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Jon Harper

Jon Harper is Editor-in-Chief of DefenseScoop. 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: @Jon_Harper_

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U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth arrives on stage for a discussion during the U.S. Army’s 2026 Annual Meeting and Exposition at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center on October 14, 2026 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

Hegseth warns troops against using military information for gambling, prediction market bets

Tech

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SOCOM seeks common PaaS environment to support testing and fielding of new tech

Tech

U.S. Airmen assigned to the Collaborative Combat Aircraft Experimental Operations Unit inspect a YFQ-44A Fury aircraft at Creech Air Force Base, Nevada, July 20, 2026. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Renee Blundon)

Air Force starting to game out sustainment framework for CCA drones

Weapons

U.S. Navy Fleet Master Chief Lateef Compton, U.S. Central Command senior enlisted leader, visits Airmen and Guardians in the CENTCOM area of responsibility, Jan. 7, 2026. Compton visited multiple sites around the base and had lunch with Airmen and Guardians assigned to U.S. Space Forces – Central. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Devlin Bishop)

Space Force aims to beef up guardian presence for Centcom and other combatant commands

Space

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Pentagon threatens universities that have ties to ‘foreign entities of concern,’ hints at additional audits

Tech

Aerial photograph of the eastern entrance of the Pentagon. (Getty Images)

Pentagon CIO gets new strategic technical advisor

IT

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Military service members to square off against AI in ‘Mindgame’ tournament

AI

U.S. Army Spc. Daniel Austin, with the 173rd Airborne Mobile Brigade Combat Team, patrols through a field as part of a situational training exercise. (U.S. Army Reserve photo by Sgt. Addison Shinn)

Army playing ‘ACEs’ to meet commanders’ capability needs

Tech

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Steven Walker and Sgt. Siegfred Velarde, 1st Space Brigade, U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command, plot points before a land navigation event during the USASMDC Best Squad Competition at Fort Bliss, Texas, July 29, 2026. (U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Lamar Green)

Army looking to expand its new space operations branch amid increasing demand for capabilities

Space