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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Ukrainian soldiers on the collapsed bridge that crosses the Irpin River aim for a suspected Russian observation drone on March 6, 2022 in Irpin, Ukraine. (Photo Laurent Van der Stockt pour Le Monde/Getty Images)

New $275M Ukraine assistance package includes more counter-drone weapons

Weapons

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Pentagon upgrades Innovation Pathways website as it looks to connect with non-traditional vendors

IT

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Pentagon outlines plans for handling JWCC task orders

IT

U.S. Central Command’s Chief Technology Officer Schuyler Moore (left) and Army Sgt. Mickey Reeve (right) brief reportres at the Pentagon, Dec. 7. 2022. (Photo by Jon Harper)

Centcom to test new counter-drone training software at Red Sands

Weapons

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Gen. Berger: Troops need to turn off their smartphones so they don’t get killed

IT

A MANTAS T-12 unmanned surface vessel (USV), front, operates alongside Royal Bahrain Naval Force fast-attack craft RBNS Abdul Rahman Al-fadel during exercise New Horizon in the Arabian Gulf, Oct. 26, 2021. Exercise New Horizon was U.S. Naval Forces Central Command Task Force 59’s first at-sea evolution since its establishment Sept. 9, 2021. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Dawson Roth)

Navy to establish additional unmanned task forces inspired by Task Force 59

AI

Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and U.S. Small Business Administration Administrator Isabella Casillas Guzman sign a declaration of intent at the Reagan National Defense Forum, Simi Valley, California, Dec. 3, 2022. (Photo by Jon Harper)

DOD, SBA ink new Small Business Investment Company agreement to support critical technology

R&D

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Senior DOD IT official sees challenges for JWCC implementation

Cyber

Members of the Peoples Liberation Army band are seated during the Opening Ceremony of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China at The Great Hall of People on October 16, 2022 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Kevin Frayer/Getty Images)

Pentagon report warns that China may wield AI to enhance ‘cognitive domain operations’

AI