Naval Surface Warfare Center Indian Head Division Research, Development Test & Evaluation engineer Dan Murphy prepares a research powder gun for terminal ballistics testing. (U.S. Navy photo by Matthew Poynor) Navy moves to jump-start domestic production of energetics tech An agreement was officially signed on Sept. 18, 2023, but it wasn't announced publicly until now. By Brandi Vincent
DEVCOM’s MX Black Hawk aircraft to be equipped with the MATRIX autonomy system. (Sikorsky photo) DARPA to test autonomous flight capability on Army’s Black Hawk helicopter in 2025 AI By Mikayla Easley
U.S Army Soldiers assigned to the 25th Infantry Division and the Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Center (JPMRC), host Vice Chief of Staff Gen. James J. Mingus during JPMRC 25-01 on Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, Oct. 5, 2024. (Photo by Staff Sgt. Brenden Delgado) Army looking to provide commanders more flexibility with networking and comms gear Tech By Mark Pomerleau
Marines putting L-MADIS counter-drone system through tactics course for the first time By Mark Pomerleau
Navy’s Acting CTO, Justin Fanelli and Active CDO, Duncan McCaskill How the Navy is reducing workforce friction to improve mission outcomes
Sean Wohltman, Global Head of Cloud Geography, Google How the DOD protects national security interests by monitoring climate change
First Sergeants take part in the launch of the Diamond Care initial mock board interview on 14 march 2023, near Joint Base Langley-Eustis, VA. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Dana Tourtellotte) Pentagon contracts for $96M in Oura smart rings, services In addition to putting the smart ring on the hands of service members, the contract also provides a suite of data analytics services the Pentagon can use… By Billy Mitchell
U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to 1st Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Light Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, conduct military operations in urban terrain during Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Center (JPMRC) 25-01 at Pōhakuloa Training Area, Hawaii, Oct. 9, 2024. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Ryele Bertoch) Second transforming-in-contact unit putting new tactics to the test in the Pacific for the Army By Mark Pomerleau
(U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Emmeline James) NATO looks to publish first commercial space strategy in 2025 By Mikayla Easley
Soldiers from the Florida Army National Guard’s 53rd Brigade Support Battalion pass out water and food to civilians in Perry, Fla., on September 28, 2024. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Jalen Thomas, 107th MPAD, FLARNG) U.S. military deploys Maven Smart System for Hurricane Helene disaster response By Mark Pomerleau
‘It’s about the future’: Newly retired Gen. Van Ovost, the first woman to lead Transcom, reflects on her legacy By Brandi Vincent
Transforming federal and defense network infrastructure with new wireless technologies By Scoop News Group
(Source: Scoop News Group) Defense leaders on accelerating mission with AI and security By Scoop News Group
SMX’s Sandeep Dorawala on what emerging concepts will have the biggest effect on DOD’s mission By Scoop News Group
The latest on the Pentagon’s major cloud acquisition, the Joint Warfighting Cloud Capability By DefenseScoop Staff
Bryan Thomas, Managing Director, Department of Defense, Google Public Sector How differentiating cloud provider’s capabilities will be a boon to defense agencies By Scoop News Group
The U.S. Naval Observatory celebrates the 150th birthday of one of its most important telescopes By DefenseScoop Staff
Global network concept art. (Getty Images) NRO’s new proliferated spy satellite constellation moving into ‘operational phase’
Photo from DARPA ReSource demo. (Kaden Staley, Michigan Technological University. August 7, 2024) ‘Waste to value’: Inside cutting-edge DARPA efforts to make food out of trash and gasses
A Ukrainian drone operator who gave the name Artem pilots an attack drone as Ukrainian soldiers of the 108th Territorial Defense Brigade test fly a Ukrainian-made Vampire drone, with six rotors, night vision and thermal imaging capabilities, and capable of carrying four 82mm artillery shells, near the southern frontline on February 21, 2024 in Ukraine. (Photo by Scott Peterson/Getty Images) Pentagon shopping for ‘low-cost, one-way’ drones with extended ranges
PHILIPPINE SEA (Feb. 3, 2024) Three EA-18G Growlers, assigned to the “Rooks” of Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 137, fly over the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71), Feb. 3, 2024. Theodore Roosevelt, flagship of Carrier Strike Group Nine, is underway conducting routine operations in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. An integral part of U.S. Pacific Fleet, U.S. 7th Fleet operates naval forces in the Indo-Pacific and provides the realistic, relevant training necessary to execute the U.S. Navy’s role across the full spectrum of military operations – from combat operations to humanitarian assistance and disaster relief. U.S. 7th Fleet works together with our allies and partners to advance freedom of navigation, the rule of law, and other principles that underpin security for the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Aaron Haro Gonzalez) Raytheon scores engineering and development contract for extended range airborne electronic attack pod
Sailors assigned to the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Carney (DDG 64) stand watch in the ship’s Combat Information Center during an operation in the Red Sea to defeat a combination of Houthi missiles and unmanned aerial vehicles, Oct. 19, 2023. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Aaron Lau) CNO Franchetti: ‘We’re continuing to learn’ countering drones, missiles in the Red Sea
Gen. Jacqueline Van Ovost, Air Mobility Command commander, sits at the pilot’s controls of a KC-46A Pegasus while in-flight over Kansas Feb. 6, 2021. Van Ovost is a U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School graduate and command pilot with over 4,200 flight hours in more than 30 aircraft, including the C-17A Globemaster, KC-135R Stratotanker and the KC-46. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Skyler Combs) ‘You don’t get there unless you have the data’: Transcom taps Advana in real-world operations
River entrance of the U.S. Department of Defense. (Getty Images) Pentagon announces $984M in loans available for U.S. firms developing ‘critical’ tech
U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and his U.K. and Australian counterparts host a press conference in London at the third AUKUS ministerial meetings, Sept. 26, 2024. (Photo by Brandi Vincent) AUKUS eyes opportunities for expansion — on a ‘project-by-project’ basis
Soldiers with the 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, operate various military vehicles at the National Training Center, Fort Irwin, California, July 18, 2024. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Rebeca Soria) 3rd ID building network architecture to move complexity from brigades
Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III greets First Lady, Dr. Jill Biden at Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala., Sept. 13, 2024. (DoD photo by Chad J. McNeeley) Exclusive: Defense Secretary Austin unveils aims to push counter-UAS tech in Replicator 2.0
Next-generation air dominance and CCA drone concept art (Lockheed Martin image) Big decisions coming for the Air Force’s next-gen aircraft platforms
Coyote Block 2 (RTX Corp. image) Army awards big contract for Coyote interceptors amid growing demand for counter-drone weapons
John Healey MP, Secretary of State for Defence, United Kingdom hosts Richard Marles MP, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence, Australia and Lloyd Austin Secretary of Defense, United States (U.S.) at the Old Royal Naval College in Greenwich, London, the United Kingdom (UK) to review progress in and reaffirm their commitment to the AUKUS partnership, Sept. 26, 2024. (Photo by Brandi Vincent) AUKUS shares results of inaugural Electronic Warfare Challenge
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