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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

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

Tech

By Jon Harper

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

AI

By Jon Harper

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

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

By Jon Harper
Pentagon adds ‘bombers’ to Drone Dominance Program

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

By Mikayla Easley
Pentagon investigating mysterious UAP event reported by the Navy near Virginia’s coast

By Brandi Vincent

Popular Stories

Arkansas Army National Guard Chief Warrant Officer 2 Robert Ellison, assigned to the 179th Cyber Protection Team, participates in the Capture the Flag event during Cyber Shield 2026 at the Professional Education Center in Little Rock, Ark., July 17, 2026. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Spc. Brooke Kentler/Released)

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

More than 1,000 troops and civilian experts are participating in the event.

By Jon Harper

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

The 2nd Marine Regiment relied on the system’s vendor to employ the drone because the unit lacked trained operators.

By Drew F. Lawrence

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

Primary “targets of interest” that the service might want to zap include aerial and maritime drones.

By Jon Harper

Credit: Anduril

Anduril unveils Thunder attack helicopter, a new loyal wingman drone

Anduril believes Thunder could serve as a loyal wingman platform for the Army's helicopter fleet, including the AH-64 Apache and the next-gen MV-75 Cheyenne II.

By Mikayla Easley

Military services leaning into handheld blood testing devices to diagnose TBIs

By Drew F. Lawrence

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

By Mikayla Easley

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

By Brandi Vincent

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

By Jon Harper

Pentagon task force to review CMMC hits the ground running

By Billy Mitchell

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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)

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

By Scoop News Group

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From job descriptions to skills intelligence

By Christina Dance Damon Harvey

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

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

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

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

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

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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

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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 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

A target is hit by a first-person view small unmanned aircraft system strike during an FPV sUAS live fire demonstration at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Jan. 29, 2026. I Marine Expeditionary Force, in partnership with Defense Innovation Unit, evaluated fiber-optic drones for use in signal-degraded environments. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Joshua Bustamante)

In its next chapter, DIU aims to reduce the military’s ‘cost per kill’

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

AMDT3 concept graphic (Credit: L3Harris)

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

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DOD halts cybersecurity requirements for CMMC Phase 2: ‘The math just simply doesn’t math’

Corsair ASV (Image credit: Saronic)

U.S. military uses Corsair maritime drones to attack Iran

Flags of Cuba and the United States fly outside the US Embassy along the Malecon in Havana on June 18, 2026. (Photo by Pablo PORCIUNCULA / AFP via Getty Images)

Pentagon disburses Havana Syndrome compensation, rebrands team focused on ‘Directed Energy Bio-Effects’

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

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

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