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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Dr. Lisa Costa, the U.S. Space Force’s first permanent Chief Technology and Innovation Officer, signed the Joint Task Force-Space Defense’s board during her visit to the organization at Schriever Space Force Base, Colorado, Apr. 1, 2022. (U.S. Space Force photo by Tiana Williams)

Lisa Costa retires from position as top Space Force technology officer

Space

Missile warning satellite rendering. (Raytheon image)

Space Force drops Raytheon from MEO missile-warning satellite effort

Space

Lockheed Martin rendering of a Next-Generation Air Dominance platform

Air Force chief of staff hedges on commitment to next-gen stealth fighter

Weapons

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FCC, NTIA move to expand spectrum access for commercial wireless in partnership with Navy

Emerging Tech

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Air Force launches new experimental chatbot powered by GenAI

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, 2020. 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)

MDA director on hypersonics testing: ‘We need to get into a faster clip’

Weapons

A network diagram of Slingshot Agatha data depicting the relationships among satellites within multiple, real-world, foreign constellations (Slingshot Aerospace image)

DARPA harnesses AI to keep tabs on space weapons, spy satellites on orbit

AI

ETV design rendering from IS4S. (Source: Integrated Solutions for Systems, Inc.)

DIU taps 4 vendors to vie for Air Force’s drone test vehicle program

Emerging Tech

Andrew Hunter, assistant secretary of the Air Force for acquisition, technology and logistics, speaks during the panel discussion “Answering the Warfighters’ Needs” at the Air and Space Forces Association 2023 Warfare Symposium in Aurora, Colo., March 7, 2023. (U.S. Air Force photo by Eric Dietrich)

Air Force aims to field new moving target indication capability in 2027

Emerging Tech