Marine Corps brings General Atomics into CCA program for autonomy development
The Marines will use General Atomics’ YFQ-42A aircraft to evaluate how the service’s future loyal wingman drones will integrate with and fly alongside crewed fighter jets.
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A YFQ-42A Collaborative Combat Aircraft takes off during flight testing at a California test location. (Courtesy photo) Weapons -
U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth speaks in the Oval Office at the White House on May 20, 2025 in Washington, DC. President Trump announced his plans for the “Golden Dome,” a national missile defense system. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) Op-Ed Golden Dome’s cyber protection must be a design choice, not an afterthought
Golden Dome risks becoming a system that works beautifully in theory but collapses when America needs it most.
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U.S. Marines with Alpha Company, 2nd Assault Amphibian Battalion, 2nd Marine Division operate an amphibious combat vehicle on the Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship USS Gunston Hall (LSD-44) during Naval Integration Training Package 2, off the coast of North Carolina, Dec. 5, 2025. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Dominic Trujillo) Tech Marine Corps to replace corroding struts across its new ACV fleet
A government notice said that the service anticipates a requirement of over 5,000 struts over a period of two-and-a-half years starting in fiscal 2026.
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Sailors signal for an aircraft to launch off the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) while underway in the Philippine Sea, June 16, 2025. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class August Clawson) Emerging Tech Navy’s F/A-XX next-gen fighter program would get nearly $1B in FY26 funding bill
Lawmakers also want the Navy to submit a report that includes an updated acquisition strategy and program schedule for F/A-XX.
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A NATO flag flies in the wind in front of the NATO headquarters. (Photo by Anna Ross/picture alliance via Getty Images) Tech NATO invites some alliance outsiders to compete in Innovation Continuum exercises
An official shed light on elements that are new and notable this year, in the third iteration of the tech acceleration initiative.
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An XQ-58A Valkyrie flies next to an F-35. (Marine Corps photo) Emerging Tech Marine Corps picks Northrop Grumman, Kratos team to build CCA drones
Northrop Grumman and Kratos have received a $231.5 million deal to deliver the Marine Corps’ first loyal wingman drone under the Marine Air-Ground Task Force Uncrewed Expeditionary Tactical Aircraft program.
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U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jasmyn McClendon, cyber systems operator with the 236th Combat Communication Squadron, Louisiana National Guard, monitors the status of the deployed network in support of exercise Air Defender 2023 (AD23) at Hohn, Germany, June 13, 2023. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Maj. Larissa Lambert) Cyber Air National Guard adding cyber operations squadron at Louisiana base
The cyber operations unit is expected to reach full operational capability in spring 2030.
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U.S. Air Force Gen. Ken Wilsbach, commander of Air Combat Command, speaks to Capt. Nick “Laz” Le Tourneau, F-22 Raptor Demonstration Team commander and pilot, following the team’s certification flight at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, Jan. 24, 2025. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech Sgt. Matthew Coleman-Foster) Tech Gen. Wilsbach, newly confirmed by the Senate, faces major challenges as Air Force chief
The biggest challenge to Air Force readiness is the tension between sustaining legacy systems and investing in future capabilities under constrained budgets, Gen. Kenneth Wilsbach told lawmakers.
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Rendering of Northrop Grumman’s GAS-T design that will leverage an ESPAStar-D satellite platform to add fuel and extend the life of in-orbit assets. (Northrop Grumman image) Space Space Force’s next-gen space domain awareness satellites will require on-orbit refueling capability
The service hopes to release a draft request for proposals for the RG-XX program — which will leverage commercial technology — by the end of 2025.
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Air Force Senior Airman Tyler Waters assigned to the 109th Air Control Squadron, tests Link 16 capabilities aboard a KC-135R over Utah on February 3, 2024. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Colton Elliott) Cyber Utah Air Guard base to receive 2 new cyber operations squadrons
The new cyber squadrons will replace the 109th Air Control Squadron, which is being deactivated as part of a directive from the fiscal 2025 defense budget.