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An aerial view of the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., May 15, 2023. (DoD photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. John Wright) Op-Ed -
Screenshot from a video of U.S. Marines with Expeditionary Operations Training Group, III Marine Expeditionary Force testing Marine-Build drones off the coast of Naval Base White Beach, Okinawa, Japan, March 22, 2026. The training was part of the EOTG Unmanned Systems Branch, which seeks to teach Marines in basic drone operations, capabilities, and assembly. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Giovanni Navarrette) Tech A first, Marines launch FPV drone at unmanned vessel while aboard naval craft
Marines with III Expeditionary Operations Training Group out of Okinawa, Japan, designed the unmanned surface vessel themselves, officials said, then blew it up with a drone.
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The Hypersonix DART AE vehicle aboard Rocket Lab’s HASTE launch vehicle at the Virginia Spaceport Authority’s Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport on Wallops Island, Virginia. (Photo credit: Hypersonix) Emerging Tech DIU notches first launch of commercial hypersonic test platform
The Cassowary Vex mission marked the first deployment of a commercial-built hypersonic testbed developed under the Hypersonic High-Cadence Advanced Testing program.
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A U.S. Marine Corps mortarman with Kilo Company, Battalion Landing Team 3/6, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, flies a SkyDio X10 small unmanned aircraft system during attack drone training on Camp Santiago, Puerto Rico, Nov. 22, 2025. (U.S. Marine Corps photo). Weapons In a sign of more to come, the Corps certified forward-deployed Marines on FPV drones for the first time
The exercise in the Caribbean marked the first time that forward-deployed Marines were certified on the use of first-person-view drones, officials said, an important milestone for the service keen on making unmanned aerial systems ubiquitous across the Corps.
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Then-Rear Adm. Seiko Okano along with other NAVWAR leadership spent two days at Naval Information Warfare Center (NIWC) Atlantic meeting with NIWC Atlantic leadership and touring the facilities to learn more about the capabilities offered. (DVIDS PHOTO 05.20.2025 Photo by Joseph Bullinger) Tech Navy’s new Rapid Capabilities Office pursues disruption, with caution
“I actually think we have to be more disciplined,” Vice Adm. Seiko Okano told DefenseScoop.
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U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth hosts a drone demonstration at the Pentagon, July 10, 2025. The event was hosted to portray the Secretary of Defense’s initiative of Unleashing U.S. Military Drone Dominance. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Alondra Y. Lopez Gonzalez) Tech Pentagon unveils Drone Dominance Program with ‘Gauntlets’ to rapidly expand its small UAS arsenal
In an RFI and accompanying website, the DOD supplied a first look at its iterative, high-dollar aims to incentivize the drone industry.
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(Getty Images) AI Air Force aiming to turbocharge wargaming with AI
Officials seek tools that enable simulations to be conducted at “super real-time speeds,” according to a new RFI.
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Sponsored Insights CMMC compliance made practical: A data-first path forward
Contractors chasing certification often risk overspending or over-securing. Virtru’s Trevor Foskett explains why data-focused strategies help meet requirements and keep small businesses in the game.
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The Albatross II attack and surveillance unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) drone developed by the National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology (NCSIST) and its American partner, is on display at the Taipei Aerospace & Defense Technology Exhibition 2025 (TADTE), in Taipei, Taiwan, on September 19, 2025. (Photo by Daniel Ceng/Anadolu via Getty Images) Tech Taiwan moves to counter China’s drone dominance
Defense experts discussed Taiwan’s plans to grow its domestic drone production pipelines and its military’s adoption of such systems.
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U.S. Navy Vice Admiral Richard Correll testifies during his confirmation hearing to be commander of the United States Strategic Command before the Senate Armed Services Committee in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill on October 30, 2025 in Washington, DC. U.S. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) Tech US Strategic Command nominee acknowledges shortfalls in electronic warfare operations, training
“We’re not where we need to be, but we’re focused on it and making progress,” Vice Adm. Richard Correll said Thursday during his confirmation hearing.