Jon Harper

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Pentagon faces shortage of edge-computing capability for space systems

Space

Marine Corps Commandant Gen. David Berger testifies before the Senate Appropriations Committee in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill on June 24, 2021 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Top Marine expects unmanned technology to spur change in designs of amphibs

Emerging Tech

OMFV concept art (Oshkosh Defense image)

Army’s Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle program entering next phase

Weapons

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg holds the NATO Innovation Fund Letter of Commitment (NATO photo)

New $1B NATO innovation fund will back wide range of emerging tech

Emerging Tech

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg holds a press conference at the NATO Summit on June 29, 2022 in Madrid, Spain. (Photo by Denis Doyle/Getty Images)

NATO unveils new Strategic Concept, pledges support for new ‘defense innovation accelerator’

R&D

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Pentagon wants to team with HBCUs on ‘tactical autonomy’ research

R&D

An Air Force Research Lab conceptual design for an Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicle (Artwork courtesy of AFRL)

Air Force still fleshing out acquisition strategy for NGAD robotic wingmen

Weapons

Gen. Charles Q. Brown, Air Force — Gen. Charles Q. Brown speaks during the Pacific Air Forces (PACAF) assumption of command ceremony at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, July 26, 2018. (U.S. Air Force / Staff Sgt. Jack Sanders)

Air Force looking for ways to make ABMS more affordable, compatible

IT

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GAO calls for independent reviews of hypersonic missile interceptor program

Weapons