Drew F. Lawrence

Drew F. Lawrence is a Reporter at DefenseScoop, where he covers defense technology, systems, policy and personnel. A graduate of the George Washington University’s School of Media and Public Affairs, he has also been published in Military.com, CNN, The Washington Post, Task & Purpose and The War Horse. In 2022, he was named among the top ten military veteran journalists, and has earned awards in podcasting and national defense reporting. Originally from Massachusetts, he is a proud New England sports fan and an Army veteran.

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U.S. Air Force Airmen attach balloons to a drone during an X4 and SMASH 2000L Systems Firing Qualification at Camp Guernsey Joint Training Center’s North Training Area, Wyoming, May 15, 2026. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Michael A. Richmond)

‘Ready, but not done’: The Army will start scaling parts of its new C2 ecosystem to more units, but some of it might not move forward.

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Drew F. Lawrence

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Pentagon’s counter-drone hub picked software startup Kaizen to develop c-UAS marketplace for $15M

Pentagon inks $3B framework agreement for Patriot, THAAD components

Pentagon’s counter-drone task force inks $500M contract for SkyValor ‘detect and defeat’ system after border testing

‘Ready, but not done’: The Army will start scaling parts of its new C2 ecosystem to more units, but some of it might not move forward.

AV and Applied Intuition team up to bring collaborative autonomy to new Mayhem 10 drone

After 20 years of deployment, Marine Corps receives final Osprey amid upgrades and some flight-hour restrictions

Marine regiment tests AeroVironment’s JUMP 20-X system for the first time, but faces lack of Group 3 drone operators

Military services leaning into handheld blood testing devices to diagnose TBIs

Army’s heavy units face counter-drone capability gaps