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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An unmanned underwater vessel (Boeing image)

Marine Corps leader keen on underwater drones that can launch loitering munitions

Emerging Tech

India and United States flags together (iStock/Getty Images)

First INDUS-X joint challenges to focus on undersea communication, maritime ISR

Emerging Tech

Illustration of Neptune, the Roman god of the sea (iStock/Getty Images)

Navy’s new Neptune office to take charge of cloud management for the sea services

Exclusive

Members of the 56th Air and Space Communications Squadron at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam operate cyber systems using a Enhanced communications flyaway kit during the Global Information Dominance Experiment 3 and Architect Demonstration Evaluation 5 at Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center, Alpena, Michigan, July, 12, 2021. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Amy Picard)

Air Force releases BAA on artificial intelligence for next-gen command and control

AI

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Pentagon to launch pilot focused on ‘calibrated trust’ in AI

AI

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Air Force aims to get more civilians into Cyber Excepted Service

Cyber

Crews of the National Space Defense Center provide threat-focused space domain awareness across the nation security space enterprise. (U.S. Space Force photo by Kathryn Damon)

DIU teaming with Space Force on Victus Haze project

Space

Phantom system in transportation configuration within ruggedized enclosure. (Northrop Grumman photo)

US government gets new miniaturized laser weapon

Weapons

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Army launches new contract writing system amid IT modernization push

IT