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Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth delivers remarks to junior officers and enlisted leaders during a State of the Force address at the at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va., Sept. 30, 2026. (DOD photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Eric Brann)

Pentagon memo outlines plan to operationalize new ‘FORTRESS America’ program office

The memorandum from the head of the A&S directorate was obtained by DefenseScoop.

5 hours ago By Brandi Vincent

An aerial view of the National Mall, including the Washington Monument, the U.S. Capitol, the Jefferson Memorial, the Tidal Basin and the Pentagon from Air Force One as it departs on September 26, 2026 in Joint Base Andrews, Maryland. (Photo by Tom Brenner/Getty Images)

Bonnie Evangelista to lead drone buying on Pentagon’s new DRPM-UxS team

She previously helped co-found the Defense Department's Tradewinds Marketplace for commercial AI and data products.

1 day ago By Brandi Vincent

A soldier services components of the NGC2 infrastructure layer during Project Convergence-Capstone 6. (Army photo by Courtney Harris)

Army awards Anduril contract worth up to $1.8B over five years to expand NGC2

The contract marks the latest signal for the Army’s expansion of NGC2, an ecosystem of interconnected hardware and software underpinned by Anduril’s Lattice software platform.

1 day ago By Drew F. Lawrence

The Virginia-class attack submarine USS North Dakota (SSN 784) has been delivered back to the fleet battle ready, completing a historic first-ever Virginia-class Block III availability at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Kittery, Maine Aug. 20, 2026. (U.S. Navy photo by Neil Boorjian)

White House, Anduril announce plans for new ‘software-defined’ shipyard to help build attack submarines

Billions of dollars are slated to be invested in the Arsenal-2 facility in Baltimore County, Maryland.

1 day ago By Jon Harper

U.S. Soldiers assigned to 3rd Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment practice target lock-on against an incoming drone during Project Flytrap at Joint Multinational Readiness Center, Hohenfels Training Area, Hohenfels, Germany, June 9, 2025. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Elijah Magaña)

After developing Pentagon’s counter-drone marketplace, Kaizen nabs $49M IDIQ from Army with first task order for classified work

Delivered through the service’s Digital Capabilities Contracting Center of Excellence (DC3oE), the award allows select Army organizations to use Kaizen’s application layer system, one meant to streamline…

2 days ago By Drew F. Lawrence

A 390A graduate dons their new Special Forces regimental distinctive insignia following the Activation and Induction ceremony at the U.S. Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School, the Special Operations Center of Excellence, at the JFK Auditorium on Fort Bragg, N.C., Oct. 2, 2026. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Alexis Washburn)

Army Special Forces graduate first batch of Robotics Technician Integrators, a new job the rest of the service is eyeing

Ten warrant officers graduated from the Robotics Technician Integrator (390A) course in a ceremony at Fort Bragg, North Carolina on Friday, marking the official start of the…

5 days ago By Drew F. Lawrence

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth tests a Dronebuster while touring static displays led by the 3rd Battalion, 10th Mountain Division (3/10 MTN) Warriors and Foreign Legion Force Poland Battle Group in Powidz, Poland, Feb. 15, 2025. (DoD photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Alexander C. Kubitza)

Hegseth issues new directive to hasten U.S. military’s counter-drone pursuits

The nation’s counter-drone task force “will not accept a slow-moving bureaucracy when faced with a fast-moving threat,” a spokesperson said.

5 days ago By Brandi Vincent

Travis Metz to lead DIU as Owen West takes ‘leave of absence’ to help steer new AutoWarCom push

Both West and Metz will report directly to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, a source told DefenseScoop.

5 days ago By Brandi Vincent

Stock photo of data center corridor. (Getty Images)

DIA makes fast-tracked data center maintenance award to avoid ‘eventual equipment failure’

Officials warned that if the award was not approved, DIA would “experience an immediate lapse" in its core data center infrastructure warranty.

Oct 1, 2026 By Brandi Vincent

U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth gives a State of the Force address at Marine Corps Base Quantico on September 30, 2026 in Quantico, Virginia. Secretary Hegseth delivered his State of the Force address to junior officers, enlisted leaders, and special guests including Anduril Industries co-founder Palmer Luckey. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

U.S. creates new Autonomous Warfare Command to fuse and enhance military drone ops

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth unveiled AutoWarCom during his “State of the Force” address at Marine Corps Base Quantico in Virginia.

Sep 30, 2026 By Brandi Vincent