
Fixing munitions shortages demands better hardware and new software
The U.S. will run out of strike missiles in a protracted conflict against China. The Pentagon can use commercial tech — hardware and software — to accelerate munitions output.
The U.S. will run out of strike missiles in a protracted conflict against China. The Pentagon can use commercial tech — hardware and software — to accelerate munitions output.
The Army will lead a new interagency office tasked with developing joint solutions to defeat unmanned aerial vehicles.
Meanwhile, the Senate Armed Services Committee still hasn’t scheduled confirmation hearings for several other key positions at the Defense Department.
Vice Adm. Brad Cooper testified to lawmakers just a couple of days after U.S. attacks on Iran’s nuclear infrastructure, dubbed Operation Midnight Hammer, that featured the first-ever combat employment of “massive ordnance penetrator” weapons.
Aircraft armed with advanced laser-guided rockets took out a little under half of the Houthi-launched attack drones during the recent military campaign.
The commander-in-chief this week nominated officers to lead U.S. European Command, Central Command, Africa Command and Special Operations Command.
Lawmakers are pushing the Pentagon to develop a more proactive deterrence policy in the face of increasing adversary activity.
These strikes mark the first to be authorized by U.K. leaders during President Donald Trump’s second presidency.
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 told DefenseScoop.
U.S. Transportation Command commander Gen. Randall Reed shared new details with DefenseScoop this week about those and other efforts.