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Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering Emil Michael tour multi-domain autonomous displays in the courtyard of the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., July 16, 2025. (DoD photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Alexander Kubitza)

Pentagon to trim list of critical technology areas

Defense Department CTO Emil Michael is about to make changes to the Pentagon's list of tech priorities.
Adm. Daryl Caudle salutes the sideboys during a U.S. Fleet Forces Command (USFFC) Relinquishment of Command ceremony aboard Naval Station Norfolk, August 6, 2025. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Dustin Knight/Released)

Adm. Caudle sworn in as chief of naval operations

Adm. Daryl Caudle promised to accelerate the sea service’s push for AI, unmanned system and networking capabilities, as he steps into the role of CNO.
U.S. Space Force’s National Security Space Launch (NSSL) program launched the USSF-36 mission carrying the U.S. Air Force X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle (OTV) spacecraft, at 11:50 p.m. EST (8:50 p.m. PST) into orbit Aug. 21 from historic Launch Complex (LC)-39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, Florida. (Photo credit: SpaceX)

Pentagon launches secretive X-37B space plane for new mission

During the on-orbit mission, dubbed OTV-8, the Boeing-made spacecraft will conduct a wide range of tests and experiments focused on laser communication tech and quantum inertial sensors,…
The U.S. Space Force’s X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle Mission Seven successfully landed at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, March 7, 2025. The X-37B landed at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, to exercise the service’s ability to recover the spaceplane across multiple sites. (U.S. Space Force courtesy photo)

Next X-37B space plane mission will test laser communications, quantum sensor for US military

This will be the eight mission for the Boeing-built space plane.
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A rendering of what someone using the new Project Overmatch capability known as Maven would look like. A unified tactical display that provides insight on vessels across the world, the Maven program overlays real-time ship readiness and sustainment data right at the user’s fingertips by utilizing artificial intelligence. It was created by Project Overmatch and Palantir in collaboration. (Image found on DVIDS as stock photo courtesy of Palantir)

Navy CTO unveils list of priority areas for tech investment

The Department of the Navy's CTO issued a new memo to guide investment and modernization efforts for the Navy and Marine Corps.
U.S. Army Soldiers from the 25th Infantry Division use a Developmental Command Exportable Lab to assemble first-person view drones for use during Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Center-Exportable at Fort Magsaysay, Philippines, on May 24, 2025. The capability enabled the deployment of more than 100 FPV drones during this rotation. (Photo by 1st Lt. Aylin Hernandez, 25th Infantry Division).

25th Infantry Division testing forward-deployed 3D printers in the Pacific

2nd Mobile Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division is also improving its counter-drone tactics.
U.S. Army Spc. Anton Lane, a combat medic with specialized drone training, assigned to 5-7 Cavalry, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division visually tracks a Skydio X10E4TT drone shortly after deploying it for surveillance during exercise Combined Resolve 25-2 at Hohenfels Training Area, Hohenfels, Germany on May 17, 2025. (US Army photo by U.S. Army Sgt. Fist Class Richard Hoppe, Released).

U.S. Army is already taking lessons from Ukraine’s drone attack on Russia’s strategic bombers

U.S. Army Chief of Staff Gen. Randy George talked about the high-profile attack during an AI conference Monday.
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