What Deputy Defense Secretary Hicks is prioritizing during the presidential transition
The Pentagon’s No. 2, who has launched some of the Pentagon’s most high-profile initiatives, is scheduled to depart Jan. 20.
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Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen H. Hicks speaks with U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 480th Expeditionary Fighter Generation Squadron, U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to the 2nd Security Force Assistance Brigade, and U.S. Navy Sailors assigned to the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Gettysburg (CG 64) during her holiday morale calls at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., Dec. 20, 2024. (DoD photo by U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Madelyn Keech) Tech -
(Photo by Brandi Vincent) Emerging Tech With growing presence, DIU continues efforts to lower barriers for new entrants
“I think now we’re in an even better position to focus on what the big rocks are, which are really around how do we lower the barriers for entry,” Liz Young McNally told DefenseScoop.
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Republican presidential nominee, former U.S. President Donald Trump arrives to speak during an election night event at the Palm Beach Convention Center on November 06, 2024 in West Palm Beach, Florida. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) Tech Trump announces picks for deputy secretary of defense, other top DOD posts
The president-elect is moving to fill out his Pentagon team for his second term.
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The national colors of Australia, Japan, and the U.S. posted outside the Ground Component Command headquarters during the opening ceremony rehearsal at Camp Asaka, Japan, Dec. 5, 2024. The exercise serves as a cornerstone of Operation Pathways, the U.S. Army Pacific’s premier series of exercises demonstrating America’s commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific region. This marks the 44th iteration of this annual Japan-based exercise that began in 1982. This is the second year Australia is participating in the exercise and is a testament to its value. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Samarion Hicks) Tech Army used pair of concurrent exercises to test distributed command and control nodes
The Army concurrently ran its Warfighter Exercise with Yama Sakura, a first in the Japanese-American annual event’s 40-year history.
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Chinese Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group (CAIG) Wing Loong II military UAV drone showcased at the Paris Air Show 2017. (Getty Images) AI China’s drone modernization efforts close to ‘matching US standards,’ Pentagon report says
Beijing is moving forward on its “comprehensive” UAV modernization efforts, as indicated by a number of increasingly modern systems designed for operations across theater and echelon levels, according to the new study.
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U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Peter Grasso, an aviation communication technician with 3d Low Altitude Air Defense, Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 362 (Rein.), 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, controls a Light Marine Air Defense Integrated System to conduct counter unmanned aerial surveillance aboard amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8), Dec. 14, 2022. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Carl Matthew Ruppert) AI DIU confronting C2 challenge for counter-drone phase of Replicator
“For Replicator 2, we have a similar challenge with command and control across these systems, so we’re starting that now. And so we’re going to get ahead of that challenge early,” DIU’s deputy director said.
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The U.S. Marine Corps Headquarters conducted a joint test mission for the XQ-58A on Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, Feb. 23, 2024. The joint effort focused on the Penetrating Affordable Autonomous Collaborative Killer-Portfolio Program (PAACK-P). (Photo by Matthew Veasley) AI Lawmakers set to punt AI weapon systems center decision to Pentagon
The conferenced bill for the 2025 NDAA calls for a DOD evaluation of a potential AI-enabled weapon systems center of excellence.
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Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin talks to DIU personnel at the unit’s headquarters in California, Dec. 6, 2024. (Photo by Brandi Vincent) AI Austin jets to DIU after inking new counter-drone strategy
The visit came a day after Austin issued a new classified strategy laying out the department’s contemporary approach for countering intensifying uncrewed system threats to U.S. military personnel and assets.
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A woman walks under a sign of big data analytics US software company Palantir at their stand ahead of the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos on May 22, 2022. (Photo by FABRICE COFFRINI/AFP via Getty Images) AI Palantir, Anduril form new alliance to merge AI capabilities for defense customers
The teaming initiative, which the companies are calling a “consortium,” is emerging as the firms separately continue to rack up big contract wins with the Pentagon.
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U.S. Marines assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 165 (Reinforced), 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, use an FIM-92 Stinger and a Light Marine Air Defense Integrated System to defend against unmanned aerial systems threats during a strait transit exercise aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4) in the Pacific Ocean, Jan. 12, 2024. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Joseph Helms) Weapons New classified plan seeks to unify DOD’s approach for countering enemy drones
The Pentagon is moving to adapt as uncrewed adversarial systems are disrupting operations on and off the battlefield.