Jon Harper

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US Army may look to procure Israel’s Iron Beam laser weapon for air defense

Weapons

JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash., – Using the Nation’s first prototype Long Range Hypersonic System, Bravo Battery Soldiers with the 5th Battalion, 3rd Artillery, 17th Field Artillery Brigade executed ground movement, round transfers, and established firing capability at Joint Base Lewis McChord Feb. 22-24. (US Army photo by Staff Sgt. Casey Hustin, 17th Field Artillery Brigade)

Army anticipates another delay in fielding Dark Eagle hypersonic weapon after detecting ‘problem’

Weapons

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Pentagon’s DIU soliciting tools for ‘cyber hunt’

Cyber

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Jane Rathbun gets official nod to be Navy CIO

IT

PEARL HARBOR (June 29, 2022) – The large unmanned surface vessel Ranger arrives at Pearl Harbor to participate in Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Demitrius J. Williams)

Navy issues new RFI for large unmanned surface vessel

Weapons

Ukrainian servicemen of Ukrainian Air Defence unit, 241st separate brigade of the Territorial Defence Forces take part in a training in the Kyiv region on October 28, 2023, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (Photo by ANATOLII STEPANOV/AFP via Getty Images)

Ukraine to get more laser-guided munitions to kill drones

Weapons

Ukrainian soldiers of the 28th Separate Mechanized Brigade prepare a SkyWiper anti-drone weapon at the front line near the town of Bakhmut, Donetsk region, on June 17, 2023, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (Photo by Anatolii STEPANOV / AFP) (Photo by ANATOLII STEPANOV/AFP via Getty Images)

DOD looking to buy a batch of SkyWiper counter-drone weapons for international partners

Weapons

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Pentagon’s Chief Digital and AI Office to host procurement forum for industry

AI

A Lethal Miniature Aerial Missile System launches munitions from a MARTAC T-38 Devil Ray unmanned surface vehicle, attached to U.S. Naval Forces Central Command’s Task Force 59, during Exercise Digital Talon in the Arabian Gulf, Oct. 23. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Justin Stumberg)

Robo-ship from US Navy task force launches missiles in Middle East region

Weapons