Mikayla Easley

Mikayla Easley reports on the Pentagon’s acquisition and use of emerging technologies. Prior to joining DefenseScoop, she covered national security and the defense industry for National Defense Magazine. She received a BA in Russian language and literature from the University of Michigan and a MA in journalism from the University of Missouri. You can follow her on Twitter @MikaylaEasley

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A digital map of the earth (Getty Images)

DIU looks to add more capabilities to ‘hybrid’ space-based architecture

Space

Mountain Pass Rare Earth Mine in Mountain Pass, California (MP Materials image)

AI-focused ‘hackathons’ to kick off early next year as White House moves to strengthen US supply chains

AI

(Northrop Grumman rendering)

Space Development Agency completes first space-to-ground Link 16 transmission

Space

Notional graphic of Resilient MW/MT MEO Epoch 1 Space Vehicles (Millennium graphic)

Space Force MEO missile-warning satellites pass critical design review

Space

Lt. Gen. Michael Guetlein, SSC commander, shares why innovation and collaboration between acquisition and operations professionals is critical in today’s great power competition, before naming 2023 Space Systems Command Fight Tonight winner during the Space Force Ball, Nov. 17 in Beverly Hills, Calif. (U.S. Space Force Photo by Van Ha)

Space Force funds 3 projects from second annual ‘Fight Tonight’ innovation competition

Space

A U.S. Marine Corps Low Altitude Air Defense (LAAD) Basic Gunner Course student assigned to the LAAD Training Section, Air Control Training Squadron, Marine Corps Communications-Electronics School fires an FIM-92 Stinger missile aboard Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, July 16, 2021. The purpose of the exercise was to certify entry level LAAD students to fire the FIM-92 Stinger missile, a graduation prerequisite before moving to the Fleet Marine Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Colton Brownlee)

Ursa Major tackles US solid rocket motor shortage with 3D printing

Weapons

The Ground-Based Electro-Optical Deep Space Surveillance System is responsible for tracking thousands of objects in space. The telescope is positioned at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico. (Image credit: U.S. Air Force, Tech. Sgt. David Salanitri)

Space Force taking ‘cautious approach’ to AI, cyber officer says

AI

U.S. Northern Command Commander U.S. Air Force Gen. Glen D. VanHerck speaks during a press briefing about the completed global information dominance experiment (GIDE) 3, at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., July 28, 2021. (DoD photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Brittany A. Chase)

Northcom chief sounds alarm over ‘unknowns’ in cyber domain

Cyber

CCA concept art (Boeing image)

Kendall: CCA drones will be ‘complementary’ to Pentagon’s Replicator initiative

Emerging Tech