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Raft on the Record

The noise we've made, and the headlines we've hijacked.

AOC Anywhere: Now Boarding from the Philippine Archipelago 
We took a joint military exercise and made it joint and mobile. Warfighters accessed full ops capabilities from remote islands like they were in a WeWork with secret clearance. No latency, no limits, no excuses.

We made “disconnected” obsolete →

StarSage Talks Tactical—For Real 
While others are still pitching AI pilots in PowerPoint, our Agentic AI capability StarSage spoke to live tactical systems in the wild. Demos > Memos! StarSage is here to fight—and it's already rewriting the rulebook on the future of command and control.
The future of AI C2 just cleared comms →

OTA Acquired. Space Force Leveled Up. 
We just grabbed another OTA from Space Force to keep fusing mission data at speed. Think of it as the tech equivalent of fuel on afterburners—with encryption. 
Secure data moves faster with us → 

Golden Dome: Less Star Wars, More Unified Systems
President Trump pitched it. The headlines memed it. We mapped out how to actually do it. Our latest op-ed breaks down how to make “Golden Dome” real—minus the drama, plus the deterrence. 
Read the plan. Bring the firepower →

Tech[Splained]

Cool Tech That Deserves Your Attention

How [R]DP Delivers Lightning-Fast Queries Without Compromising Security

Raft’s latest deep dive breaks down how [R] Data Platform ([R]DP) powers real-time and historical analysis across 100TB+ datasets—all while keeping access tightly controlled. From Apache Pinot to Star-tree indexing, see what makes [R]DP the engine behind mission-ready decision-making.

Explore the full breakdown →

Next Wave

The moves on our radar—consider this your heads-up before the impact.

Full Replay Dropping Soon!
Missed the action? Don’t worry—you’ll get a front-row (virtual) seat to The Battle for AI Dominance, where some of the sharpest minds in national security went head-to-head on the future of AI, warfare, and innovation. Get ready—it was bold, brilliant, and not your average panel.

Smoke Signals from the Beltway

This month’s fab moments in the press.

President Trump just pitched a $542B plan to turn space into a giant laser-tag arena

The “Golden Dome” is basically Star Wars, Part II—but with more gold, more drama, and zero funding (for now). It’s a moonshot missile defense shield with orbital ambitions and a price tag that screams Go big or go home.

"Trump selects concept for $175 billion 'Golden Dome' missile defense system" →

The Air Force just rage-quit bureaucracy and is building its own AI dojo

Introducing the new AI Center of Excellence—where red tape goes to die and AI pilots either grow up or get grounded. It's less about science experiments and more about dropping operational AI like it’s hot. 
"Air Force launches AI Center of Excellence to speed up AI adoption" →

SOCOM's going full Iron Man -- minus the billionaire ego and red suit.

At SOF Week, the message was loud and clear: AI isn't a side project anymore, it's the mission. From legacy system upgrades to commanders taking MIT-flavored AI courses, the Special Ops crowd is turning into Silicon Valley with camo.

"Experts Say Special Ops Has Made Good AI Progress, But There's Still Room to Grow"  →

The Pentagon just handed contractors a Responsible AI to-do list that screams “strict parent energy".

You’ve got 30 days to find your gaps, 90 to write a governance plan, and six months to make sure your AI isn’t biased or acting shady. Ethics are no longer “nice to have”—they’re scheduled, traceable, and coming with quarterly check-ins. Miss a milestone? Hope your compliance lead likes late nights and acronyms. 

"DoD AI Compliance Guidance for Government Contractors" →