ultimate price. We're grateful for what they made possible. Today we think of them and their families. #MemorialDay

The last day of #SOFWeek2026, and the demo is still drawing a crowd. We had the honor of welcoming Indian Special Forces, including Lt Col Sheel Ranawat, to our booth for a hands-on session with our terminal homing capability. Thank you to everyone who stopped by. #EdgeAI #AutonomousSystems #SOFWeek

Before a drone can complete a terminal approach autonomously, it has to maintain a persistent track on a moving target — through partial occlusion and changing conditions like camera angle shifts and target speed variation — without losing it. This is that capability running on real-world footage. It's what sits underneath the terminal homing demo we're bringing to SOF Week. Read the blog here: latentai.com/blog/what-to-e… #SOFWeek #AutonomousUAS #EdgeAI #LatentAI #DefenseTech

Today we announced our participation in SOF Week 2026 and what we'll be showing there. At Booth #5006 in Tampa, we're demonstrating a tracking and terminal homing capability in development for Group 1 and 2 UAS. Built on our Field Tactical Suite, it integrates Automated Target Recognition with flight control on embedded hardware — enabling a drone to autonomously track, lock, and engage an operator-designated target without additional input during the final phase of flight. Less cognitive load on the operator. No connectivity dependency. Physical AI at the tactical edge. We'll also be demoing alongside hardware partner One Stop Systems — showing the edge continuum in practice, from a disconnected field operator all the way back to the Pentagon. SOF Week | May 18–21 | Tampa, FL | Booth #5006 (JW Marriott Level 2) & Meeting Pod 2 (TCC Level 1) Read the full announcement → latentai.com/news/latent-ai… #SOFWeek #EdgeAI #PhysicalAI #DefenseTech #UAS

Centralized assumptions break at the edge. No guaranteed connectivity. No tolerance for latency. No room for "full-model-on-everything" inference. Jags Kandasamy breaks down why distributed inference — decomposing AI workloads across device, edge node, and cloud based on actual task complexity — is how scalable edge AI gets built. Read his piece in Edge Infrastructure Review. Link in the comments. #EdgeAI #DistributedInference #LatentAI

What happens when the operator has locked the target, but still has to manually guide the drone through the terminal phase? The cognitive load of flying, tracking, and deciding simultaneously limits how much one operator can manage — not the hardware. Autonomous terminal homing closes that gap: the operator locks the target, and the drone autonomously completes the terminal approach onboard — no operator input or external communications required in the final phase. We're bringing this demo to SOF Week. See it live at JW Marriott Booth #5006 or Tampa Convention Center Meeting Pod 2. 🔗 Link to our blog in the comments #SOFWeek #AutonomousUAS #EdgeAI #LatentAI #DefenseTech

We're live today at 1:00 PM ET. Join us and Carahsoft for: When Words Are a Weapon — AI Translation on the Tactical Edge 🎙️Leon Defelice from Louisiana State Police will share what's working in the field. 🎙️Jon Gargano brings the operator perspective. 🎙️Ryan Fantus walks through the tech. 🔗 Register now for free: carahevents.carahsoft.com/Event/Details/…

This Wednesday, we're going live with Louisiana State Police and Carahsoft to talk about what it actually takes to deploy AI translation in the field — disconnected, on-device, mission-ready. Real stories. Real deployment. 👉 Last chance to register: carahevents.carahsoft.com/Event/Details/… #EdgeAI #LatentLinguist #PublicSafety

Three weeks to SOF Week. Last year we showed one-click tracking and the ability to follow a target. This year we're showing what happens next. Terminal homing: the drone locks, the AI takes the final approach without GPS or comms. No operator input required. We're bringing it to life at SOF Week through an Unreal Engine simulator that lets you feel the difference between flying it yourself and handing it to the AI. We'll also be showing Latent Assisted Label on OSS hardware, and Latent Linguist running on HSI's wearable platform. The full edge continuum, from the warfighter's body to the tactical vehicle to the drone overhead. Two locations this year: 📍 Booth #5006 | JW Marriott L2 (with OSS) 📍 Meeting Pod 2 | Tampa Convention Center L1 Full preview of what we're bringing is on the blog 👇 link in comments. Come find us. #SOFWeek2026 #EdgeAI #AutonomousUAS #DefenseTech #LatentAI

Ports move over 100 million tons of cargo annually and support more than a million jobs. They're also increasingly in the crosshairs — from nation-state espionage to adversarial AI to drone threats. GNSI's Florida Security Forum report lays out the threat landscape and what it will take to secure critical maritime infrastructure. Our CEO Jags Kandasamy contributed to the Evolving Threats panel and the report's findings. More in the comments 👇

When AI tools fail in the field, it's rarely because the technology didn't work. It's because the technology required something the mission couldn't provide — a network connection, a cloud server, a signal. Latent Linguist was built for the environments where those things don't exist. On-device, offline, real-time — speech, text, and visual translation that works when nothing else does. Join us and Carahsoft on May 6 to see what that looks like in practice, including a live field perspective from Louisiana State Police. 📅 May 6 | 1:00 PM ET | Free to attend 👉 Register: ow.ly/HZMH50YKsxM #EdgeAI #MissionCriticalAI #LatentLinguist #PublicSafety #LawEnforcement

Can you verify the AI model running in your deployed system wasn't tampered with, substituted, or stolen? Tomorrow at SPIE, Latent AI CTO Sek Chai presents research on AI model fingerprinting, a framework for establishing AI model provenance without embedded watermarks or identifiers. Full abstract: spie.org/defense-securi…

We won! Latent AI took home the 2026 Innovation Challenge at Data Center World in the Networking & IT category. Proud of the team, and grateful to the judges for recognizing what edge AI can do for data center infrastructure.

