Lawmakers push DOD to designate new ‘executive agent’ for counter-small drone oversight
If the legislation is passed, the proposed mandate would be carried out in compliance with an existing DOD directive.
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U.S. Marines with the Low Altitude Air Defense Detachment to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 365 (Reinforced), 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), conduct simulated counter unmanned aerial systems operations aboard the USS Wasp (LHD 1) during Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) in the Atlantic Ocean, April 14, 2024. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Aydan Millette) Tech -
Rear Adm. Michael Vernazza, commander Naval Information Warfighting Development Center (NIWDC) speaks at the first day of the U.S. Navy Information Warfare (IW) Pavilion speaker’s series on February 16, 2022. (U.S. Navy Photo by Robert Fluegel/Released) Cyber Navy to get new information boss
Rear Adm. Michael Vernazza was nominated to be the next commander of Naval Information Forces.
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A Bradley Fighting Vehicle loads onto the ARC Integrity Jan. 25, 2023, at the Transportation Core Dock in North Charleston, South Carolina. More than 60 Bradleys were shipped by U.S. Transportation Command as part of the U.S. military aid package to Ukraine. USTRANSCOM is a combatant command focused on projecting and sustaining military power at a time and place of the nation’s choosing, advancing American interests around the globe. (U.S. Transportation Command photo by Oz Suguitan) Tech How Transcom transformed to ‘rapidly adapt as things change around the world’
U.S. Transportation Command is harnessing data and delivering digital tools to support and enhance worldwide military transits and operations.
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(Epirus image) Weapons Navy to test Epirus high-power microwave’s ability to zap maritime drones
The sea service is gearing up Advanced Naval Technology Exercise Coastal Trident.
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Sailors assigned to the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Carney (DDG 64) stand watch in the ship’s Combat Information Center during an operation in the Red Sea to defeat a combination of Houthi missiles and unmanned aerial vehicles, Oct. 19, 2023. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Aaron Lau) AI US military deploys new JADC2 capability to Middle East
“It is [the] Hungry Hippo of data. And it’s going out and it’s pulling in lots of data, and then you can layer it and look at it different ways,” Lt. Gen. Alexus Grynkewich said.
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INTERNATIONAL WATERS RED SEA, YEMEN – MARCH 2: (EDITORS NOTE: Best quality available) In this handout screen grab captured from a video provided by Al-Joumhouriah channel, shows the British cargo ship “Rubymar” sinking after it was targeted by Yemen’s Houthi forces in the Red Sea, on March 2, 2024, in the Red Sea, Yemen. (Photo by Al-Joumhouriah channel via Getty Images) Weapons DOD warns Houthi-sunk ship could ‘create an environmental disaster’ in Red Sea
During a media briefing, a Defense Department spokesperson responded to questions regarding this incident — and possible responses the U.S. is weighing in the aftermath.
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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. Carney is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations to help ensure maritime security and stability in the Middle East region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Aaron Lau) Tech Naval information forces taking rapid lessons from Red Sea attacks
The Navy’s information forces have been able to quickly take lessons from Houthi attacks on vessels in the Red Sea and get them back out to the fleet.
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A transfer case is unloaded during the dignified transfer ceremony of the remains of three U.S. service members killed in the drone attack on the U.S. military outpost in Jordan, at Dover Air Force Base in Dover, Delaware, on Feb. 2, 2024. (Photo by ROBERTO SCHMIDT/AFP via Getty Images) Weapons ‘Stark reminders’: Experts assess how military tech must adapt after deadly drone attack on US troops
In separate discussions with DefenseScoop this week, defense experts shed light on the state of America’s sensing and air defense capabilities, and how global war on terrorism (GWOT) technologies might need to be adapted or enhanced to thwart the increasing sophistication of adversaries’ weapons and forces.
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AKROTIRI, CYPRUS – JANUARY 12: In this handout image provided by the UK Ministry of Defence, an RAF Typhoon aircraft returns to berth following a strike mission on Yemen’s Houthi rebels at RAF Akrotiri on January 12, 2024 in Akrotiri, Cyprus. On Thursday evening, four RAF Typhoons launched from RAF Akrotiri to conduct strikes against Yemen’s Houthi rebels, who have been targeting merchant vessels in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden with missiles and drones. According to British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, the strikes were done to protect global shipping in the region. (Photo by MoD Crown Copyright via Getty Images) Weapons US-UK joint strikes on Houthis targeted drones, missiles and radar
An official battle assessment is underway, a top U.S. military official told reporters on Friday.
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(Lockheed Martin image) Weapons Navy Secretary Del Toro wants to accelerate funding for directed energy weapons
The SECNAV told reporters that he’s looking to boost investments in high-powered lasers.