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Spc. John Grayson, an MQ-1C Unmanned Aircraft System repairer and crew chief stands next to the MQ-1C Gray Eagle Unmanned Aircraft System at Forward Operating Site Powidz, Poland, March 25, 2025. (U.S. Army photo illustration by Sgt. Charlie Duke)

The Army is hoping for a big new drone by 2028

For years, the MQ-1C Gray Eagle has occupied the skies for division-sized formations, but it requires a runway to launch. As battlefields become more complex, autonomized and…

2 days ago By Drew F. Lawrence

Army CTO Alex Miller on bringing emerging tech to operational units

Dr. Alex Miller | CTO | U.S. Department of the Army

6 days ago By Scoop News Group

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Brandon Tseng: The Autonomous Future of Defense

Brandon Tseng - Co-Founder & President, Shield AI

Dec 8, 2025

U.S. Soldiers with 127th Military Police Company, 759th Military Police Battalion, 89th Military Police Brigade, assigned to Joint Task Force-Southern Border (JTF-SB), utilize a Ground Based Operational Surveillance System (Expeditionary) (G-BOSS(E)), to increase overwatch capabilities during patrol base operations in Wellton, Ariz., Aug. 29, 2025. (U.S. Army photo by 2nd Lt. Erica Esterly)

US military deploys 4 Army-built surveillance and reconnaissance systems for southern border mission

The platforms include the G-BOSS(E), ENFIRE, LRAS3 and CSP.

Dec 4, 2025 By Jon Harper

Common Autonomous Multi-Domain Launcher, or CAML. (U.S. Army photo)

Army issues RFIs for Common Autonomous Multi-Domain Launcher program

For the CAML effort, the Army is interested in autonomous vehicles that could move around the battlefield and shoot missiles at adversaries.

Dec 1, 2025 By Jon Harper

Secretary of the Army Dan Driscoll and Chief of Staff of the Army Gen. Randy A. George join “Fox and Friends” to discuss the new Department of Defense memorandum on Army transformation and acquisition reform, at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., May 1, 2025. (DoD photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Alexander Kubitza)

Army introduces sweeping reform of its acquisition structure

The overhaul will consolidate the Army's program executive offices into six new portfolio acquisition executives.

Nov 14, 2025 By Mikayla Easley

Dylan Driscoll, a representative for Anduril, talks to Senior Airman Thomas Royce about information fed into Lattice, the software that is part of the command-and-control function of U.S. Northern Command’s Counter-small Unmanned Aerial System fly-away kit, during an exercise at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., Oct. 23, 2025. (Department of Defense photo by John Ingle)

Army picks Anduril to provide next-gen fire control platform for IBCS-M program

Anduril's Lattice platform will support the Army's Integrated Battle Command System Maneuver program, according to the contractor.

Nov 11, 2025 By Jon Harper

Army takes another step on path toward producing new drone-killing laser weapons

The service issued a request for information on Oct. 30 to inform an Enduring-High Energy Laser (E-HEL) production effort.

Nov 3, 2025 By Jon Harper

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Steve Blank: The Playbook for Defense Innovation, from the Classroom to the War Room

Steve Blank, Founding Faculty - Gordian Knot Center for National Security Innovation, Stanford University

Nov 3, 2025 By Billy Mitchell

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Matt Cronin, senior national security advisor at Andreessen Horowitz

Oct 27, 2025