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The Pentagon on August 13, 2024, in Washington, DC. (Photo by Daniel SLIM / AFP) (Photo by DANIEL SLIM/AFP via Getty Images)

DOD wants nearly $30 billion to modernize its AI supercomputing arsenal in fiscal 2027

“The White House’s AI Action Plan, released last year, outlines the importance of establishing robust AI infrastructure,” an official said.

By Brandi Vincent

Secretary of the Army Dan Driscoll speaks at the Army Defense Critical Infrastructure (DCI) Summit at Fort Bragg, N.C., May 14, 2026. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Prim Hibbard)

Facing growing threats, Army hosts Defense Critical Infrastructure summit to boost installation crisis response

Cyber

By Drew F. Lawrence

Artist rendering of an Orbit Fab shuttle refueling Astroscale’s servicing vehicle. (Orbit Fab image)

Space Force accelerating work to operationalize on-orbit logistics tech

Space

By Mikayla Easley

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A Space X Falcon 9 rocket launches from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida, Feb. 14, 2024. The rocket was launched as part of classified mission USSF-124, sending six satellites to orbit – two for the Missile Defense Agency and four for the Space Development Agency. (U.S. Space Force photo by Airman 1st Class Spencer Contreras)

Sandhoo named Space Development Agency director, PAE for missile warning and tracking

Gurpartap "GP" Sandhoo's new dual-hatted roles come as the Space Force shakes up its acquisition structure in line with broader Pentagon efforts.

By Mikayla Easley

Marine Raiders with Fox Company, 2nd Marine Raider Battalion, Marine Forces Special Operations Command, provides perimeter security, at an undisclosed location Dec. 16, 2025. (U.S. Marine Corps photos by Lance Cpl. Jared Saul)

‘Collaborative autonomy’ development not moving fast enough for SOCOM

“The ability to quickly integrate autonomous behaviors on multiple different platforms in multiple different domains, without it having to be specifically built for that platform, is something…

By Drew F. Lawrence

A sign for the National Security Agency (NSA), US Cyber Command and Central Security Service, is seen near the visitor’s entrance to the headquarters of the National Security Agency (NSA) at Fort Meade, Maryland, February 14, 2018. (Photo by SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images)

The Pentagon’s cyber reform effort stumbles out the gate

After trusting the military to fix its own problems with unsatisfactory results, it is time for President Trump and the Congress to seize the reins and establish…

By Joshua Stiefel

Leidos’ new Low-Cost Containerized Munitions (LCCM) is expected to significantly enhance the country’s ground-launched combat capability. Image: Leidos

Pentagon signs deals with industry to rapidly field 10,000 low-cost missiles

Through the framework agreements, Anduril, CoAspire, Zone 5 Technologies and Leidos will scale production to deliver thousands of missiles within just three years.

By Mikayla Easley

Hormuz and the defense posture we don’t have

By Rear Adm. (Ret.) Milton "Jamie" Sands III

‘Data alone is not disclosure’: UAP research community reacts to Trump’s first PURSUE file drop

By Brandi Vincent

Army flexes additive manufacturing capabilities during Flytrap counter-drone exercise

By Jon Harper

Marine Corps mandates ‘Basic AI’ training course for all troops

By Jon Harper

Air Force wants to develop follow-on to ARRW hypersonic missile

By Mikayla Easley

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How AI-driven botnets are reshaping cyber defense strategies

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Rapid software delivery is possible inside DoW — Software Factory 2.0 shows how

By Bryon Kroger

How defense agencies can stay mission-ready in the AI era

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How cyber threats are reshaping the defense battlefield in 2026

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Varonis’ AJ Forysiak on aligning data strategy with operational efficiency

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Splunk’s Mick Baccio talks real-time visibility for defense preparedness

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Rubrik’s Travis Rosiek on why rapid recovery matters in cyber defense

