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U.S. Soldiers assigned to 3rd Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment practice target lock-on against an incoming drone during Project Flytrap at Joint Multinational Readiness Center, Hohenfels Training Area, Hohenfels, Germany, June 9, 2025. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Elijah Magaña)

Army seeks acoustic detection systems to counter small drones

The service wants acoustic detection solutions for Group 1 and Group 2 UAS for dismounted troops.

18 hours ago By Jon Harper

U.S. Soldiers, assigned to 1st Platoon, 808th Engineer Company, 109th Engineer Battalion, under Joint Task Force-Southern Border, conduct a foot patrol with a Dronebuster Counter-Small Unmanned Aircraft System along the Rio Grande River near Eagle Pass, Texas, June 14, 2025. (U.S. Army photo by Pvt. Adrianna Douglas)

Army secretary says the Dronebuster is ‘f*cking terrible’ as soldiers continue to use the tech

Army Secretary Dan Driscoll criticized a counter-drone system that soldiers have been using for years, including as recently as last month.

6 days ago By Drew F. Lawrence

The medium displacement unmanned surface vessels Seahawk, front, and Sea Hunter launch for the U.S. Pacific Fleet’s Unmanned Systems Integrated Battle Problem 21. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Thomas Gooley)

Navy ramping up sea drone arsenal as officials aim for half of the surface fleet to be unmanned by 2045

Senior officials shed new light on a variety of moves the Navy is making to normalize operations that integrate drones across the force.

Jan 15, 2026 By Brandi Vincent

A drone detonates an inflatable tank at Camp Blanding, Florida on Jan. 8, 2026 during a military drone swarm demonstration. (Screenshot from Pentagon video).

U.S. military says it conducted the first kinetic drone swarm on American soil during a recent exercise

The U.S. military and tech companies have demonstrated drone swarms before, but officials are touting this latest exercise as the first time they’ve attacked simulated targets, armed…

Jan 15, 2026 By Drew F. Lawrence

An XQ-58A Valkyrie flies next to an F-35. (Marine Corps photo)

Marine Corps picks Northrop Grumman, Kratos team to build CCA drones

Northrop Grumman and Kratos have received a $231.5 million deal to deliver the Marine Corps' first loyal wingman drone under the Marine Air-Ground Task Force Uncrewed Expeditionary…

Jan 8, 2026 By Mikayla Easley

U.S. Marines from the Infantry Officer Course conduct a company attack during training in Twentynine Palms, California, Feb. 20, 2022. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Mitchell Johnson)

Marines start integrating FPV drones into training for new infantry officers

In December, new infantry lieutenants used first-person view attack drones as part of a culminating exercise for the course at Twentynine Palms, California, as the service begins…

Jan 7, 2026 By Drew F. Lawrence

Fire at Fuerte Tiuna, Venezuela’s largest military complex, is seen from a distance after a series of explosions in Caracas on January 3, 2026. (Photo by AFP via Getty Images)

US deploys 150-plus military aircraft, drones and other tech in raid to capture Venezuela’s Maduro

Gen. Dan Caine shared new information about the U.S. military’s preparation for the operation — and a play-by-play of how it was carried out.

Jan 3, 2026 By Brandi Vincent

A U.S. Marine Corps rifleman with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit observes a Neros Archer first-person view drone during attack drone training on Camp Santiago, Puerto Rico, Nov. 22, 2025. (U.S. Marine Corps photo illustration)

Marine Corps wants 10,000 new drones this year as it looks to expand training for off-the-shelf systems

Over the next several months, the service will aim to certify hundreds of Marines to use FPV drones, according to the Pentagon, with the goal of having…

Jan 2, 2026 By Drew F. Lawrence

A U.S. Marine Corps mortarman with Kilo Company, Battalion Landing Team 3/6, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, flies a SkyDio X10 small unmanned aircraft system during attack drone training on Camp Santiago, Puerto Rico, Nov. 22, 2025. (U.S. Marine Corps photo).

In a sign of more to come, the Corps certified forward-deployed Marines on FPV drones for the first time

The exercise in the Caribbean marked the first time that forward-deployed Marines were certified on the use of first-person-view drones, officials said, an important milestone for the…

Dec 31, 2025 By Drew F. Lawrence

Then-Rear Adm. Seiko Okano along with other NAVWAR leadership spent two days at Naval Information Warfare Center (NIWC) Atlantic meeting with NIWC Atlantic leadership and touring the facilities to learn more about the capabilities offered. (DVIDS PHOTO 05.20.2025 Photo by Joseph Bullinger)

Navy’s new Rapid Capabilities Office pursues disruption, with caution

“I actually think we have to be more disciplined,” Vice Adm. Seiko Okano told DefenseScoop.

Dec 15, 2025 By Brandi Vincent