Sec. Austin arrives in Tokyo, Japan on Dec. 8, 2024. (Photo by Brandi Vincent) On his last Indo-Pacific trip as SecDef, Austin will see ‘a lot of firsts’ in Japan Command-and-control progress updates, live technology demonstrations, and closed-door meetings with his top counterparts are on the agenda. By Brandi Vincent
U.S. Army soldiers trained closely with members of the Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force, or JGSDF, during Cyber Blitz 2019. (Photo by Edric Thompson) House and Senate defense committees agree on independent cyber force assessment Cyber By Mark Pomerleau
Undersecretary of Defense for Research and Engineering Heidi Shyu meets with Maj. Grover Smith of the Indiana National Guard during Technology Readiness Experimentation (T-REX) 2023 at Camp Atterbury, Indiana. (Defense Department photo). DOD to award $50M to accelerate development of emerging tech projects Emerging Tech By Mikayla Easley
AARO functioning at full operational capability as lawmakers prep for classified UAP briefing By Brandi Vincent
Navy’s Acting CTO, Justin Fanelli and Active CDO, Duncan McCaskill How the Navy is reducing workforce friction to improve mission outcomes
Sean Wohltman, Global Head of Cloud Geography, Google How the DOD protects national security interests by monitoring climate change
Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall testifies before the Senate Appropriations Committee on the fiscal year 2025 budget requests for the Department of the Air Force and Space Force, Dirksen Senate Office Building, Washington, D.C., April 9, 2024. (U.S. Air Force photo by Andy Morataya) Air Force punts NGAD fighter decision to Trump administration The department also plans to extend current contracts for technology maturation and risk reduction on the program “to further mature designs/systems while ensuring the industry teams remain… By Mikayla Easley
U.S. Marines assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 165 (Reinforced), 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, use an FIM-92 Stinger and a Light Marine Air Defense Integrated System to defend against unmanned aerial systems threats during a strait transit exercise aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4) in the Pacific Ocean, Jan. 12, 2024. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Joseph Helms) New classified plan seeks to unify DOD’s approach for countering enemy drones By Brandi Vincent
Lt. Kevin Kreutz, a shooter in the arresting gear officer’s pit, watches an EA-18G Growler from the “Shadowhawks” of Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 141 make an arrested landing on the flight deck of the U.S. Navy’s forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) in support of exercise Talisman Saber 2013. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Ramon G. Go/RELEASED) Raytheon wins follow-on Next Generation Jammer production contract By Mark Pomerleau
(U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Marisol Walker) How the Pentagon is moving to counter converging IT and OT threats By Brandi Vincent
Transforming federal and defense network infrastructure with new wireless technologies By Scoop News Group
(Source: Scoop News Group) Defense leaders on accelerating mission with AI and security By Scoop News Group
The latest on the Pentagon’s major cloud acquisition, the Joint Warfighting Cloud Capability By DefenseScoop Staff
Bryan Thomas, Managing Director, Department of Defense, Google Public Sector How differentiating cloud provider’s capabilities will be a boon to defense agencies By Scoop News Group
The U.S. Naval Observatory celebrates the 150th birthday of one of its most important telescopes By DefenseScoop Staff
SCHOFIELD BARRACKS, Hawaii – Sgt. James Hyman collects information from two sensors to conduct cyber effects operations, during an Operational Readiness Assessment, March 30, 2023. (Photo by Steven Stover, 780th Military Intelligence Brigade (Cyber)). Army building a new expeditionary cyber battalion
U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and Fiji Prime Minister Sitiveni Ligamamada Rabuka shake hands after hosting a joint press briefing in Fiji, Nov. 23, 2024. (Photo by Brandi Vincent) US and Fiji unveil new, multifaceted plans to deepen military cooperation
Nov. 5, 2024 — An unmanned surface vessel, equipped with an aerial missile system, sails to its position for launch during exercise Digital Talon 3.0 in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. (Photo by Spc. Karla Guerrero) Navy plying new tactics while pairing kamikaze drones with robo-ships
HADES Aircraft at Wichita, KS (Photo: Bombardier Defense) Bombardier Defense delivers first HADES jet to Army
Lloyd Austin watches a rugby game as the first U.S. secretary of defense to visit Fiji. (Photo by Brandi Vincent) Roasted hog, rugby and ‘Eye of the Tiger’: Behind the scenes of Sec. Austin’s historic visit to Fiji
A common hypersonic glide body (C-HGB) launches from Pacific Missile Range Facility, Kauai, Hawaii, March 19, 2020, during a Department of Defense flight experiment. (U.S. Navy photo/Released) Grady: DOD preparing for ‘hypersonics 2.0 and 3.0’ to understand operational concepts
The U.S. Marine Corps Headquarters conducted a joint test mission for the XQ-58A on Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, Feb. 23, 2024. This test was the result of a collaborative effort between Kratos, the Marine Corps, the Office of the Undersecretary of Defense for Research and Engineering, the Naval Air Systems Command, the Naval Warfare Center Aircraft Division, the 40th Flight Test Squadron and the 96th Test Wing. (Photo by Matthew Veasley) Navy soliciting solutions for networking CCA drones
Members of the 18th Space Defense Combat Squadron, a unit assigned to U.S. Space Forces – Space under the USSF Force Generation model, observe orbital data at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., Oct. 4, 2024. (Photo by David Dozoretz) Anduril receives nearly $100M deal to modernize Space Surveillance Network
Starship’s sixth flight test, Nov. 19, 2024. (Credit: SpaceX) Space Force eyes SpaceX’s Starship for future rocket cargo delivery missions
Army Cyber Command patch. (U.S. Army Cyber Command / Flickr) Army Cyber making moves to improve readiness
U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin joined defense ministers from across the Indo-Pacific for the ASEAN Defense Ministers’ Meeting-Plus in Laos on Nov. 21, 2024. (DOD photo by Air Force Tech Sgt. Jack Sanders) How the first-ever DOD vision statement for Southeast Asia prioritizes technology
LM 400 rendering (Lockheed Martin image) Lockheed Martin to launch new mid-sized satellite bus for tech demo in 2025
Former U.S. Attorney General Matthew Whitaker speaks during a rally for Republican presidential nominee, former U.S. President Donald Trump at the Brick Breeden Fieldhouse at Montana State University on August 9, 2024 in Bozeman, Montana. (Photo by Michael Ciaglo/Getty Images) Trump taps his former attorney general to serve as ambassador to NATO
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