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Broadcom’s Mike Krafft on the role of hybrid cloud in defense readiness

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Podcasts

Tyler Sweatt: Accelerating Software Deployment to Keep Pace with Wartime Urgency

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Mike Madsen: Institutionalizing defense innovation — from inside and out

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U.S. President Donald Trump speaks in front of a map of Trump’s proposed “Golden Dome” missile defense system in the Oval Office at the White House on May 20, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

CBO estimates Golden Dome-like missile shield could cost $1.2T over 2 decades

Sunset in the Atlantic from USNS Pathfinder (T-AGS 60) a Military Sealift Command oceanographic survey ship during a scheduled underway with Sailors from U.S. Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command and staff from Naval Oceanographic Office on board. (US Navy photo by LT Bobby Dixon / Released)

Navy eyes a ‘mothership’ with drones for future oceanographic survey missions

Lt. Gen. Heath Collins, director of the Missile Defense Agency prepares before the House Armed Services Subcommittee FY27 missile defense and missile defeat programs and activities hearing in the Rayburn House office Building on April 15, 2026 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Luke Johnson/Getty Images)

Missile Defense Agency looks to demo hypersonic weapon interceptor in 2027

SCO Director Jay Dryer. (DOD photo)

Director of Pentagon’s secretive Strategic Capabilities Office lays out focus areas

Assistant Secretary of Defense for Science and Technology Dr. Joseph S. Jewell participates in the Department of Defense Lab Day at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., May 05, 2026. (DOD photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Carson Croom)

New S&T chief supplies update on DOD’s pilot program for free tech patent licenses

U.S. Marines compete in wargaming during Modern Day Marine 2026 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Washington, D.C., April 30, 2026. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Matthew A. McDonnell)

The future of war arrived. We aren’t ready.

A Marine with 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, conducts reconnaissance and surveillance from an observation post during exercise Platinum Ren at Sorreisa, Norway, May 25, 2018. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Miguel A. Rosales)

Marines ‘wrestling’ with tough questions over sensors, robotics for Corps’ revamped reconnaissance training

Anthony Kavanaugh, left, a drone operator with a U.S. Army Unmanned Aerial Systems Mission Assurance team, operates a small-UAS while Ari Snipes, right, a drone operator with a U.S. Army UASMA team, prepares a s-UAS at Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling, Washington, D.C., April 23, 2026. (U.S. Air Force photo by Hayden Hallman)

Pentagon counter-drone task force announces pilot program to get directed energy systems to 5 installations

Department of Defense Inspector General Platte B. Moring III and senior leadership from the office’s criminal investigative arm met recently with Colin M. McDonald, the Department of Justice’s first-ever Assistant Attorney General for the National Fraud Enforcement Division. (DOD OIG PHOTO)

Pentagon OIG partners with Justice Department’s new government fraud-hunting team

U.S. Army Maj. Steven McPherson, a joint doctrine team chief with the National Guard Bureau, looks at the interface of the Maven Smart System in Arlington, Virginia Feb. 20. McPherson was in a class to learn the MSS and its capability to process vast amounts of data from weather to troop locations. (U.S. Army Photo by Master Sgt. Whitney Hughes)

DOD planning to address compute ‘bottleneck’ that could hinder AI proliferation

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Amid concerns sparked by Mythos, the Pentagon’s cyber policy chief sees ‘huge opportunity’ with frontier AI models

DARPA’s XRQ-73 SHEPARD hybrid-electric experimental aircraft takes off at Edwards Air Force Base, California. (Source: Northrop Grumman)

DARPA begins flying experimental hybrid-electric ISR drone

CDAO War Data Platform Program Director Elizabeth “Liz” Chirico speaks on a panel at the UiPath Fusion conference, presented by FedScoop, May 5, 2026. (Photo by Sergey Kolupaev/EPNAC)

A first look at CDAO’s new ‘Wingman’ work to enable custom, AI digital assistants across DOD

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