Jon Harper

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Top commander expects drones strikes against US forces, partners in Africa

Weapons

Then Lt. Gen. B. Chance Saltzman, participates in the META-13 Joint All-Domain Command & Control (JADC2) and Space Mission Integration panel discussion. (DoD photo by Lisa Ferdinando)

Saltzman tapped to lead Space Force

Cyber

A Robotic Combat Vehicle navigates in the field during Project Convergence at Yuma Proving Ground, Arizona, on October 20, 2021. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Destiny Jones)

Army focusing on light robotic combat vehicles, with emphasis on software

Weapons

Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall makes remarks during the Senior Leader Orientation Course at Joint Base Andrews, Md., April 11, 2022. (U.S. Air Force photo by Eric Dietrich)

Air Force secretary tight-lipped about new Phoenix Ghost suicide drone

Weapons

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Bill would prod Pentagon to accelerate fielding of new tech to defeat drone swarms

Emerging Tech

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Experts see challenges, opportunities for restricting Chinese military access to AI chips

AI

MARINE CORPS AIR STATION MIRAMAR, Calif. (May 9, 2022) – An F/A-18F Block III Super Hornet launches from a runway. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Olympia O. McCoy)

Navy tests manned-unmanned teaming technology with Super Hornets, drones

Weapons

Photo of the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Lab’s Kossiakoff Center. (Photo courtesy of JHU-APL)

DOD schedules industry day for new rapid defense experimentation initiative

R&D

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 by Luke Lamborn)

DOD fleshing out plans for next generation of hypersonic weapons

Weapons