Jon Harper

Jon Harper is Managing Editor of DefenseScoop, the Scoop News Group’s online publication focused on the Pentagon and its pursuit of new capabilities. He leads an award-winning team of journalists in providing breaking news and in-depth analysis on military technology and the ways in which it is shaping how the Defense Department operates and modernizes. You can also follow him on X (the social media platform formerly known as Twitter) @Jon_Harper_

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US President Joe Biden (5- R) and Israeli Defence Minister Benny Gantz (C), tour Israel’s Iron Beam laser defence system at Ben Gurion Airport near Tel Aviv on July 13, 2022, with caretaker Prime Minister Yair Lapid (4- R), Israeli expert on technology and innovation Daniel Gold (4- L), Israeli army Chief of Staff Aviv Kohavi (5- L) and US Defence Attache in Israel, Brigadier General Shawn A. Harris (3-R). (Photo by GIL COHEN-MAGEN/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

US to give Israel $1.2B for Iron Beam laser weapon

Weapons

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Air Force issues call for cyber, electromagnetic, sensing capabilities to support ABMS

Cyber

3D illustration of Neptune, Roman god of the sea (Getty Images)

Navy ramping up Neptune cloud efforts

IT

The X-62 VISTA flies in the skies over Edwards Air Force Base, California, March 23, 2023. (Air Force photo by Ethan Wagner)

Pentagon takes AI dogfighting to next level in real-world flight tests against human F-16 pilot

AI

Students move pieces around the board during a war-game based on Pacific conflict while attending Air War College at Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama, December 21, 2023. (U.S. Air Force photo by Billy Blankenship)

Air Force sees opportunities for AI to improve wargaming

AI

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Rocket Lab, True Anomaly win contracts for US military’s Victus Haze project

Space

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Chandra Donelson to serve as acting Air Force chief data and AI officer

AI

Next-generation air dominance and CCA drone concept art (Lockheed Martin image)

Navy aiming for $15M price tag for CCA drones; avoid long-term sustainment costs

Weapons

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Navy to test Epirus high-power microwave’s ability to zap maritime drones

Weapons