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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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Ben Kohlmann, assistant secretary of the Navy for manpower and Reserve affairs, speaks on a panel at Datadog’s Threat Response Forum, Nov. 5, 2026. (Photo credit: Carlin Fisher/Scoop News Group)

Navy’s new innovation unit seen as key pipeline for bringing private sector talent into the Reserve

Tech

Chief of Space Operations Gen. Douglas Schiess salutes during his change of responsibility ceremony on Joint Base Andrews, Md., Sept. 3, 2026. (U.S. Air Force photo by Eric Dietrich)

Space Force chief: Intelligence officials ‘making sure we get lessons learned’ from recent Russian satellite maneuvers near commercial sat

Space

Then-U.S. Army Secretary Dan Driscoll appears at a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on Capitol Hill on May 12, 2026 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

Former Army boss Dan Driscoll joins OpenAI as senior counselor

AI

AeroVironment’s LOCUST high-energy laser (Photo courtesy of AeroVironment)

Leonardo DRS tapped to support Army’s high-energy laser program

Weapons

Rendering of PAC-3 Edge (Credit: Lockheed Martin)

Army selects Lockheed Martin for billion-dollar Future Interceptor program

Weapons

Vion system kit (GDIT image)

GDIT puts Vion mission partner environment technology through its paces during Pacific exercise

AI

An Indiana National Guard Soldier assigned to 1st Battalion, 151st Infantry Regiment, prepares a Parrot ANAFI drone for flight during a Combat Readiness Exercise at Camp Atterbury, near Edinburgh, Indiana, July 21, 2026. (Indiana National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Hector Tinoco)

Army designates 2 additional ‘permissive’ sites for commercial vendors to test their drone and counter-drone tech

Tech

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Army taps AWS and WWT to boost AI-enabled cybersecurity initiative

AI

A B-52H Stratofortress assigned to the 419th Flight Test Squadron is undergoes pre-flight procedures at Edwards Air Force Base, California, Aug. 8. The aircraft conducted a captive-carry flight test of the AGM-183A Air-launched Rapid Response Weapon Instrumented Measurement Vehicle 2 at the Point Mugu Sea Range off the Southern California coast. (Air Force photo by Giancarlo Casem)

Air Force launches next phase of hypersonic missile program with $694M contract award for ARRW

Weapons