U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Matt Ross, director of Joint Interagency Task Force 401, speaks on a panel during the Drone Security Industry and SLTT Grant Forum, Oxon Hill, Maryland, Nov. 9, 2026. (Photo by Lt. Col. Adam Scher)
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)
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman John Ives, 90th Ground Combat Training Squadron defender, pilots a drone during an X4 and SMASH 2000L Systems Firing Qualification at Camp Guernsey Joint Training Center’s North Training Area, Wyoming, May 15, 2026. The drone carried balloon targets to help operators practice acquiring, tracking and engaging simulated aerial threats. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Michael A. Richmond)
Three pieces of Air Force jamming equipment sit on display at the 266th Range Squadron, Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho, Sept. 27, 2023. From left to right, pictured is the high power GPS jammer, the single beam track jammer, and the low power GPS jammer. (Courtesy photo by 266th Range Squadron)
Ben Kohlmann (seated in the middle), Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Manpower and Reserve Affairs, speaks during a panel discussion at the Threat Response Forum in Arlington, Virginia, Nov. 5, 2026. (Photo by Seaman Apprentice Emanuel Natareno)
Ben Kohlmann, assistant secretary of the Navy for manpower and Reserve affairs, highlighted the effort at Datadog's Threat Response Forum, presented by FedScoop.
An Indiana National Guard Soldier assigned to 1st Battalion, 151st Infantry Regiment, prepares a Parrot ANAFI drone for flight during a Combat Readiness Exercise at Camp Atterbury, near Edinburgh, Indiana, July 21, 2026. (Indiana National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Hector Tinoco)
A close-up view shows a solar-powered Flock Safety automated license plate reader (ALPR) public safety surveillance camera mounted on a utility pole in a commercial parking lot in American Fork, Utah, United States, on September 20, 2026. (Photo by Charles-McClintock Wilson/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
Frontier AI and other advanced technologies are making it easier for adversaries to find and exploit vulnerabilities associated with those interconnected capabilities.
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine prepares for a training mission in an F-16 Fighting Falcon at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, Sep. 28, 2026. During his visit, Caine, a 16th Weapons Squadron graduate, recognized the squadron’s influence in building combat readiness and training elite tactical instructors to lead joint air operations against peer adversaries. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Heather Amador Paulino)
America’s top-ranking military officer spoke on the opening day of the annual Fall Meeting co-hosted by the National Defense Transportation Association and U.S. Transportation Command.
U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth arrives on stage for a discussion during the U.S. Army’s 2026 Annual Meeting and Exposition at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center on October 14, 2026 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)