DefenseScoop was briefed on the latest plans for a new line of effort in the Defense Innovation Unit's energy portfolio.

Multiple Pentagon and military components are actively monitoring the situation.

With continuing resolutions limiting work to be done on new programs, the Army is using current capabilities to reduce risk to speed development once funding becomes available.

"We'll continue to do what we can to help Taiwan acquire the means to defend itself," Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said.

The Army will begin providing the integrated tactical network to armored formations in 2025, following the fielding for light units.

With several network modernization efforts in the works, the program office is seeking to examine the right mix of radios for units.

The Army is doing away with its Command Post Integrated Infrastructure (CPI2) initiative.

The military partners are puzzling out new procedures and other operational measures for enhanced bilateral cooperation.

Docked in Japan, the USS George Washington is currently the only forward-deployed U.S. aircraft carrier anywhere in the world.

Command-and-control progress updates, live technology demonstrations, and closed-door meetings with his top counterparts are on the agenda.