Mikayla Easley

Mikayla Easley reports on the Pentagon’s acquisition and use of emerging technologies. Prior to joining DefenseScoop, she covered national security and the defense industry for National Defense Magazine. She received a BA in Russian language and literature from the University of Michigan and a MA in journalism from the University of Missouri. You can follow her on Twitter @MikaylaEasley

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Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 115 aviation ordnance technicians load compatible software for a U. S. Air Force Guided Bomb Unit 38 to be employed on a U.S. Marine Corps F/A-18 Hornet proof of concept mission at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, March 14, 2022. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Master Sgt. Christopher Parr)

DOD looking to release enterprise-wide guidance on software modernization

IT

Notional graphic of Resilient MW/MT MEO Epoch 1 Space Vehicles (Millennium graphic)

Space Force taps Millennium for 6 additional missile warning, tracking satellites

Space

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DOD braces for time, scale needed to modernize defenses against quantum hacking

IT

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SDA establishes pool of 19 vendors for future space demonstration projects

Space

(Photo courtesy of Department of the Air Force Chief Information Office)

Air Force names Susan Davenport as new chief data and AI officer

AI

An Area-I Air-Launched, Tube-Integrated, Unmanned System, or ALTIUS, is launched from a UH-60 Black Hawk at Yuma Proving Ground, Ariz., March 4, 2020. (Courtesy photo provided by Yuma Proving Ground)

Army eyes modernized, long-range systems to bolster aircraft survivability

Emerging Tech

1st Space Brigade soldiers observe a U.S. Army Ranger raid during a large-scale combat scenario at the U.S. Army Special Operations Command Capabilities Exercise 2024 at Fort Liberty, North Carolina, April 5-12, 2024. The exercise demonstrated how Army space operations integrate with cyber and special operation forces partners to enable the warfighter on the ground. (U.S. Army photo by Brooke Nevins)

‘This is not enough’: Army grappling with increased demand for space capabilities, personnel

Space

Photo illustration of U.S. Army cyber soldier in operations center. (U.S. Army photo by Tài Doick)

Army set to release new guidance to improve cATO processes through new pilot efforts

IT

DEVCOM’s MX Black Hawk aircraft to be equipped with the MATRIX autonomy system. (Sikorsky photo)

DARPA to test autonomous flight capability on Army’s Black Hawk helicopter in 2025

AI