Capitalizing on the tech industry's current buzz, President Donald Trump has officially fast-tracked A.I. Force, the highly anticipated standalone spinoff to his 2019 defense franchise Space Force. The rollout was announced Saturday on Truth Social, with the administration confirming a nationwide search is already underway for a Czar to anchor the project.
The announcement comes as the White House looks to aggressively expand its executive portfolio following a string of traditional policy drops that failed to generate organic momentum. Sources close to the production indicate the new military branch will bypass traditional congressional development hell entirely, going straight to series to compete with China's upcoming tech slate.
While no talent has been officially locked, reps for several Silicon Valley billionaires have reportedly been taking meetings at Mar-a-Lago. An unnamed Czar is expected to secure a massive back-end deal on sovereign computing power, though insiders caution the role will require extensive red carpet availability and a willingness to share top billing with the Commander-in-Chief.
We are advising our Valley clients to pass on the Czar offer unless the administration guarantees final cut on defense contracts.
The Pentagon, which will co-produce the venture, is reportedly scrambling to build out the necessary server farms before the fiscal quarter ends. Production sources whisper that the original Space Force went wildly over budget on practical rocket effects, making the pivot to A.I. Force — where the heavy lifting can be done entirely by algorithms in post — an attractive play for the studio.
At press time, early box office projections for the new military branch remained murky, though Lockheed Martin is already negotiating aggressive merchandising rights for the autonomous drone tie-ins.