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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Undersecretary of Defense for Research and Engineering Heidi Shyu meets with Maj. Grover Smith of the Indiana National Guard during Technology Readiness Experimentation (T-REX) 2023 at Camp Atterbury, Indiana. (Defense Department photo).

Pentagon completes second technology experiment for RDER initiative

Emerging Tech

An artist rendering of Sikorsky’s Raider X prototype (Sikorsky photo)

Army, aviation giants gear up for next leg of FARA helo competition

Emerging Tech

Special operators conduct training in austere conditions at Pituffik Space Base, Greenland, on May 9, 2023, in support of exercise ARCTIC EDGE 2023. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Andrew Adams)

Arctic strategy implementation plan calls for enhanced military comms, sensing and PNT

Space

The Ground-Based Electro-Optical Deep Space Surveillance System is responsible for tracking thousands of objects in space. The telescope is positioned at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico. (Image credit: U.S. Air Force, Tech. Sgt. David Salanitri)

Space Force taps L3Harris to continue upgrades, maintenance work for ground-based sensor systems

Space

Winston Beauchamp of the Department of the Air Force, Gen. David Goldfein (Ret.) of Google Public Sector’s Board, Aaron Weis of Google and MK Palmore from Google Cloud engage in a panel discussion centered around elevating cybersecurity strategies through the use of AI. (Scoop News Group photo).

AI-enabled architectures key to effective cybersecurity posture, Air Force IT leader says

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 where the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Aviation & Missile Center led a demonstration that highlighted the forward air launch of the ALTIUS. (Courtesy photo provided by Yuma Proving Ground)

Army aviation community plotting paths to integrating autonomy into future fleet

AI

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Navy testing cloud capabilities on ships for improved, flexible access at sea

IT

(illustration by Northrop Grumman)

Upcoming Air Force demos aim to connect commercial satcom with military platforms

Space

The RAPCON-X concept (Sierra Nevada Corp. image)

Sierra Nevada lands contract for second variant of Athena spy plane

Emerging Tech