‘America’s seed fund’ is being revamped for modern warfare
Senior U.S. officials shed new light on their plans for the SBIR/STTR programs after a funding lapse and major reauthorization.
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Undersecretary of Defense for Research and Engineering Emil Michael and Director, Department of Defense, Office for Small Business Regina Sims attend a Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency event at DARPA Headquarters, Arlington, Va., April 29, 2026. (DoW photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Milton Hamilton) 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) Space Space Force names 12 companies to develop Golden Dome’s space-based interceptors
Under the OTA agreements, the 12 firms will develop and demonstrate space-based interceptor prototypes by 2028.
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(Navy rendering of Defiant battleship) Emerging Tech Navy planning to spend more than $17B on first Trump-class battleship
The Navy revealed new details Tuesday about its procurement plans for a new Guided Missile Battleship (BBG(X)) program.
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US President Donald Trump leaves after announcing the US Navy’s new Golden Fleet initiative, unveiling a new class of warships, at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida, on December 22, 2025. (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP via Getty Images) Tech Trump’s 2027 budget request includes more than $65B for Navy shipbuilding
The budget proposal includes initial funding for a new class of battleships.
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Seahawk, a Medium Unmanned Surface Vessel (MUSV) prototype, departs Naval Base Point Loma, California, Aug. 6, 2025. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Robert Zahn) Tech Navy creating new marketplace for maritime drones as it looks to ‘surge capacity’ for Golden Fleet
The Navy is reconfiguring its model for buying autonomous watercraft that can navigate and manage cargo with little to no human input.
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The Precision Strike Missile (PrSM) fired from a U.S. Army M270A2 and HIMARS at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico. (Army photo by Christopher Bohn) Weapons Army to ‘ramp up all munitions across the board,’ general says, including specialized missiles
“We are so close to that first battery being fully equipped with all of its capabilities, and I don’t want to spoil the surprise when we actually get there, but we’re within a few weeks,” Lt. Gen. Frank Lozano said of Dark Eagle.
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Space Force General Michael Guetlein, speaks alongside Rep. Jim Banks (R-IN) and U.S. President Donald Trump 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) Space Golden Dome budget plan gets $10B plus-up to accelerate space capabilities
“We were asked to procure some additional space capabilities. So we are at $185 billion for the objective architecture, which delivers way out into the 2035 timeframe,” Gen. Guetlein said.
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The Hypersonix DART AE vehicle aboard Rocket Lab’s HASTE launch vehicle at the Virginia Spaceport Authority’s Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport on Wallops Island, Virginia. (Photo credit: Hypersonix) Emerging Tech DIU notches first launch of commercial hypersonic test platform
The Cassowary Vex mission marked the first deployment of a commercial-built hypersonic testbed developed under the Hypersonic High-Cadence Advanced Testing program.
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In this illustration, the Claude AI website is seen on a laptop on February 16, 2026 in New York City. According to reports from the Wall Street Journal, the Defense Department used Anthropic’s Claude Ai, via its Palantir contract, to help with the attack on Venezuela and capture former President Nicolás Maduro. (Photo illustration by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images) AI Pentagon CTO urges Anthropic to ‘cross the Rubicon’ on military AI use cases amid ethics dispute
His comments come as the Pentagon is locked in a high-stakes dispute with Anthropic about the U.S. military’s use of the startup’s Claude AI model in real-world operations.
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Artist’s rendering of Lockheed Martin’s HELIOS system. (Image courtesy of Lockheed Martin) Emerging Tech Navy brass sees future battleship as catalyst to scale next-gen laser weaponry
The U.S. military’s urgent need to counter cheap adversarial drones in multiple regions has heightened calls for directed energy weapons.