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U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Christian Gillham, a mortarman and team leader with 3rd Littoral Combat Team, 3rd Marine Littoral Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, flies a first-person view unmanned aircraft system for a long-range simulated strike during the Marine Corps Attack Drone Competition at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, Aug. 11, 2026. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Joshua Barker)

Marine Corps bets on techy, but human-centric ground warfare for next 15 years

The service released a new strategic blueprint called Ground Combat Element 2040.

By Drew F. Lawrence

Director of Golden Dome for America (GDA) Gen. Mike Guetlein and Vice Director for GDA Lt. Gen. Brian Gibson receive a briefing on the Lower Tier Air and Missile Defense Sensor (LTAMDS) at North Field, Andersen Air Force Base, July 16, 2026. LTAMDS is the U.S. Army’s next-generation 360-degree air and missile defense radar designed to detect and track advanced ballistic, hypersonic, cruise missile and airborne threats. (U.S. Navy photo by William J. Busby III)

Initial Golden Dome tests focused on C2, software

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Sonu Shankar appointed as Pentagon principal deputy CIO

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NETCOM Commanding General Maj. Gen. Jacqueline D. McPhail (right) also participated in “AI, ADOCs, and All Things Cyber” discussion at the annual TechNet Augusta conference. (Army photo)

Before Iran war, Army NETCOM transferred network and C2 services between theaters for first time

The point, according to the NETCOM commander, was so that “theaters in crisis can focus on the crisis, and theaters outside of that crisis can focus on…

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U.S. Navy Sailors assigned to Patrol and Reconnaissance (VP) 26 prepare to load a Mark 54 lightweight torpedo onto a P-8A Poseidon on Kadena Air Base, Japan, June 5, 2026. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class William Bennett IV)

Navy seeks to prototype air-launched torpedo system for Silent Anvil program

SAA-LT is billed as a next-generation “standoff delivery system” for anti-submarine warfare.

By Jon Harper

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman John Ives, 90th Ground Combat Training Squadron defender, pilots 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. The drone carried balloon targets to help operators practice acquiring, tracking and engaging simulated aerial threats. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Michael A. Richmond)

One year in, America’s counter-drone task force still has ‘a ton of work to do’

JIATF-401 leaders met to discuss inroads made and what’s next as pressure mounts to mitigate domestic UAS threats.

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Acting Secretary of the Navy Hung Cao boards Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62) to observe Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) rigging and extrication training on Aug. 6, 2026. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class August Clawson)

Navy boss launches defense industrial base office

Andrew Magliochetti has been appointed deputy assistant secretary of the Navy for the defense industrial base.

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U.S. military gearing up for unmanned ground vehicle demo

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U.S. military to host directed energy ‘shoot-off’ amid governmentwide counter-drone push

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Army wants fast AI cybersecurity agents that won’t run up token costs or create new vulnerabilities

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Navy secretary warns of ‘coordinated, multi-domain’ campaign against personnel and installations

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DIU tries to transition tech to the frontlines faster with launch of new Bridge Program

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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)

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U.S. Army Capt. Alex Bayer, mechanized infantry company commander in the 4th Infantry Division, coordinates with her unit on a Next Generation Command and Control end-user device during Project Convergence-Capstone 6 (PC-C6) at Fort Irwin, California, July 24, 2026. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Nathan Arellano Tlaczani)

GAO warns information gaps could hinder Army’s battlefield network modernization plans

Lt. Gen. Christopher L. Eubank, Commanding General, U.S. Army Cyber Command, addresses students of the U.S. Army War College Distance Education Class of 2027 during the First Resident Course at the U.S. Army War College, Carlisle Barracks, PA, July 16, 2026.

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Assistant Secretary of Defense for Science and Technology Dr. Joseph S. Jewell participates in the Department of War Lab Day at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., May 5, 2026. (DOD photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Carson Croom)

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A static test of a sub-scale SRM design for X-Bow’s MDA interceptor. (Image credit: X-Bow Systems)

MDA awards X-Bow to develop low-cost interceptor

U.S. Marines with Intermediate Repair Company, 3rd Maintenance Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, prepare to test print on-the-move capabilities during Valiant Shield 26 on Camp Kinser, Okinawa, Japan, June 22, 2026. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Rachel Mason)

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Army Pfc. Eric Searcy, an electronic warfare specialist assigned to the 3rd Infantry Division, searches for electronic signals using a Terrestrial Layered System Manpack (TLS Manpack) during a field training exercise at Fort Stewart, Georgia, April 19, 2026. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Rakeem Carter)

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U.S. Army Green Berets assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne), survey the terrain during military mountaineering training as part of Exercise Diesel 26 at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico, Feb. 24, 2026. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Rhianna Ballenger)

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The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers USS Mahan (DDG 72), left, and USS Bainbridge (DDG 96) sail in formation as an F/A-18 Super Hornet, assigned to Carrier Air Wing Eight embarked aboard USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), descends on final approach to land on the aircraft carrier, Nov. 13, 2025. (Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Triniti Lersch)

Navy officially taps Barry Tanner as CIO

U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth (L) and Emil Michael (R), Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering, tour an exhibit of Multi-Domain Autonomous systems at the Pentagon July 16, 2025 in Arlington, Virginia. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

Pentagon probes 30 U.S. academic institutions for potential ties to adversaries

During the first Continuous Operational Learning and Test (COLT) mission at Camp Beauregard, LA, a Soldier from Sioux Company (Multi-Purpose Company), 3rd Brigade, 10th Mountain Division, leveraged the Soldier Borne Mission Command Surrogate (SBMC-S) system to communicate with fellow Soldiers. (U.S. Army photo by Zach Montanaro, PEO Soldier Public Affairs)

Anduril redesigns tech for Army’s Soldier Borne Mission Command program

Members of the Air Force and Ohio Air National Guard look at laptops during field prototype testing evaluation for the Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) Portable Command and Control Enclave (C2E). (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Shane Hughes).

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