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Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine presents an Operation Epic Fury ceasefire timeline to members of the media during a press briefing at the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, May 5, 2026. The U.S. military began supporting Operation Project Freedom in the Strait of Hormuz on May 4. (DoD photo by Benjamin Applebaum)

Army’s 82nd Airborne Division supplying AI, C2 network support for Project Freedom

More than 100 fighters, attack aircraft and other manned and unmanned assets are being "synchronized" by the division, Gen. Dan Caine said.

5 days ago By Brandi Vincent

People look into the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory after a countdown to the the closest fly-by of Pluto by the New Horizons probe July 14, 2015 in Laurel, Maryland. (Photo credit: BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images)

DOD hosting next Technical Exchange Meeting to update industry on current threat landscape

The engagement will be held at Johns Hopkins University’s Kossiakoff Center in Maryland.

Apr 27, 2026 By Brandi Vincent

U.S. Army Maj. Steven McPherson, a joint doctrine team chief with the National Guard Bureau, looks at the interface of the Maven Smart System in Arlington, Virginia Feb. 20. McPherson was in a class to learn the MSS and its capability to process vast amounts of data from weather to troop locations. (U.S. Army Photo by Master Sgt. Whitney Hughes)

DOD components face ‘aggressive’ timeline for Maven Smart System transition

A March 9 memo sets an ambitious deadline for the Pentagon to make MSS a formal program of record by the end of this fiscal year.

Apr 15, 2026 By Brandi Vincent

A view of the Palantir building is seen during the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2026 in Davos Switzerland 2026/01/20 (Photo by Laurent Hou / Hans Lucas / AFP via Getty Images)

Feinberg’s new Maven directive sets AI-enabled decision-making as ‘the cornerstone’ for CJADC2

Less than a month after the edict's release, experts said the full implications of this major transition remain unclear.

Apr 3, 2026 By Brandi Vincent

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Robert Baldwin and Staff Sgt. Jacob Olsen, combat engineers with the 744th Engineer Company assigned to Joint Task Force-Southern Border, drive a M1301 Infantry Squad Vehicle (ISV) during driver’s training near Del Rio, Texas, Jan. 14, 2026. The ISV can rapidly move up to nine soldiers and their equipment across rough terrain, enhancing mobility over different landscapes. (Dept. of War Courtesy Photo)

Army looking to add mobile C2 capabilities onto Infantry Squad Vehicles

The call for solutions comes as the Army is moving to enhance its comms networks with initiatives like C2 Fix and Next Gen C2.

Mar 27, 2026 By Jon Harper

Space Force General Michael Guetlein, speaks alongside Rep. Jim Banks (R-IN) and U.S. President Donald Trump in the Oval Office at the White House on May 20, 2025 in Washington, DC. President Trump announced his plans for the “Golden Dome,” a national ballistic and cruise missile defense system. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Golden Dome budget plan gets $10B plus-up to accelerate space capabilities

“We were asked to procure some additional space capabilities. So we are at $185 billion for the objective architecture, which delivers way out into the 2035 timeframe,”…

Mar 17, 2026 By Mikayla Easley

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)

Army awards Anduril $20B contract with an eye toward counter-drone capabilities

The announcement comes as the U.S. military is working to enhance its counter-UAS prowess.

Mar 14, 2026 By Jon Harper

Combined Air Operations Center (CAOC) at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Joshua Strang)

Air Force launches program to modernize Air Operations Centers

The Kessel Run software factory wants to award a contract for the Next-Generation Air Operations Center in June 2027.

Feb 19, 2026 By Mikayla Easley

Aerial view of the Pentagon building in Arlington, Va., on Wednesday, October 22, 2025. (Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

DOD maps out plan for new enterprise command-and-control program office, C2 suite

This new program office would essentially fuse multiple DOD elements that have come to fruition since the late 2010s.

Jan 6, 2026 By Brandi Vincent

US President Donald Trump leaves after announcing the US Navy’s new Golden Fleet initiative, unveiling a new class of warships, at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida, on December 22, 2025. (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP via Getty Images)

Trump, Navy leaders reveal plans for new battleships armed with nukes, lasers, railguns and hypersonic missiles. Analysts anticipate problems.

Their ambitious vision for the platform could run into a variety of technological and budgetary challenges, analysts say.

Dec 23, 2025 By Jon Harper