Project Convergence headed to Indo-Pacific Command in April
As part of the Project Convergence Capstone 5 exercise, forces will leave capabilities behind for operational use in the Indo-Pacific.
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U.S. Airmen assigned to the 752nd Operations Support Squadron set up equipment at Project Convergence Capstone 4 experimentation at Camp Pendleton, Calif., Feb. 21, 2024. (DOD courtesy photo) Tech -
Barracuda-500 (Anduril photo) Weapons DIU, Air Force move forward with 2 vendors to next phase of Enterprise Test Vehicle program
DIU and the Air Force are eyeing the ETV platform for a program that looks to develop a palletized munition weapon system.
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(GAO photo) Tech Watchdog spotlights need for clear metrics to assess DIU’s impacts as it matures
The Government Accountability Office examined the Defense Innovation Unit’s effectiveness in identifying and fielding industry-built technologies at scale.
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Screenshot of John Phelan testifying at his confirmation hearing with the Senate Armed Services Committee, Feb. 27. 2025. Tech Trump’s Navy secretary nominee endorses joint collaboration with Air Force on drone enablers
If confirmed, John Phelan — a businessman and co-founder of MSD Capital — would take the helm of the department as it pursues new drones and a hybrid fleet of manned and unmanned systems, among other modernization efforts.
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Stephen Feinberg, U.S. President Donald Trump’s nominee to be Deputy Secretary of Defense, testifies during his Senate Armed Services Committee confirmation hearing in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on February 25, 2025 in Washington, DC. Feinberg, businessman and CEO of Cerberus Capital Management, served as the head of President Trumps Intelligence Advisory Board in Trump’s first term. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images) Tech Stephen Feinberg, Trump’s pick for deputy defense secretary, vows to ‘review the value’ of Replicator
Questions have swirled about the new administration’s vision for the initiative and whether there are plans to transform or terminate it.
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U.S. Soldiers assigned to 3rd Brigade, 10th Mountain Division, fly the Skydio X2D Drone during exercise Combined Resolve (CbR) 25-1 at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center, Hohenfels Training Area, Hohenfels, Germany, Jan. 31, 2025. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Collin Mackall) Tech Updated network gear allows US soldiers to be more dispersed with lower digital footprints
Enabled by the Army’s C2 Fix architecture, 3rd Brigade, 10th Mountain Division was difficult to find in the electromagnetic spectrum in a recent combat training center rotation.
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U.S. Soldiers assigned to Hound Company, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 10th Mountain Division, conduct a demonstration for the local media with the Skydio X2D Drone during exercise Combined Resolve (CbR) 25-1 at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center, Hohenfels Training Area, Hohenfels, Germany, Feb. 3, 2025. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Thomas Dixon) Tech Army ‘transforming-in-contact’ unit using more drones than ever before
New technology enabled the experimental unit to disperse more and hide in the electromagnetic spectrum more easily, providing the first true deployment test for the Army’s transforming-in-contact initiative.
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Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth speaks after being sworn in by U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance in the Indian Treaty Room at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building at the White House on January 25, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Kent Nishimura/Getty Images) Emerging Tech Pete Hegseth, Trump’s new defense secretary, issues message vowing to ‘rapidly’ field emerging tech
The Pentagon chief issued his first “Message to the Force” on Saturday after being sworn in.
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A U.S. Marine Corps AN/TPS-80 Ground/Air Task Oriented Radar assigned to Marine Air Support Squadron 3, Marine Air Control Group 38, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, operates at the Multi-Function Air Operations Center as part of Steel Knight 24 at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Dec. 10, 2024. The AN/TPS-80 G/ATOR is a ground-based air radar system which increases 3rd MAW’s combat power and lethality through superior air surveillance. Steel Knight is an annual exercise that takes place in multiple locations across the Southwest that allows I Marine Expeditionary Force to train as a full Marine Air-Ground Task Force and better integrate with joint and naval forces. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Samantha Devine) Tech Marine Corps tests tactical 5G, looks at wider adoption for communications
Marines want to leverage 5G capabilities to enhance their tactical operations.
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NAVAL BASE SAN DIEGO (Feb. 5, 2024) The first four Global Autonomous Reconnaissance Crafts (GARCs) are delivered to Unmanned Surface Vessel Squadron 3 (USVRON 3). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Kelby Sanders) AI Navy ramping up production of autonomous GARC vessels
The Global Autonomous Reconnaissance Craft are built by Maritime Applied Physics Corp.