# PACOM Explores AI Agents for Intelligence

U.S. Indo-Pacific Command and its intelligence leaders are exploring mission-specific AI agents and small language models to accelerate intelligence analysis and targeting, improve data sharing with allies, and support tactical-edge operations. Planned experimentation includes testing performance in denied, degraded, intermittent, and low-bandwidth (DDIL) environments. The signals identify potential capability needs but report no solicitation, contract award, budget, procurement contact, or procurement timeline.

- Contractors with edge computing, power-efficient AI, interoperable data integration, and deployable processing capabilities may find relevant avenues for engagement through industry discussions and future experimentation.
- Common data standards and tailored AI workflows are central to the operational goals, including reducing targeting latency and delivering relevant information to decision-makers.
- Companies can use these stated needs to assess whether their capabilities fit PACOM’s intelligence and tactical-edge use cases; the signals do not establish an active procurement opportunity or deadline.

**Jurisdictions:** federal
**Industries:** Defense & Military, Information Technology
**Topics:** Artificial Intelligence, Digital Infrastructure
**Published:** October 28, 2026

### Government Entities
- U.S. Indo-Pacific Command (PACOM)
- Joint Intelligence Operations Center (JIOC)
- Australian Army

### Key Quotes
> And when you get to that common data standard, your latency for targeting reduces by minutes into seconds, which is where we need to be.
> — Brig. Chris Alder, Vice Director for Intelligence, Australian Army at PACOM

> The whole idea then is to make that very tailored with the right data to the right target in the sense of the decision that we’re trying to make.
> — Scott Brunstetter, Chief artificial intelligence officer for the J2/JIOC

### Sources
- [PACOM Looks to AI Agents for Faster Intelligence, Targeting | GovCIO Media & Research](https://govciomedia.com/pacom-looks-to-ai-agents-for-faster-intelligence-targeting) - GovCIO Media & Research
- [JIOC Explores Agentic AI Adoption for Mission-Specific Operations in DDIL Environments | AFCEA International](https://www.afcea.org/signal-media/emerging-edge/jioc-explores-agentic-ai-adoption-mission-specific-operations-ddil) - AFCEA International