DefenseScoop | Breaking US Military Tech News, Modern Defense News

(Getty Images)

DIA’s artificial intelligence chief envisions ‘agent-to-agents’ interactions that support military operations

"That's where this is going,” Maj. Gen. Robert Kinney said.

By Jon Harper

Army Staff Sgt. Kristopher Runyon, assigned to Joint Task Force-Southern Border, aims a Dronebuster Counter-Small Unmanned Aircraft System (C-sUAS) during a patrol along the Rio Grande River near Eagle Pass, Texas, June 14, 2025. (U.S. Army photo by Pvt. Adrianna Douglas)

Top Northcom general adds to drumbeat of warnings about weak drone defenses in the homeland

Tech

By Drew F. Lawrence

Double exposure photograph of the Palantir artificial intelligence logo and of a computer binary code at Kerlouan in Brittany in France on May 14 2026. (Photo by Vincent Feuray / Hans Lucas / AFP via Getty Images)

Pentagon’s nascent BOND program informed Feinberg’s new ‘Funding Palantir’ memo

Tech

By Brandi Vincent

Featured on DefenseScoop

Centcom creates first ‘multinational’ attack drone task force after months of war with Iran

By Drew F. Lawrence
Space Force taps 5 companies for Space Data Network connectivity demos

By Mikayla Easley
Guetlein: Golden Dome in jeopardy due to 2027 funding uncertainty

By Mikayla Easley
Pentagon’s S&T boss touts early benefits of re-org, including ‘virtuous cycles of collaboration’

By Brandi Vincent
Air Force explores AI tools to predict aircraft failures, strengthen sustainment

By Mikayla Easley

Popular Stories

Scouts with the 4th Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, fly a Rogue 1 drone by Teledyne FLIR Defense during Project Convergence Capstone 6 at Fort Irwin, California, July 22, 2026. (DefenseScoop photo by Drew F. Lawrence).

More reach, more to carry, more to learn: How soldiers wrestled with drones in the Mojave Desert

Project Convergence Capstone 6 produced lessons that soldiers measured in capability, reliability, weight and the oppressive desert conditions that pervaded all of it.

By Drew F. Lawrence

The DF-17 hypersonic medium range conventional ballistic missile model was exhibited at the Hangzhou Innovation Research Institute of Beihang University in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China on May 10, 2026. (Photo credit: CFOTO/Future Publishing via Getty Images)

MDA pursuing mobile radar to detect and track hypersonic missiles, other advanced threats

The Forward-Based Mode (FBM) Radar Next initiative aims to prototype the technology.

By Jon Harper

Army ManTech, a member of the Joint Defense Manufacturing Technology Panel (JDMTP), exhibited innovative smart fabrics at the Pentagon, July 8, 2025. (DOD Photo by Rebecca War/DVIDS)

New DOD innovation hub will confront ‘unacceptable vulnerabilities’ in production of military fabrics

The Pentagon is standing up its ninth Manufacturing Innovation Institute in North Carolina.

By Brandi Vincent

Concept art for the Hypersonic Attack Cruise Missile (HACM). (Image courtesy of Raytheon Technologies)

DARPA looking to develop ‘foundation’ of next-generation hypersonic missile work

Along with vehicle designs, the Next Generation Hypersonic Cruise Missile effort is interested in emerging capabilities and innovative test-and-evaluation technologies.

By Mikayla Easley

Marine Corps awards Epirus $11M for high-powered microwave program, company says

By Drew F. Lawrence

War Data Platform integration plans under scrutiny as DOD hustles to weaponize AI

By Brandi Vincent

Army attempting to cut tech-testing wait times down to 30 days through base access, scheduling website

By Drew F. Lawrence

Marine Corps tees up hackathon featuring GenAI.mil

By Jon Harper

Congress confirms Schiess as third-ever chief of space operations

By Mikayla Easley

Insights

Participants discuss how emerging tech can drive breakthroughs in lethality at GDIT’s ‘Battlespace of the Future’ summit. Panelists include, from left: DefenseScoop Editor-in-Chief Jon Harper, General Dynamics Ordnance & Tactical Systems’ Chris Haynes, Army Lt. Col. William Taylor, Army’s Bhavanjot Singh, Marine Corps Col. Matthew Ritchie, and Rep. Patrick Harrigan (NC-10). (Scoop News Group photo)

How adaptive weapons and trusted autonomy are reshaping the future of fires

By Scoop News Group

Getty Images

From job descriptions to skills intelligence

By Christina Dance Damon Harvey

How defense organizations can close zero trust’s file security gap

By Scoop News Group

Participants discuss the need to prioritize the development of operating systems that more easily integrate with common command-and-control networks at GDIT’s ‘Battlespace of the Future’ summit. Panelists include, from left: Scoop News Group’s Billy Mitchell, Army Brig. Gen. Anthony Gibbs, Marine Corps Col. Jeremy “Hank” Hester, Navy Capt. JJ Murawski, and General Dynamics Land Systems’ Bill Tecos. (Scoop News Group photo)

