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U.S. Army Soldier, Spc. Byron Clutier, assigned to the 101st Airborne Division, operates a Hunter Wolf Unmanned Ground Vehicle (UGV) during a training exercise at the Joint Readiness Training Center, Fort Polk, Louisiana, April 13, 2026. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Mariam Diallo)

Army wants unmanned ground vehicle for ‘last tactical mile’

“The last tactical mile” is the final space between support units and forward lines where equipment, ammunition, supplies and casualties pass “under the greatest threat from enemy…
US President Donald Trump arrives to deliver remarks during a reception with Republican members of Congress at the White House in Washington, DC on July 22, 2025. (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images)

Trump eyes new Pentagon-led ‘proving ground’ in much-anticipated AI action plan

President Donald Trump’s new artificial intelligence-enabling policy framework calls for multiple actions to advance the military’s adoption of the technology, including the standup of an “AI and…
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Brien Disbro, a crew chief assigned to the174th Attack Wing, performs post-flight maintenance on an MQ-9 Reaper on Mar. 10, 2025 at Springfield-Beckley Air National Guard Base in Springfield, Ohio. The MQ-9 arrived for Advanced Wrath, a two-week exercise supporting U.S. Special Operations Command, U.S. Coast Guard search and rescue operations, and testing for the Air Force Research Laboratory. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Shane Hughes)

Air Force officials hungry for SOUP

The Air Force Research Lab issued a solicitation for its Sensing Operation Using Prediction (SOUP) program.
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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)

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.
WASHINGTON, DC – JANUARY 14: U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth testifies during his Senate Armed Services confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill on January 14, 2025 in Washington, DC. Hegseth, an Army veteran and the former host of “FOX & Friends Weekend” on FOX News will be the first of the incoming Trump administration’s nominees to face questions from Senators. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Drones expected to remain a DOD priority under Trump, according to SecDef nominee Hegseth

Pete Hegseth made it clear that he plans to prioritize the military’s adoption and integration of drones if he's confirmed as SecDef.
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