Data intel startup Obviant taps Mike Madsen as first VP for national security
“For Obviant, the special sauce is the data, but it’s really the fusion of the data and it’s the analytics,” Madsen told DefenseScoop.
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Mike Madsen speaks June 5, 2019, at FedTalks in Washington, D.C. (FedScoop) Tech -
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks alongside Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth in the Oval Office at the White House on May 20, 2025 in Washington, DC. President Trump announced his plans for the “Golden Dome,” a national ballistic and cruise missile defense system. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) Weapons MDA taps over 1,000 vendors for Golden Dome contract opportunities
The vendors were tapped as part of the first phase of MDA’s contracting vehicle known as the Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD).
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Researchers at the Air Force Research Laboratory Information Directorate in Rome, N.Y. are advancing quantum technologies from the individual quantum bit or qubit, level to the system level, where different qubit types must interface for future capabilities for the US Air Force. (Photo by Albert Santacroce) Emerging Tech Pentagon pares down list of critical emerging technology areas
The revised list of critical technology areas includes six categories that “represent the priorities that will deliver the greatest impact, the fastest results and the most decisive advantage on the battlefield,” Emil Michael said.
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A CS-5000T drone is seen during a military parade marking the 80th anniversary of victory over Japan and the end of World War II, in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square on September 3, 2025. (Photo by PEDRO PARDO/AFP via Getty Images) Emerging Tech China’s military technology parade underscores need for more U.S. deterrents, experts say
Fighter jets, hypersonic missiles and AI-powered drones were among the capabilities showcased at China’s recent “Victory Day” parade.
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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) Emerging Tech 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.
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Rendering of the Resilient Missile Warning Tracking (MWT) architecture in Medium Earth Orbit (MEO). (Illustration courtesy of BAE Systems) Space Space Force launches new unit structure to align acquisition, operational functions
The new units — known as System Deltas — will consolidate Space Systems Command program offices for missile warning and space-based sensing and targeting.
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An aerial view of the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., May 15, 2023. (DoD photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. John Wright) Tech Trump taps former AWS exec for senior role in Pentagon’s research and engineering directorate
James Caggy has been nominated for assistant secretary of defense for mission capabilities.
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U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Marcella Philips, 2nd Maintenance Group weapons standardization loading standardization crew chief, and Tech Sgt. Darrell Stewart, 307th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron loading standardization crew member, secure the Air-Launched Rapid Response Weapon to the B-52H Stratofortress ejector rack, at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, November 2, 2022. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Nicole Ledbetter) Weapons Air Force revives ARRW hypersonic missile with procurement plans for fiscal 2026
After nearly cancelling the program, Air Force is requesting $387.1 million in fiscal 2026 to start production of the Air-Launched Rapid Response Weapon (ARRW).
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Raytheon and Northrop Grumman are developing the next-generation Hypersonic Attack Cruise Missile, also known as HACM, for the U.S. Air Force. (Credit: Raytheon) Weapons GAO warns that Air Force’s hypersonic cruise missile program is behind schedule
Program delays will force the Air Force to reduce the number of flight tests it can conduct for the Hypersonic Attack Cruise Missile, according to the GAO’s annual weapons assessment report.
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A B-52H Stratofortress assigned to the 419th Flight Test Squadron is undergoes pre-flight procedures at Edwards Air Force Base, California, Aug. 8, 2020. The aircraft conducted a captive-carry flight test of the AGM-183A Air-launched Rapid Response Weapon Instrumented Measurement Vehicle 2 at the Point Mugu Sea Range off the Southern California coast. (Air Force photo by Giancarlo Casem) Weapons Allvin hints at new funding for Air Force’s ARRW hypersonic missile in fiscal 2026
Gen. David Allvin said the Air Force has two hypersonic missile programs that are “getting into the procurement range in the very near future.”