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U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a news conference in James S. Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House on April 06, 2026 in Washington, DC. President Trump spoke about the successful military mission to rescue a weapons systems officer whose F-15E Strike Eagle was shot down in Iran. (Photo by Kyle Mazza/Anadolu via Getty Images)

U.S. deployed ‘armada’ with more than 150 aircraft to recover downed aviator in Iran

Gen. Dan Caine said American search-and-rescue personnel in Iran were protected overhead by tactical drones, strike aircraft and other assets.

By Brandi Vincent

YFQ-42A (Photo courtesty of GA-ASI)

Air Force wants almost $1B to buy first CCA drones in 2027

Weapons

By Mikayla Easley

The Textron Advanced Reconnaissance Vehicle 30 mm Cannon (ARV-30) prototype conducts open water testing at Camp Pendleton, CA earlier this year. (U.S. Marine Corps photo)

Marine Corps fuels high-stakes competition for its Advanced Reconnaissance Vehicle with new deals

Tech

By Drew F. Lawrence

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Pentagon requests more than $20B for strategic capital loan program in 2027

By Jon Harper
Feinberg’s new Maven directive sets AI-enabled decision-making as ‘the cornerstone’ for CJADC2

By Brandi Vincent
Chandra Donelson departs as Space Force CDAO

By Mikayla Easley
Hegseth ousts Gen. George as Army chief of staff

By Drew F. Lawrence
Army tests autonomous strike drone featuring AI-enabled targeting capabilities

By Mikayla Easley

Popular Stories

Marc Andersen: The CFO Fueling the Army’s Transformation

Anderson discusses how he's trying to inject fiscal agility from his deep private sector experience into the Army's budget.

By Jon Harper

US President Donald Trump leaves after announcing the US Navy’s new Golden Fleet initiative, unveiling a new class of warships, at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida, on December 22, 2025. (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP via Getty Images)

Trump’s 2027 budget request includes more than $65B for Navy shipbuilding

The budget proposal includes initial funding for a new class of battleships.

By Jon Harper

U.S. Space Force Guardians assigned to Space Delta 5 monitor computer workstations Dec. 18, 2025, at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif. (Photo by David Dozoretz)

Space Force using ‘integrated test teams’ to speed up capability delivery

“One of the things that we’re doing is, we’re kind of combining [developmental testing] and [operational testing],” Lt. Gen. Douglass Schiess said.

By Mikayla Easley

(L-R) Andrew Evans, Mark Nehmer and Col. Aaron Stevenson discuss the adoption of commercial tech and more during a panel at MongoDB’s Public Sector Summit. (FedScoop photo)

Defense agencies are bullish on commercial tech, but shortcomings persist

“Commercial first is vitally important," said the Army's Andrew Evans. But it "also has some challenges, too."

By Billy Mitchell

Navy looking to emulate signals on maritime drones to train systems for Pacific Fleet

By Jon Harper

Saronic asks court to halt Navy O&S contract for small maritime drones, LCS mission modules

By Brandi Vincent

Army taps industry for sensor tech to help assess impacts of blasts on troops

By Drew F. Lawrence

Commanders now responsible for cybersecurity training after Army cuts online course requirement to once every 5 years

By Drew F. Lawrence

Pentagon eyes ‘more and more bunkers’ and other tech to shield troops in Operation Epic Fury

By Brandi Vincent

Insights

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Why fixing the personnel action process is key to workforce readiness

By Annamary Holbrook

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Why configuration is the foundation of modern federal systems

By Annamary Holbrook

From data overload to operational advantage

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Building a future-ready federal workforce

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Videos

Varonis’ AJ Forysiak on aligning data strategy with operational efficiency

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Splunk’s Mick Baccio talks real-time visibility for defense preparedness

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Rubrik’s Travis Rosiek on why rapid recovery matters in cyber defense

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Broadcom’s Mike Krafft on the role of hybrid cloud in defense readiness

