A U.S. Soldier acting as an opposing force, or OPFOR, demonstrates drone capabilities during Exercise Deep Strike at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels, Germany, April 25, 2026. Deep Strike integrates cutting-edge technologies, such as advanced unmanned systems, to ensure SOF maintains an operations advantage in contested environments. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. 1st Class Brandon Nelson)
From left to right: Jon Harper, editor-in-chief of DefenseScoop; Brent Ingraham, assistant secretary of the Army for acquisition, logistics and technology; Robert Mantz, senior official for the contested logistics technologies Critical Technology Area at the Defense Department; and Shannon Judd, global director for global defense partners and mission system integrators at AWS, participate in a panel at GDIT’s Emerge: Battlespace of the Future conference, June 2, 2026. (Photo by Isaac Latimer with EPNAC)
“How we're going to win in sort of a contested logistics fight is having access to data," said Brent Ingraham, assistant secretary of the Army for acquisition,…
U.S. Army Capt. Zach Marise, a deliberate operations team with the National Guard Bureau, uses the Maven Smart System in Arlington, Virginia, Feb. 20, 2026. Marise teaches the MSS and its capability to process vast amounts of data from weather to troop locations. (U.S. Army Photo by Master Sgt. Whitney Hughes)
Since its launch, the 25-person task force has received 68 requests, or “tickets” for data help from Army units across the world, including at least one supporting…
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Seth Clayton, a finance technician with Headquarters and Service Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, works at his computer at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Jan. 21, 2026. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brady V. Hathaway)
U.S. Army Maj. Steven McPherson, a joint doctrine team chief with the National Guard Bureau, looks at the interface of the Maven Smart System in Arlington, Virginia Feb. 20. McPherson was in a class to learn the MSS and its capability to process vast amounts of data from weather to troop locations. (U.S. Army Photo by Master Sgt. Whitney Hughes)
“We've handed our warfighters a Ferrari, and my only sleepless nights come from … making sure we never, ever run out of the high-octane fuel that they…