Jon Harper

Jon Harper is Editor-in-Chief of DefenseScoop. He leads an award-winning team of journalists in providing breaking news and in-depth analysis on military technology and the ways in which it is shaping how the Defense Department operates and modernizes. You can also follow him on X: @Jon_Harper_

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A common hypersonic glide body (C-HGB) launches from Pacific Missile Range Facility, Kauai, Hawaii, March 19, 2020, during a Department of Defense flight experiment. (U.S. Navy photo/Released)

Army hopes to field Dark Eagle hypersonic missile in summer 2024 after resolving problems with launcher

Weapons

Undersecretary of Defense for Research and Engineering Heidi Shyu meets with Maj. Grover Smith of the Indiana National Guard during Technology Readiness Experimentation (T-REX) 2023 at Camp Atterbury, Indiana. (Defense Department photo).

Pentagon green-lights procurement of 3 ‘pretty special’ RDER capabilities

Emerging Tech

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AUKUS launching new electronic warfare prize competition, other initiatives

Weapons

Photo of Anduril’s Roadrunner-Munition drone that was designed for air defense missions. (Anduril image)

Anduril develops new Roadrunner drones that it says can perform air defense missions

Weapons

Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks speaks during the annual 9/11 Pentagon Employee Observance Ceremony September 9, 2022 at the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Pentagon about to pick systems for Replicator initiative

Weapons

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Pentagon unveils new strategy for operating in the information environment

Cyber

Royal Navy sailors watch as the Mojave unmanned aircraft lands on HMS Prince Of Wales for the first time in history. (Royal Navy photo)

Mojave drone takes off and lands aboard Royal Navy aircraft carrier

Weapons

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Pentagon developing repository to document when AI goes wrong

AI

Next-generation air dominance and CCA drone concept art (Lockheed Martin image)

Air Force CCA drones could have greater range than crewed fighters: senior official

Weapons