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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Missile warning satellite rendering. (Raytheon image)

Space Force mitigating potential capability loss for MEO missile-tracking program after RTX’s exit

Space

Crews of the National Space Defense Center at provide threat-focused space domain awareness across the nation security space enterprise. The NSDC was originally established in 2015 as the Joint Interagency Combined Space Operations Center and was renamed in 2017 to more accurately reflect its mission. (U.S. Space Force photo by Kathryn Damon)

Space Force wants funding to expand commercial data analytics pilot program

Space

Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David Allvin speaks to Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force David Flosi on a C-130J Super Hercules aircraft during Bamboo Eagle 24-3, an Air Combat Command directed exercise, at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, Aug. 5, 2024. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Julian Atkins)

Air Force stands up ‘provisional’ Integrated Capabilities Command

Emerging Tech

Rendering of a L3Harris missile warning satellite (L3Harris image)

SDA evaluating future role in ‘niche’ space-based ISR missions

Space

Barracuda-500 (Anduril photo)

Anduril reveals new family of software-defined, autonomous cruise missiles

AI

Airmen from the 379th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron munitions flight load an AIM-120D Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile onto an F-15E Strike Eagle during an integrated combat turn training event at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, March 3, 2021. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Greg Erwin)

Air Force integrating AMRAAM weapons onto first batch of CCA drones

Weapons

Global data concept art. (Getty Images)

Space Force awards follow-on contract to scale terrestrial data transport system

Space

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Army implements generative AI platform to cArmy cloud environment

AI

U.S. Army Soldiers, assigned to the 6th Squadron, 8th Cavalry Regiment, and the Artificial Intelligence Integration Center, conduct drone test flights and software troubleshooting during Allied Spirit 24 at the Hohenfels Training Area, Joint Multinational Readiness Center, Germany, March 6, 2024. (U.S. Army photo by Micah Wilson)

Army continues refinement of software acquisition plans after industry criticism

Emerging Tech