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

The department’s All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office released its latest, annual UAP caseload analysis this week.

By Brandi Vincent

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

Cyber

By Jon Harper

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Anduril unveils Thunder attack helicopter, a new loyal wingman drone

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By Mikayla Easley

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

By Drew F. Lawrence
Coast Guard issues RFI as it considers arming vessels with high-energy lasers

By Jon Harper
Pentagon task force to review CMMC hits the ground running

By Billy Mitchell
Military services leaning into handheld blood testing devices to diagnose TBIs

By Drew F. Lawrence
DOD selects Accenture to investigate ‘existential supply chain vulnerability’ threatening military medicine

By Brandi Vincent

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

CIO Kirsten Davies told reporters that the current instantiation of CMMC has become too bureaucratic and burdensome on the industrial base.

By Brandi Vincent Mikayla Easley

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

The watchdog found Lockheed Martin's production line is building roughly half the hypersonic missiles the Pentagon needs as manufacturing and quality issues persist.

By Mikayla Easley

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

SOCOM's Program Executive Office-Fixed Wing is conducting market research for the loitering munition technology.

By Jon Harper

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

“If we can’t do something about the enemy’s UAS and do it rapidly, then we’re not going to be successful at continuing to maneuver,” one commander said.

By Drew F. Lawrence

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

By Mikayla Easley

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

By Brandi Vincent

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

By Scoop News Group

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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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

By Scoop News Group

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Turning defense workforce data into mission readiness

By James Herubin

Videos

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

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GDIT’s Ben Buckley talks real-time data in contested environments

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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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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

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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

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

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

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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

An aerial view of the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., May 11, 2021. (DOD photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Brittany A. Chase)

Post-Advana rebrand, Accenture selected for $821M War Data Platform integration deal

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

Dan Driscoll, 26th Secretary of the Army, speaks with U.S. Soldiers during his visit to Cap Draa, Tan-Tan, Morocco, May 2, 2026. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Alexandra Dale)

New directive from Army leadership centralizes and restricts social media accounts

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