Data-backed review exposes urgent friction points threatening U.S. defense research enterprise
Assistant Secretary of Defense for Science and Technology Joseph Jewell briefed DefenseScoop on the recently completed comprehensive report.
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Assistant Secretary of Defense for Science and Technology Dr. Joseph S. Jewell participates in the Department of War Lab Day at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., May 5, 2026. (DOD photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Carson Croom) Tech -
A static test of a sub-scale SRM design for X-Bow’s MDA interceptor. (Image credit: X-Bow Systems) Weapons MDA awards X-Bow to develop low-cost interceptor
The Missile Defense Agency is targeting a $750K price tag for the LCI weapon.
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Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering Emil Michael and Assistant Secretary of War for Science and Technology Dr. Joseph S. Jewell take questions from the press. following the Department of Defense Lab Day at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., May 05, 2026. (DOD photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Carson Croom) Emerging Tech Pentagon’s S&T boss touts early benefits of re-org, including ‘virtuous cycles of collaboration’
Assistant Secretary of Defense for Science and Technology Joseph Jewell briefed DefenseScoop on the DOD’s new structure to enable innovation.
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The DF-17 hypersonic medium range conventional ballistic missile model was exhibited at the Hangzhou Innovation Research Institute of Beihang University in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China on May 10, 2026. (Photo credit: CFOTO/Future Publishing via Getty Images) Tech MDA pursuing mobile radar to detect and track hypersonic missiles, other advanced threats
The Forward-Based Mode (FBM) Radar Next initiative aims to prototype the technology.
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Army ManTech, a member of the Joint Defense Manufacturing Technology Panel (JDMTP), exhibited innovative smart fabrics at the Pentagon, July 8, 2025. (DOD Photo by Rebecca War/DVIDS) Emerging Tech New DOD innovation hub will confront ‘unacceptable vulnerabilities’ in production of military fabrics
The Pentagon is standing up its ninth Manufacturing Innovation Institute in North Carolina.
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Concept art for the Hypersonic Attack Cruise Missile (HACM). (Image courtesy of Raytheon Technologies) Weapons DARPA looking to develop ‘foundation’ of next-generation hypersonic missile work
Along with vehicle designs, the Next Generation Hypersonic Cruise Missile effort is interested in emerging capabilities and innovative test-and-evaluation technologies.
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Participants discuss how emerging tech can drive breakthroughs in lethality at GDIT’s ‘Battlespace of the Future’ summit. Panelists include, from left: DefenseScoop Editor-in-Chief Jon Harper, General Dynamics Ordnance & Tactical Systems’ Chris Haynes, Army Lt. Col. William Taylor, Army’s Bhavanjot Singh, Marine Corps Col. Matthew Ritchie, and Rep. Patrick Harrigan (NC-10). (Scoop News Group photo) Sponsored Insights How adaptive weapons and trusted autonomy are reshaping the future of fires
The next leap in lethality will depend less on advanced weapons alone and more on software-driven munitions that can adapt, scale and earn commanders’ trust.
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Artist rendering of Conventional Prompt Strike (Lockheed Martin mage) Weapons GAO: Lockheed Martin struggling to build Navy hypersonic missile at scale
The watchdog found Lockheed Martin’s production line is building roughly half the hypersonic missiles the Pentagon needs as manufacturing and quality issues persist.
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AMDT3 concept graphic (Credit: L3Harris) Space SDA awards $1.75B in deals for additional Golden Dome missile tracking sats
The 36 missile warning and tracking satellites are expected to launch by the end of 2028 in support of Golden Dome.
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Soldiers from B Battery (Dark Eagle), 5th Battalion, 3d Field Artillery Regiment (LRFB), give a capabilities brief on the Long Range Hypersonic Weapon System in Northern Territory, Australia, July 9, 2025. The battery participated in Exercise Talisman Sabre 25. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Perla Alfaro) Weapons GAO: Pentagon’s hypersonic programs grappling with schedule constraints, production woes
The Government Accountability Office’s annual assessment of major DOD programs details potential risks and delays for three high-profile hypersonic weapons.