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Pentagon announces more than $500M in new procurements for APFIT program, including software

The initiative aims to speed the delivery of new tech to the services and combatant commands.

By Jon Harper

U.S. Soldiers assigned to the 173rd Mobile Brigade Combat Team train during the African Lion 26 capstone event at Cap Draa, Tan-Tan, Morocco, May 8, 2026. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Christopher Sanchez)

Africom, Morocco to establish new tech-focused training and experimentation center for counterterrorism operations

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SDA awards $1.75B in deals for additional Golden Dome missile tracking sats

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Aerial view of the Pentagon building in Arlington, Va., on Wednesday, October 22, 2025. (Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

What the Pentagon’s new post-quantum cryptography directive means for defense contractors

The Defense Department wants to introduce PQC requirements into the CMMC program, but experts warn industry and the underlying technology is far from ready.

By Mikayla Easley

Tactical Resupply Vehicle-150s take flight during a Driving Innovation and Realistic Training event within the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Alison Strout)

DARPA gearing up for heavy-lift drone competition

DARPA’s Lift Challenge is scheduled to take place Aug. 2-9 at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force in Dayton, Ohio.

By Jon Harper

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Pentagon awards deals for laser weapons that could shoot down drone swarms

Defense officials have long-touted the benefits of directed energy systems such as their high-speed engagement, low cost-per-shot and deep magazines.

By Jon Harper

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Pentagon opens application window for paid cyber apprenticeships

The initiative comes as the Pentagon faces challenges in competing with the private sector to hire established cyber experts.

By Jon Harper

NATO announces Protected Business Network contract with Accenture

By Jon Harper

GAO: Pentagon’s hypersonic programs grappling with schedule constraints, production woes

By Mikayla Easley

Navy launches next-gen undersea security initiative

By Jon Harper

DIU reshaping its tech priorities and portfolio teams under new leadership

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Marine Corps establishes robotics integration group for drone and counter-drone training

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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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Turning defense workforce data into mission readiness

By James Herubin

Tech specialists discuss modern, adaptive solutions that work regardless of connectivity at GDIT’s ‘Battlespace of the Future’ summit. Panelists include, from left: Scoop News Group’s Billy Mitchell, Navy’s Michael Frank, Air Force’s Julianne Lefebvre, and GDIT’s Ben Gianni. (Scoop News Group photo)

Defense leaders are redefining what it means to operate at the edge

By Scoop News Group

IT experts from Defense Intelligence Agency and GDIT discuss AI modernization — Defense Intelligence Agency CIO E.P. Mathew (right), speaking with GDIT SVP Aaron Bedrowski, discusses DIA’s shift to policy-driven, data-centric computing environments, during GDIT’s ‘Battlespace of the Future’ summit. (Scoop News Group photo)

How the Defense Intelligence Agency is fast-tracking data and AI modernization

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Stop building custom IT: A smarter approach to tech adoption in the defense sector

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Navy Capt. JJ Murawski on scaling autonomous systems for the fleet

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DOW’s Robert Mantz talks autonomous delivery and logistics resilience

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Army Lt. Col. William Taylor on building trust in autonomous systems

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Podcasts

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

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Pentagon awards $500M contract for counter-drone tech to AeroVironment

U.S. Air Force airmen, U.S. Space Force guardians, and industry partners participate in the Department of the Air Force’s Multi-Decision Advantage Sprint for Human-Machine Teaming experiment led by the Advanced Battle Management System Cross-Functional Team in partnership with the Air Force Research Lab, the U.S. Space Force, and the 805th Combat Training Squadron, in Las Vegas, Nev., May 13, 2026. This user-producer co-creation environment allows operators to provide immediate feedback to developers, significantly accelerating the software development cycle for the joint force. (The image has been cropped to focus on the subjects.) (U.S. Air Force photo by Deb Henley)

Air Force, Space Force combine multiple AI tools in latest battle management experiment

An F/A-18 launches an Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile Extended Range (AARGM-ER)during test event Jan. 12 at Point Mugu Sea Range in California. (U.S. Navy photo)

Navy seeks new radar-killer missiles

U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth hosts a drone demonstration at the Pentagon, July 10, 2025. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Alondra Y. Lopez Gonzalez)

Hegseth realigning DOD’s scattered unmanned and autonomy work under new drone boss

Anduril’s Menace is seen during AWS Summit Washington on June 30, 2026 in Washington, DC. (Photo Source: AWS)

AWS, Anduril debut new tactical data center offering listed on DOD’s cloud marketplace

Newly minted Software Operations Technicians gather for a photo following a Warrant Officer Candidate School graduation at Fort Rucker, Ala., June 10, 2026. Pictured are: WO1 Jesus Ambrocio, WO1 Jacob Gaskill, WO1 Samuel Ross, WO1 Bruce Black, WO1 Rico Scott, WO1 DJ Barroga and WO1 John Rodriguez, (U.S. Army photo by WO1 Natalie Magnuson)

After ‘hemorrhaging talent,’ the Army created a path for NCOs to become software warrant officers, graduating first batch

The Army Uncrewed Aircraft Systems Project Management Office, in collaboration with the U.S. Special Operations Command, executed a successful flight demonstration involving the first launch of the Air-Launched, Tube-Integrated Unmanned System (Altius) 700 air vehicle on Dec. 3, 2023, at Fort Campbell, Kentucky. (Army photo by Daniel Henke)

SOCOM interested in developing long-range kamikaze drones

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Trump administration announces ‘War Force’ effort

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Overland AI lands Pentagon contract to produce autonomous ground vehicles for Marine Corps

U.S. Transportation Command is headquartered at Scott AFB, Illinois. As one of 11 combatant commands, U.S. Transportation Command exists as a warfighting command to project and sustain combat power. (Photo Source: U.S. Transportation Command)

Transcom seeks partners to study autonomous, cargo-moving drone boats for future ops

U.S. Marines with III Marine Expeditionary Force evaluate equipment readiness on the Medium-Range Intercept Capability system on Mason Range, Guam, June 24, 2026 in support of VALIANT SHIELD 2026. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance. Cpl Benjamin Catindig)

III MEF integrates MRIC surface-to-air defense system during Pacific exercise

A “command post node” run by the 4th Infantry Division during exercise Ivy Mass at the the Piñon Canyon Maneuver Site, Colorado, May 12, 2026. (DefenseScoop photo by Drew F. Lawrence).

Hiding in the spectrum: Inside the Army’s race to make the command post disappear

U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to the 1st Space Brigade on Fort Carson, Colorado Springs, Colo., conduct a training exercise sweep of their assigned area on May 25, 2021. The training revolved around timely assembly of space related assets in unknown locations and the teams coordination, communication and combat training throughout the process. (Photo by Staff Sgt. Dennis Hoffman)

Army establishes new branch dedicated to space operations

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