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Lt. Gen. Kevin D. Admiral, Commanding General of the III Armored Corps and Fort Hood, recognized, awarded and visited with Soldiers in the 1st Air Cavalry Brigade on Fort Hood Texas, Sept. 23, 2025. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Hayden Epperley)

Pentagon announces Trump nominee to lead U.S. Army Europe and Africa

Army Lt. Gen. Kevin Admiral, currently commanding general of III Armored Corps, has been picked to command USAREUR-AF.

2 days ago By Jon Harper

Navy corpsmen and medical officers from across the II Marine Expeditionary Force get hands-on with a TBI assessment device during an end-user touchpoint at the Tactical Medicine Training Center, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, June 30, 2026. (Defense Health Agency Photo by T. T. Parish/Released)

Military services leaning into handheld blood testing devices to diagnose TBIs

“In Central Command, we’re seeing disproportionately high traumatic brain injury rates in air defense,” said Col. Jessica Peck, a command surgeon. “Even a mild traumatic brain injury…

Jul 17, 2026 By Drew F. Lawrence

Artist rendering of Conventional Prompt Strike (Lockheed Martin mage)

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.

Jul 17, 2026 By Mikayla Easley

Dan Driscoll, 26th Secretary of the Army, speaks with U.S. Soldiers during his visit to Cap Draa, Tan-Tan, Morocco, May 2, 2026. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Alexandra Dale)

New directive from Army leadership centralizes and restricts social media accounts

Under the new policy, commanders across the service must archive records and deactivate unauthorized organizational accounts within 30 days.

Jul 9, 2026 By Jon Harper

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)

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.

Jul 7, 2026 By Mikayla Easley

AeroVironment’s Titan MS system. (Image courtesy of AV)

Pentagon awards $80M task order for AI-enabled tech to defend Air Force bases against small drones

The task order will be executed under a new $500 million IDIQ contract.

Jul 6, 2026 By Jon Harper

(Source: Getty Images) — Aerial view of the Pentagon. (Getty Images)

Pentagon awards $500M contract for counter-drone tech to AeroVironment

The Pentagon announcement about the award listed Army Contracting Command Detroit Arsenal in Michigan as the contracting activity.

Jul 2, 2026 By Drew F. Lawrence

Newly minted Software Operations Technicians gather for a photo following a Warrant Officer Candidate School graduation at Fort Rucker, Ala., June 10, 2026. Pictured are: WO1 Jesus Ambrocio, WO1 Jacob Gaskill, WO1 Samuel Ross, WO1 Bruce Black, WO1 Rico Scott, WO1 DJ Barroga and WO1 John Rodriguez, (U.S. Army photo by WO1 Natalie Magnuson)

After ‘hemorrhaging talent,’ the Army created a path for NCOs to become software warrant officers, graduating first batch

Initially, the Army sent software-savvy troops across the force individually, according to officials. Now, the service is attempting to build out expert software teams composed of product…

Jul 1, 2026 By Drew F. Lawrence

A “command post node” run by the 4th Infantry Division during exercise Ivy Mass at the the Piñon Canyon Maneuver Site, Colorado, May 12, 2026. (DefenseScoop photo by Drew F. Lawrence).

Hiding in the spectrum: Inside the Army’s race to make the command post disappear

During the Global War on Terror, the Army established large, static and complicated command posts. Army officials wrote in a doctrine note earlier this year that should…

Jun 26, 2026 By Drew F. Lawrence

U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to the 1st Space Brigade on Fort Carson, Colorado Springs, Colo., conduct a training exercise sweep of their assigned area on May 25, 2021. The training revolved around timely assembly of space related assets in unknown locations and the teams coordination, communication and combat training throughout the process. (Photo by Staff Sgt. Dennis Hoffman)

Army establishes new branch dedicated to space operations

The Space Operations Branch will be “equipped to deliver specialized capabilities to enable successful Army and joint force operations,” the service said in a statement.

Jun 26, 2026 By Mikayla Easley