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U.S. Marines with Echo Company, 2d Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, and soldiers with the United Arab Emirates’ Presidential Guard, conduct a simulated force-on-force for the final exercise of Unit Enhancement Training 2-25 on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Oct. 29, 2025. The FINEX consisted of a series of combined arms offensive and counter-insurgency operations at the platoon level, enhancing the proficiency, tactical readiness, and interoperability between the Marine Corps and foreign partners. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Judith Ann Lazaro)

U.S. military forms first bilateral AI task force with United Arab Emirates

Task Force Talon Synapse is slated to soon be fully operational, but some observers question its ultimate value.

By Brandi Vincent

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Brien Disbro, a crew chief assigned to the174th Attack Wing, performs post-flight maintenance on an MQ-9 Reaper on Mar. 10, 2025 at Springfield-Beckley Air National Guard Base in Springfield, Ohio. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Shane Hughes)

Air Force to begin concept refinement of MQ-9 replacement by end of year

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By Mikayla Easley

A Marine Corps V-22 Osprey evacuates casualties during a mock raid on Marine Corps Outlying Field Oak Grove, April 24, 2024. (U.S. Marine Corps photos by Lance Cpl. Matthew Williams)

After 20 years of deployment, Marine Corps receives final Osprey amid upgrades and some flight-hour restrictions

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Marine commandos aim to automate armories with computer vision, other tech

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Air Force asserts B-52 modernization remains on cost and schedule following June crash

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Redacted watchdog report spotlights Navy staffing strains impacting undersea surveillance

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After Valiant Shield exercise, PACAF commander says he’s ‘impressed’ with Australia’s Ghost Bat drone program

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DIU’s first active-duty military deputy wants to help U.S. forces meet future fights ‘with swagger’

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Special Tactics Airmen assigned to the 24th Special Operations Wing secure an airfield during exercise Emerald Warrior 2024 at Cannon Air Force Base, New Mexico, March 1, 2024. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Stephen Pulter)

SOF community puts novel acquisition strategy to the test during Accelerator challenge

“Rather than just admiring the problem, this is a gated approach about beginning with smart, small bets rather than betting big right off the bat,” Derrick Anderson…

By Mikayla Easley

Lt. Gen. Kevin D. Admiral, Commanding General of the III Armored Corps and Fort Hood, recognized, awarded and visited with Soldiers in the 1st Air Cavalry Brigade on Fort Hood Texas, Sept. 23, 2025. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Hayden Epperley)

Pentagon announces Trump nominee to lead U.S. Army Europe and Africa

Army Lt. Gen. Kevin Admiral, currently commanding general of III Armored Corps, has been picked to command USAREUR-AF.

By Jon Harper

Oracle — The Oracle logo on an office building in Irvine, California. (REUTERS / Mike Blake via Getty Images)

Pentagon awards Oracle $7B agreement for consolidated software tools, licenses

The Enterprise Software Agreement consolidates all of the DOD's contracts with Oracle under a single contract vehicle.

By Mikayla Easley

President Donald Trump speaks with Secretary of War Pete Hegseth at the Pennsylvania Defense and Innovation Summit at U.S. Army War College on July 15, 2026 in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Trump authorizes use of AI for defense supply chain mapping

The president issued an EO this week on “Securing America’s Defense Supply Chains and Ensuring Domestic Acquisition of Critical Materials."

By Jon Harper

ONR launching ‘research by AI’ initiative as it looks to speed the delivery of cutting-edge tech to the fleet

By Jon Harper

Pentagon’s next APFIT round will prioritize tech that ‘can be made cheaply at scale’

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Northrop Grumman launches in-space servicing satellites for life-extension missions

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Pentagon adds ‘bombers’ to Drone Dominance Program

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Latest Guard-led Cyber Shield exercise is focused on protecting the power sector, including OT

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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)

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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

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Navy specialists discuss resurgence of U.S. submarine production during GDIT’s ‘Battlespace of the Future’ summit. (Scoop News Group photo) — Navy specialists discuss resurgence of U.S. submarine production during GDIT’s ‘Battlespace of the Future’ summit. Panelists include Department of Navy Deputy Director Stefanie Link (center), General Dynamics Electric Boat’s Sr. Manager for Navy Programs, Tom Callender (left), and VP, Attack Submarine Program, Dave Roberts. (Scoop News Group photo)

How technology and acquisition reform are propelling Navy submarine production

A JUMP 20-X is displayed prior to takeoff during a flight launch at Service Level Training Exercise 4-26 on Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, July 16, 2026. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Alexis French)

Marine regiment tests AeroVironment’s JUMP 20-X system for the first time, but faces lack of Group 3 drone operators

U.S. Coast Guard Crew members assigned to Sentinel-class Fast Response Cutter USCGC Emlen Tunnell (WPC 1145) man their battle stations as the cutter prepares for a live-fire exercise while transiting the South China Sea, June 6, 2026. The Coast Guard Expeditionary Cutter Squadron is a deployable force of Fast Response Cutters with organic command, logistics and support capabilities, enabling sustained forward operations from partner nation locations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Dakota L. David)

Coast Guard issues RFI as it considers arming vessels with high-energy lasers

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Anduril unveils Thunder attack helicopter, a new loyal wingman drone

Navy corpsmen and medical officers from across the II Marine Expeditionary Force get hands-on with a TBI assessment device during an end-user touchpoint at the Tactical Medicine Training Center, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, June 30, 2026. (Defense Health Agency Photo by T. T. Parish/Released)

Military services leaning into handheld blood testing devices to diagnose TBIs

Artist rendering of Conventional Prompt Strike (Lockheed Martin mage)

GAO: Lockheed Martin struggling to build Navy hypersonic missile at scale

U.S. military medical personnel conduct training exercises at the medical facility in Camp Bondsteel, operated by U.S. troops on October 14, 2025 in Ferizaj, Kosovo. (Photo by Pierre Crom/Getty Images)

DOD selects Accenture to investigate ‘existential supply chain vulnerability’ threatening military medicine

A pilot assigned to the 1st Special Operations Wing flies an AC-130J Ghostrider during a live fire training mission near Hurlburt Field, Florida, Dec. 12, 2025. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Samantha Rossi)

Air commandos seek ‘SOF-peculiar’ attack drones with automatic target recognition capabilities

Department of Defense Chief Information Officer Kirsten Davies delivers remarks at a CIO town hall at the Mark Center, Alexandria Va., Feb. 10, 2026. (DoD photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Alexander Kubitza)

Pentagon task force to review CMMC hits the ground running

A M1A2 Abrams Main Battle Tank, assigned to 1st Battalion, 37th Armored Regiment, 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, navigates the rugged terrain during maneuvers at the National Training Center in Fort Irwin, California, April 30, 2025. (U.S. Army Photo by Staff Sgt. Felix Mena)

Army’s heavy units face counter-drone capability gaps

A SpaceX Falcon 9 launches SDA’s next batch of Tranche 1 transport layer satellites (Credit: SpaceX)

SDA resumes satellite launch campaign following months-long pause, tech issues

U.S. Sailors render honors for Acting Secretary of the Navy Hung Cao during an installation visit at Naval Air Station Sigonella, Sicily, May 4, 2026. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Joey Rolfe)

SECNAV Hung Cao unveils plan for Navy to ‘out-learn and out-fight any adversary’ with AI

Screenshot from video released by Anduril depicting a missile shot from its YFQ-44A Collaborative Combat Aircraft.

Air Force reaches CCA milestone with live-firing of missile from Anduril’s robotic fighter jet

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