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Podcasts

Mike Madsen: Institutionalizing defense innovation — from inside and out

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Preston Stewart: War in the Age of Drones and YouTube

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A SpaceX Falcon 9 transporter mission launches with three NGA CubeSats onboard (Credit: SpaceX)

NGA launches 3 CubeSats to test improvements in geomagnetic data collection

SES Keith Hardiman. (U.S. Air Force photo by Eric Dietrich)

Keith Hardiman appointed deputy CIO for Air Force, Space Force

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Robert Baldwin and Staff Sgt. Jacob Olsen, combat engineers with the 744th Engineer Company assigned to Joint Task Force-Southern Border, drive a M1301 Infantry Squad Vehicle (ISV) during driver’s training near Del Rio, Texas, Jan. 14, 2026. The ISV can rapidly move up to nine soldiers and their equipment across rough terrain, enhancing mobility over different landscapes. (Dept. of War Courtesy Photo)

Army looking to add mobile C2 capabilities onto Infantry Squad Vehicles

The L3Harris-built Navigation Technology Satellite-3 (NTS-3) satellite launched on a United Launch Alliance Vulcan rocket Aug. 12 from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. NTS-3 will be used for a variety of experiments to include testing on-orbit, next-generation technologies that assist warfighters in contested environments. (L3Harris photo.)

Space Force mitigating impacts to programs amid grounding of Vulcan rocket

Seahawk, a Medium Unmanned Surface Vessel (MUSV) prototype, departs Naval Base Point Loma, California, Aug. 6, 2025. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Robert Zahn)

Navy creating new marketplace for maritime drones as it looks to ‘surge capacity’ for Golden Fleet

U.S. Army Civilian Career booth at 2023 BEYA Career Fair in National Harbor, Maryland Feb. 10, 2023. (Army photo).

Army gives some civilian employees days to accept reassignments, separations or face involuntary moves amid force-wide rebalancing effort

Concept interior of a data center (Getty Images)

Army picks companies to build commercial data centers at Fort Bliss, Dugway Proving Ground

An aerial view of the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., May 15, 2023. (DoD photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. John Wright)

A policy gap is threatening the Pentagon’s AI innovation pipeline

On February 12, 2025, the U.S. Army successfully executed two Precision Strike Missile (PrSM) Increment 1 engagements during a flight test at White Sands Missile Range. The missiles, launched from a High Mobility Artillery Rocket System, commonly known as HIMARS, were evaluated as part of ongoing efforts to enhance the Army’s long-range precision strike capability. (Photo by Darrell Ames)

DOD inks agreement with Lockheed Martin aimed at accelerating Precision Strike Missile production

An Anvil drone interceptor launches from its platform in response to a drone threat during an exercise at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., Oct. 24, 2025. The Anvil is an autonomous drone that, when prompted by an operated, can detect, track and classify a threat, and, if required, mitigate the threat with a non-kinetic, low-collateral defeat option. The fly-away kit, shown here, includes the Anvil launch box, mobile sentry trailer; two Wisp wide-area infrared systems; two Pulsar electromagnetic warfare systems; and command-and-control software called Lattice. (Department of Defense photo by John Ingle)

U.S. military reveals more details about drone incursions at strategic base

Kirsten Davies testifies during a hearing held by the Senate Armed Services Committee September 18, 2025 in Washington, DC. Davies was nominated to be the Chief Information Officer for the Department of Defense. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

Pentagon wants greater visibility into cloud spending with JWCC Next overhaul

(U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Barry Loo)

‘The fight is on’ as top cyber officials try to revamp the military’s digital workforce

A soldier assigned to 1st Cavalry Division uses a drone on the Hunter/Killer lane during the U.S. Army Best Drone Warfighter Competition on Feb. 18, 2026, in Huntsville, Alabama. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Michelle Lessard-Terry)

Army launches drone marketplace developed in partnership with Amazon

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