“In many cases, the capabilities that the department needs already exist. The difficulty lies in adopting and scaling them,” Michael Bloomberg, chair of the Pentagon’s Defense Innovation Board, writes in this exclusive Op-Ed.
The first line of effort encompasses a variety of technologies that the U.S. military says it must prioritize to innovate and expand its presence in the High North.
“We need to more rapidly and responsibly adopt new technologies wherever they can add military value — like … all-domain attritable autonomous systems,” U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks said.
The success of Capstone yielded three major takeaways on government-industry partnerships.
The Defense Innovation Unit filled another key position.
A fiscal 2025 defense appropriations bill was released by the House Appropriations Committee.
Anduril, Integrated Solutions for Systems, Leidos Dynetics and Zone 5 Technologies were chosen to compete in the Defense Innovation Unit’s Enterprise Test Vehicle project.
DefenseScoop was briefed on a new site that provides information on the comprehensive oversight of U.S. assistance to Ukraine.
According to a senior official, “the guidance for what will remain classified is not publicly releasable.”
USVRON Three, commanded by Capt. Derek Rader, will oversee a fleet of small uncrewed surface vessels.