Latent AI is at Sea Air Space next week. Find us at the Sigma Defense booth #3024. Sigma Defense is demoing the Latent FTS (Field Tactical Suite) integrated directly into their PacStar platform, with full one-click tracking and fast fine-tuning running on-device, ingesting live feeds and remote camera streams in real time. No cloud. No latency tax. Wesley MacCuish, Solutions Architect at Latent AI, is on the floor all week. If you want to see what it looks like when edge AI actually runs in a fielded maritime system, find him at booth #3024. Learn more about the Latent FTS: ow.ly/6mb650YLcQP 📍 Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, National Harbor, MD 📅 April 20–22 #SeaAirSpace #EdgeAI #DefenseAI #NavalAI #MaritimeAI #SigmaDefense #LatentAI

Language barriers don’t pause for slow networks. In the field, undercover, behind enemy lines, or at a border crossing a missed word can mean a failed mission, a compromised officer, or a civilian in danger. We’re bringing together operators who’ve lived that reality for a candid conversation about what AI translation actually looks like when the stakes are that high. 🎙 When Words Are a Weapon: AI Translation on the Tactical Edge A live expert panel with: 🎙️ Jon Gargano — former USSOCOM, Director of Defense Growth, Latent AI 🎙️ Leon Defelice — Louisiana State Police 🎙️ Ryan Fantus — Solutions Architect, Latent AI They’ll talk about what language barriers actually cost, and why tools built for HQ don’t work when you’re at the pointy edge of things. We’ll cover: ▪️SIGINT risk: why cloud-connected translation is an operational liability in contested environments ▪️The trust question: what operators need before they’ll act on AI in real time ▪️What’s possible now with fully offline, multimodal translation on rugged hardware 📅 May 6 | 1:00 PM ET | Free 👉 Register: ow.ly/ogIK50YKs4x #EdgeAI #DefenseTech #PublicSafety #LatentAI #LatentLinguist #LawEnforcement #SpecialOperations #MissionCriticalAI

We're exhibiting at Aberdeen AI Day this Thursday, April 16 at Waters Edge Center, hosted by Carahsoft, a key partner in bringing Latent AI solutions to government. We're proud to be there as a valued HPE and NVIDIA partner. For those who know our history with Project Linchpin: Latent AI's LEIP platform serves as the primary ML development platform for the Army's first AI program of record, providing the end-to-end pipeline from model optimization and secure deployment to over-the-air updates, built to IL5/IL6 standards and designed for modular open system architecture. Mike Chavez and John Gilligan will be on the floor engaging with teams from PEO IEW&S, PEO C3T, CECOM, CCDC Army Research Lab, C5ISR, and more. If you're attending and want to talk edge AI, trusted ML pipelines, or what it takes to move AI from the lab to the tactical edge, find them there. 📍 Waters Edge Center, Aberdeen Proving Ground 📅 Thursday, April 16 #ProjectLinchpin #ArmyAI #EdgeAI #PEOIEWS #HPE #NVIDIA #DefenseAI #LatentAI

AI at the edge isn’t theoretical. It’s happening at the point of contact — where latency matters, bandwidth disappears, and decisions can’t wait for the cloud. Join us on March 26 | 9:45–10:45 AM at the Carahsoft Conference & Collaboration Center for: "Sensors and AI Data Fusion at the Edge" 💡How do you fuse multi-sensor data and act on it when there’s no cloud in sight? This panel brings together warfighters and technologists to tackle the real constraints of operational AI: ▪️Latency in contested environments ▪️Bandwidth limitations in the field ▪️Hardware diversity across platforms ▪️Models that must adapt in the field — not back at the data center Latent AI's own Neal Byrd, VP of Federal, joins an exceptional lineup: ▪️Capt. Christopher Clark — AI Lead, HQMC DCI, USMC ▪️1st Lt. Will Habacivch — IRAS, CE Intel CD&I, USMC ▪️Chris “CT” Thomas — Technical Director, Dell Technologies The warfighter perspective here is rare. Join us to hear from the people who actually have to make this work in the field. If you’re serious about operationalizing AI at the tactical edge, this is the conversation to attend. #WarfighterAI #EdgeAI #DataFusion #DefenseInnovation #OperationalAI

When the network disappears, the mission doesn't stop. Neither should your AI. Too many systems are built assuming connectivity. Mission environments don't offer that luxury. At Edge AI San Diego, we're bringing together defense, industry, and government leaders to answer the questions that actually matter in the field: ▪️ How do we architect for resilience instead of bandwidth? ▪️ What does sovereign, responsible AI look like when you're far from any data center? ▪️ What procurement and policy frameworks need to evolve to keep pace? The gap in defense AI isn't experimentation anymore — it's execution. Edge AI is being deployed today across defense and aerospace, and the bar for reliability, speed, and autonomy has never been higher. We're honored to have an exceptional panel tackling these challenges head-on: Sek Chai (CTO & Co-Founder, Latent AI) · Rear Admiral Doug Small, USN Ret. (former Commander, NAVWAR) · Charles Yetman (Sr. Scientific Technical Manager, NIWC Pacific) · Ana Olson (Accenture Federal Services) · Tricia Fitzmaurice (President, WindRiverX) 📅 Thursday, March 26 | 12:30–1:10pm | Mainstage If you're thinking seriously about edge-first AI strategy, this is the conversation to be in. 🔗 latentai.com/event/visit-us… #EdgeAI #DefenseTechnology #MissionReady #EdgeAISanDiego