Senators amplify concerns about pace of fielding AI-enabled counter-drone systems
A report accompanying the Senate version of the 2025 National Defense Authorization Act highlighted members’ concerns about where things stand.
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Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Jack Reed (D-RI) (L) and ranking member Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS) talk before a confirmation hearing in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill on July 20, 2023 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) AI -
Pentagon CIO John Sherman (USGIF image) Emerging Tech From Building 213 to the Pentagon: John Sherman reflects on his legacy in government
As he departs from his role as Pentagon CIO, John Sherman spoke with DefenseScoop about his career in government and what challenges DOD faces in the future.
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The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Carney (DDG 64) defeats a combination of Houthi missiles and unmanned aerial vehicles in the Red Sea, Oct. 19, 2023. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Aaron Lau) Weapons DIU helping Navy find cheaper drone interceptors
The Defense Innovation Unit is soliciting industry to support its Counter NEXT initiative.
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(Army photo) Weapons Army rechristens drone-killing maneuver air defense system, eyes next increments
The Army unveiled a new name for M-SHORAD increment one as it plans for future increments designed to protect troops from drones and other overhead threats on the battlefield.
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Steven Butow greets U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin III at the DIU offices in Mountain View, California. (Photo courtesy of DIU) Emerging Tech DIU gets new military deputy
The Defense Innovation Unit filled another key position.
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Maynard Holliday presents a keynote at DefenseTalks 2024. (DefenseScoop photo) Emerging Tech DOD critical tech office moves to speed up software transitions
DefenseScoop received an update from Maynard Holliday, who is performing the duties of assistant secretary of defense for critical technologies, at DefenseTalks.
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Chief of Staff of the Army Gen. Randy George, visits the 2-13th Aviation Regiment at Libby Army Airfield to receive a training overview and Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) training overview on UAS capabilities, training, initiatives, and the aviation enterprise, Feb. 21, 2024. (Photo by Sgt. Jilian Mueller) Weapons Army chief of staff: We don’t need a drone branch
Members of a House Armed Services subcommittee are proposing that the Army establish a Drone Corps.
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(Getty Images) Emerging Tech AI, space, integrated sensing and cyber dominate Pentagon’s S&T funding plans
The department is requesting $17.2 billion for science and technology projects in fiscal 2025, and most of it would be dedicated to three capability areas, according to Heidi Shyu.
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US President Joe Biden (5- R) and Israeli Defence Minister Benny Gantz (C), tour Israel’s Iron Beam laser defence system at Ben Gurion Airport near Tel Aviv on July 13, 2022, with caretaker Prime Minister Yair Lapid (4- R), Israeli expert on technology and innovation Daniel Gold (4- L), Israeli army Chief of Staff Aviv Kohavi (5- L) and US Defence Attache in Israel, Brigadier General Shawn A. Harris (3-R). (Photo by GIL COHEN-MAGEN/POOL/AFP via Getty Images) Weapons US to give Israel $1.2B for Iron Beam laser weapon
The 100-kilowatt system is designed to defeat a variety of threats such as rockets, artillery, mortars and drones.
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(Getty Images) Space Rocket Lab, True Anomaly win contracts for US military’s Victus Haze project
The project is unfolding amid concerns about threats to U.S. satellites from adversaries’ counter-space weapons.