SOCOM awards Anduril $86M contract for autonomy software integration
U.S. Special Operations Command is keen on collaborative autonomy capabilities to aid commandos.
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U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 27th Special Operations Wing prepare a small unmanned aerial system for takeoff during an Adaptive Airborne Enterprise Exercise Talon Spear at Melrose Air Force Range, N.M. June 21, 2023. The goal of Exercise Talon Spear is to integrate small unmanned aerial systems for the rapid mobility capability for agile combat employment. (U.S. Air Force photo Senior Airman Alexcia Givens) Emerging Tech -
A U.S. Army Soldier assigned to 1st Armored Division inspects an antenna as he prepares for Project Convergence – Capstone 5 (PC-C5) at Fort Irwin, Calif., in early March2025. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Kelvin Johnson) Tech How the Army built Next-Gen Command and Control
The Army tested its prototype for NGC2 at the Project Convergence Capstone 5 event.
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Stephen Feinberg, U.S. President Donald Trump’s nominee to be Deputy Secretary of Defense, testifies during his Senate Armed Services Committee confirmation hearing in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on February 25, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images) Tech Stephen Feinberg wins Senate confirmation as Trump’s deputy defense secretary
Feinberg is now set to play a key role in shaping the U.S. military’s modernization efforts and managing DOD’s sprawling enterprise.
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U.S. Airmen assigned to the 752nd Operations Support Squadron set up equipment at Project Convergence Capstone 4 experimentation at Camp Pendleton, Calif., Feb. 21, 2024. (DOD courtesy photo) Tech Project Convergence headed to Indo-Pacific Command in April
As part of the Project Convergence Capstone 5 exercise, forces will leave capabilities behind for operational use in the Indo-Pacific.
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Barracuda-500 (Anduril photo) Weapons DIU, Air Force move forward with 2 vendors to next phase of Enterprise Test Vehicle program
DIU and the Air Force are eyeing the ETV platform for a program that looks to develop a palletized munition weapon system.
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(GAO photo) Tech Watchdog spotlights need for clear metrics to assess DIU’s impacts as it matures
The Government Accountability Office examined the Defense Innovation Unit’s effectiveness in identifying and fielding industry-built technologies at scale.
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Screenshot of John Phelan testifying at his confirmation hearing with the Senate Armed Services Committee, Feb. 27. 2025. Tech Trump’s Navy secretary nominee endorses joint collaboration with Air Force on drone enablers
If confirmed, John Phelan — a businessman and co-founder of MSD Capital — would take the helm of the department as it pursues new drones and a hybrid fleet of manned and unmanned systems, among other modernization efforts.
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Stephen Feinberg, U.S. President Donald Trump’s nominee to be Deputy Secretary of Defense, testifies during his Senate Armed Services Committee confirmation hearing in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on February 25, 2025 in Washington, DC. Feinberg, businessman and CEO of Cerberus Capital Management, served as the head of President Trumps Intelligence Advisory Board in Trump’s first term. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images) Tech Stephen Feinberg, Trump’s pick for deputy defense secretary, vows to ‘review the value’ of Replicator
Questions have swirled about the new administration’s vision for the initiative and whether there are plans to transform or terminate it.
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U.S. Soldiers assigned to 3rd Brigade, 10th Mountain Division, fly the Skydio X2D Drone during exercise Combined Resolve (CbR) 25-1 at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center, Hohenfels Training Area, Hohenfels, Germany, Jan. 31, 2025. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Collin Mackall) Tech Updated network gear allows US soldiers to be more dispersed with lower digital footprints
Enabled by the Army’s C2 Fix architecture, 3rd Brigade, 10th Mountain Division was difficult to find in the electromagnetic spectrum in a recent combat training center rotation.
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U.S. Soldiers assigned to Hound Company, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 10th Mountain Division, conduct a demonstration for the local media with the Skydio X2D Drone during exercise Combined Resolve (CbR) 25-1 at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center, Hohenfels Training Area, Hohenfels, Germany, Feb. 3, 2025. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Thomas Dixon) Tech Army ‘transforming-in-contact’ unit using more drones than ever before
New technology enabled the experimental unit to disperse more and hide in the electromagnetic spectrum more easily, providing the first true deployment test for the Army’s transforming-in-contact initiative.