April 2025

The national flags of the United States of America and the United Kingdom. (Source: Getty Images)

Brits join US Operation Rough Rider to bomb Houthi drone hub in Yemen

These strikes mark the first to be authorized by U.K. leaders during President Donald Trump’s second presidency.

Apr 30, 2025 By Brandi Vincent

U.S. Marines with Marine Wing Communications Squadron 38, Marine Air Control Group 38, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, conduct Lightning Strike 25 at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar and Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Oct. 1-30, 2024. Lightning Strike 25 exemplifies MWCS-38’s ability to establish and maintain up to 15 communication nodes supporting Force Design initiatives by enabling distributed command and control in contested environments. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Luc Boatman)

Marines looking for capability portfolio approach to command and control

To be more flexible and adaptable to changes, the Corps is breaking down some of the silos between systems and funding lines.

Apr 30, 2025 By Mark Pomerleau

U.S. Marines assigned to Marine Raider Training Center conducts underwater egress training during the Marine Raider Course on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, March 19, 2025. MRC, formally known as the Individual Training Course, is a 9-month long course designed to produce Marine Raiders who can operate across the spectrum of special operations in small teams. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Evan Jones)

Marine Raiders pursuing new tech for ‘rough and nasty’ fights in the Pacific

Maj. Gen. Peter Huntley, commander of Marine Forces Special Operations Command, talked to reporters about the future of the Raider force at Modern Day Marine.

Apr 30, 2025 By Jon Harper

Concertina wire is attached along the fence at the southern US border with Mexico, in Douglas, Arizona, on April 3, 2025. (Photo by David Swanson / AFP) (Photo by DAVID SWANSON/AFP via Getty Images)

DOD to deploy counter-drone capabilities at US-Mexico border as cartels surveil troops

The efforts will support the military's campaign to carry out the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement and security mandates there.

Apr 29, 2025 By Brandi Vincent

A M2A3 Bradley Fighting Vehicle with 6th Squadron, 9th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division engages a target during a Combined Arms Live Fire exercise at Jack Mountain on Fort Cavazos, Texas, Jan. 22, 2025. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Nick LaRocco)

Armored formation kicks off second round of transforming-in-contact with Pegasus Charge

1st Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division will be participating in the second round of the Army's transforming-in-contact initiative.

Apr 29, 2025 By Mark Pomerleau

An aerial view of the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., May 15, 2023. (DoD photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. John Wright)

New Pentagon program to speed up software acquisition set to launch May 1

The new Software Fast Track (SWIFT) program will look to improve upon legacy processes the Pentagon uses when purchasing and approving new software.

Apr 29, 2025 By Mikayla Easley

Colin Crosby of the U.S. Marine Corps speaks at the UiPath on Tour Public Sector event. (Scoop News Group)

Lack of understanding holding back military AI adoption, leaders say

"It's not that people are afraid of the technology — they just don't understand how the technology can work for them," said the Marine Corps' Colin Crosby.

Apr 29, 2025 By Billy Mitchell

A U.S. Marine Corps MQ-9 Reaper drone assigned to Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One takes off for unmanned aerial system tactics training as part of Weapons and Tactics Instructor course 1-25 at Laguna Army Airfield, Arizona, Oct. 5, 2024. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Trent A. Henry)

Marine Corps to receive new smart sensor system for MQ-9 Reaper drones

A bundled release of Sky Tower II electronic warfare payloads and a smart sensor system is slated for the last quarter of 2025, a Marine Corps official…

Apr 29, 2025 By Jon Harper

Brig. Gen. McGinley speaks onstage at AITalks 2025. (SNG Photo: Sergey Kolupaev/EPNAC)

What’s next for the Pentagon’s AI-enabled GigEagle talent matching tool

Thousands are turning to the Defense Department’s artificial intelligence-fueled GigEagle platform to identify talent, expand their professional networks and explore short-term work and research opportunities relevant to…

Apr 28, 2025 By Brandi Vincent

Reconciliation bill includes billions for new drone capabilities

Sizable investments would go toward one-way attack drones.

Apr 28, 2025 By Jon Harper