The U.S. Army officially received a groundbreaking H-60Mx Black Hawk helicopter, extensively modified to fly with or without a pilot at the controls. (Photo courtesy Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company)
“After years of successful demonstrations on both commercial and military aircraft, the technology has matured. It is now a reliable system, ready for formal military evaluation,” the…
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)
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Michael Aguilar, members of Joint Interagency Task Force 401 and the Federal Aviation Administration, and key leaders from White Sands Missile Range, N.M., support a high-energy laser test using the AMP-HEL system March 7, 2026. (Courtesy Photo)
JIATF 401 and the FAA, along with about half a dozen other agencies, conducted the test between March 7-8, an evaluation fast-tracked by back-to-back incidents involving counter-drone…
This photograph shows the Anduril logo on display during the 55th edition of the International Paris Air Show (Salon international de l’aeronautique et de l’espace – SIAE) at the Paris–Le Bourget Airport, in Le Bourget, north of Paris on June 19, 2025. (Photo by Thibaud MORITZ / AFP/ via Getty Images)
U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to the 25th Infantry Division, operates a First-Person View (FPV) drone during a FPV drone live-fire exercise at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, Jan. 29, 2026. The LFX demonstrated the division’s ability to employ one-way attack drones and produce lethal effects. (Courtesy photo)
“This CSO will enable the Army to rapidly acquire and deliver innovative solutions to the Warfighter using commercial technology," officials wrote in a solicitation.
A U.S. Soldier assigned to 4th Battalion, 27th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division looks at information on a laptop during Rotation 25-07 at the National Training Center, Fort Irwin, Calif., April 30, 2025. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. William Vu, Operations Group, National Training Center)
U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Eric Strubhar, unmanned aircraft systems instructor, Unmanned Aircraft Systems Flight Center, operates a Skydio x10D drone during Sentry South 26-2 exercise at Camp Shelby Joint Forces Training Center, Mississippi, Feb. 25, 2026. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Rafael D. Rosa)
The drones, which the Army Criminal Investigation Division identified as Skydio X10D systems, were last seen on the morning of Nov. 21, 2025 at an engineer battalion…
Soldiers assigned to Hound Company, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 10th Mountain Division conducts driver’s training with the Infantry Squad Vehicle (ISV) during Combined Resolve 25-01 in Hohenfels, Germany, Jan. 14, 2025. (U.S. Army photo by Capt. Thomas McCarty)
Through this effort, the Army is hoping to “de-risk” initial private investment by not only being a reliable funder, but by co-backing ventures that could benefit industry’s…
U.S. Marines with 7th Engineer Support Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group, prepare C4 for detonation during a first-person view small unmanned aircraft system simulated sectored, simultaneous attack at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Oct. 31, 2025. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Mary R. Jenni)
A view of the entrance of White Sands Missile Range where Trinity test site is located, near White Sands, New Mexico on February 21, 2024. (Photo by VALERIE MACON/AFP via Getty Images)
The announcement comes after lawmakers from both parties criticized interagency coordination over the use of domestic counter-drone technology in the wake of back-to-back incidents in Texas last…