Defense industry shifts procurement model to speed drone deployment

By Scoop News Group

Videos

Security involves more than checking boxes; it’s about accelerating defense innovation

By Scoop News Group

GDIT’s Erik Pittman talks speed and security in high-risk battlespaces

By Scoop News Group

GDIT’s John Sahlin on preparing forces for AI-enabled operations

By Scoop News Group

GDIT’s Matt Hayden on acquiring mission-critical tech at greater speed

By Scoop News Group

Podcasts

Rob Lehman: Reflections on the Saronic-Powered Rescue Mission in the Strait of Hormuz

By Billy Mitchell

Lt. Gen. Jeth Rey: From the US Virgin Islands to Leading the Army’s Data-Centric Battlefield Transformation

Mikey Dickerson: Crisis Engineering

By Billy Mitchell

Brandon Pugh: The Army’s Cyber and Kinetic Missions are Converging

By Billy Mitchell

The Latest

A Marine assigned to Wounded Warrior Battalion West as a recovering service member uses an artificial intelligence (AI) tool for resume writing during aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Feb. 26, 2026. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Anthony C. Ramsey Jr.)

Marine Corps will hold AI ‘hackathon’ to prototype tools for training, education

U.S. Air Force F-16 Falcons from Ellington Field, Texas, receive fuel from a U.S. Air Force KC-135 from the 117th Air Refueling Wing, Alabama on June 13, 2023. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Nicholas Faddis.)

Portfolio executives describe changing roles as Air Force completes acquisition overhaul

A plane flies over The Pentagon (front) with the US Capitol (C, background) in Washington, DC, on January 11, 2024. (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP via Getty Images)

Navy considers relocating robotic and autonomous systems staff amid broader portfolio restructuring

An American flag is flown outside of the Pentagon, headquarters for the United States Department of Defense on July 29, 2026 in Arlington, Virginia. (Photo by Kevin Carter/Getty Images)

Pentagon appoints new Maven Smart System program director in fresh push for C2 integration

Rachel Kinard, Air Force Test Pilot School director of research, and Lt. Col. Philip Downing, 370th Flight Test Squadron commander, depart for a HAVE HEAT test mission at Edwards Air Force Base, California, April 16, 2026. Leveraging Lockheed Martin’s Infrared Search and Track Legion Pod, during the HAVE HEAT program, the X-62 VISTA platform demonstrated the ability of AI agents to ingest live infrared sensor data, directing the X-62 to autonomously intercept an airborne target in real time. (U.S. Air Force photo by Lindsey Iniguez)

Air Force expands autonomous flight tests with live, AI-enabled intercepts

The Salesforce corporate logo is displayed at the top of their building in midtown Manhattan, seen from the 86th floor observation deck of the Empire State Building on April 30, 2026, in New York City. (Photo by Gary Hershorn/Getty Images)

Salesforce previews plans to deliver newly authorized ‘AI agents’ across DOD

(Getty Images)

Space Force awards $615M in deals for second batch of aircraft-tracking satellites

U.S. CENTRAL COMMAND AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (Jan. 26, 2026) A mine-resistant ambush protected (MRAP) vehicle equipped with a mobile-low, slow, small-unmanned aircraft integrated defeat system (M-LIDS) launcher fires a counter-unmanned aerial system at a fixed wing target during a training exercise in Bahrain. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Iain Page)

Army seeks next-gen missile that could shoot down small drones for less than $150K a pop

The Defense Information Systems Agency building complex at Fort Meade, Md., Jan. 2, 2013. (DoD photo by Thomas L. Burton/Released)

DISA seeks industry input on CommandNet migration following GAO protest

U.S. Air Force Airmen attach balloons to a drone during an X4 and SMASH 2000L Systems Firing Qualification at Camp Guernsey Joint Training Center’s North Training Area, Wyoming, May 15, 2026. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Michael A. Richmond)

Pentagon’s counter-drone hub picked software startup Kaizen to develop c-UAS marketplace for $15M

The PAC-3 MSE is a highly sought-after air defense munition due to its advanced capabilities and versatility. (Official U.S. Army photo)

Pentagon inks $3B framework agreement for Patriot, THAAD components

A sign is seen at the entrance to US Army facility Fort Leavenworth in Leavenworth, Kansas, on May 16, 2017. (NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP via Getty Images)

Pentagon exploring AI to monitor military inmates’ phone calls

U.S. service members and civilian contractors with CACI work at the operations center during the SkyValor Operational Demonstration at Cannon Air Defense Complex in Yuma, Arizona, May 13, 2026. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Sarah E. Foster)

Pentagon’s counter-drone task force inks $500M contract for SkyValor ‘detect and defeat’ system after border testing

Upcoming Events

Sep 15 2026

Federal Cyber Defense Breakfast

Ritz-Carlton, Pentagon City

Sep 21 2026

Defense Tech Week

Washington, D.C.

Sep 22 2026

DefenseTalks

Ritz-Carlton, Pentagon City

Oct 13 2026

Rubrik Public Sector Summit: Building Resilience for the AI Era

Virtual Event

Nov 5 2026

Threat Response Forum

Ritz-Carlton, Pentagon City