Space Force developing new cloud-based digital environment for training
The cloud-based “Swarm” would allow guardians from multiple units to train together in the same simulated environment.
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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) Space -
Participants in the Army’s Cyber Flag exercise in Suffolk, Virginia, in June 2019. (U.S. Cyber Command photo) Cyber Cyber Command creates new AI program in fiscal 2026 budget
The funding follows a push from Congress for Cybercom to develop an AI roadmap.
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Marines with Marine Corps Forces Cyberspace Command pose for photos in cyber operations room at Lasswell Hall aboard Fort Meade, Maryland, Feb. 5, 2020. (Photo illustration source: DVIDS) Cyber Cyber Command significantly increases funding request for defense in Indo-Pacific region
The command has requested significantly more funds to support cyber defense in the Pacific region and the Pacific Deterrence Initiative.
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(Air Force rendering of the F-47) Emerging Tech Pentagon budget goes ‘all in’ on Air Force’s F-47, putting Navy’s sixth-gen fighter on hold
The Defense Department has decided to delay funding for the Navy’s F/A-XX program due to concerns over the industrial base’s capacity to produce two major next-gen fighter aircraft programs at the same time.
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U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Marcella Philips, 2nd Maintenance Group weapons standardization loading standardization crew chief, and Tech Sgt. Darrell Stewart, 307th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron loading standardization crew member, secure the Air-Launched Rapid Response Weapon to the B-52H Stratofortress ejector rack, at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, November 2, 2022. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Nicole Ledbetter) Weapons Air Force revives ARRW hypersonic missile with procurement plans for fiscal 2026
After nearly cancelling the program, Air Force is requesting $387.1 million in fiscal 2026 to start production of the Air-Launched Rapid Response Weapon (ARRW).
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A Boeing unmanned MQ-25 aircraft is given operating directions on the flight deck aboard the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Hillary Becke) AI Billions for new uncrewed systems and drone-killing tech included in Pentagon’s 2026 budget plan
The Defense Department rolled out information to reporters Thursday on its FY26 budget request.
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Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Launch/Recovery Equipment) 2nd Class Diangelo Watson, from Jonesboro, Georgia, assigned to air department’s aircraft launch and recovery division, signals for an aircraft to take off on the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) in the Pacific Ocean, Nov. 9, 2024. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class August Clawson) Weapons Despite proposed cuts, Navy requirements for F/A-XX next-gen fighter ‘still valid,’ Joint Chiefs chairman says
The future of the the Navy’s sixth-gen fighter remains uncertain as lawmakers support robust funding for the program while the Trump administration tries to slash spending in 2026.
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Raytheon and Northrop Grumman are developing the next-generation Hypersonic Attack Cruise Missile, also known as HACM, for the U.S. Air Force. (Credit: Raytheon) Weapons GAO warns that Air Force’s hypersonic cruise missile program is behind schedule
Program delays will force the Air Force to reduce the number of flight tests it can conduct for the Hypersonic Attack Cruise Missile, according to the GAO’s annual weapons assessment report.
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A B-52H Stratofortress assigned to the 419th Flight Test Squadron is undergoes pre-flight procedures at Edwards Air Force Base, California, Aug. 8, 2020. The aircraft conducted a captive-carry flight test of the AGM-183A Air-launched Rapid Response Weapon Instrumented Measurement Vehicle 2 at the Point Mugu Sea Range off the Southern California coast. (Air Force photo by Giancarlo Casem) Weapons Allvin hints at new funding for Air Force’s ARRW hypersonic missile in fiscal 2026
Gen. David Allvin said the Air Force has two hypersonic missile programs that are “getting into the procurement range in the very near future.”
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U.S. President Donald Trump speaks alongside Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth 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 ballistic and cruise missile defense system. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) Emerging Tech Trump: Golden Dome will cost around $175B, be ‘fully operational’ in three years
President Trump has also named Vice Chief of Space Operations Gen. Michael Guetlein as the program manager for Golden Dome.