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Lt. Elliot Reed, right, assigned to Air Department aboard the world’s largest aircraft carrier, USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), signals to a Carrier Air Wing 8 F/A-18E Super Hornet, attached to Strike Fighter Squadron 87, as it launches from the flight deck, July 14, 2025. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Tajh Payne)

How real-world ops are informing Naval Information Forces’ modernization pursuits

NAVIFOR plays a key part in the Navy’s ongoing integration of information warfare capabilities into its Maritime Operations Centers.

Feb 17, 2026 By Brandi Vincent

An F-35C Lightning II, attached to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 314, prepares to make an arrested landing on the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) on Jan. 24, 2026. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Cesar Zavala)

F-35C pilot downs Iranian drone to defend USS Abraham Lincoln, Centcom says

The jet, an F-35C Lightning II, launched from the USS Abraham Lincoln, which was transiting the Arabian Sea roughly 500 miles from Iran’s southern coast, U.S. Central…

Feb 3, 2026 By Drew F. Lawrence

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine walks through NATO Headquarters in Brussel, Belgium, January 21, 2026 during the Military Committee in Chiefs of Defence Session. (DOW photo by Benjamin Applebaum)

Pentagon’s new ‘non-kinetic effects cell’ bolsters Gen. Caine’s goal to better integrate cyber into U.S. military operations

The new cell was established by the Joint Staff prior to Operation Absolute Resolve in Venezuela, a senior officer told lawmakers.

Jan 29, 2026 By Jon Harper

The U.S. Capitol Building is seen at sunset on June 18, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Kevin Carter/Getty Images)

Congress eyes whole-of-government plan to disrupt growing cooperation between US adversaries

Experts have warned that authoritarian regimes in China, Russia, Iran and North Korea are working more closely on activities to defy America.

Nov 7, 2025 By Brandi Vincent

Drone parts recovered from Iranian proxy group attacks trigger latest US blacklist of Chinese companies

Officials said that five Chinese entities were placed on the list “based on information indicating that around October 7, 2023, Israel Defense Forces recovered numerous weaponized unmanned…

Oct 9, 2025 By Brandi Vincent

Inside Transcom’s Global Operations Center (GOC). (Photo courtesy of U.S. Transportation Command)

How Transcom brought elements of tactical surprise and other support to Operation Midnight Hammer

On a recent tour of Transcom headquarters at Scott Air Force Base, military officials shared new details with DefenseScoop about the support that the organization brought to…

Aug 27, 2025 By Brandi Vincent

A U.S. Air Force B-2 Spirit takes off to support Operation MIDNIGHT HAMMER at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, June 2025. (Courtesy photo)

Joint Chiefs chairman supplies new details about MOP bomb attack on Iranian nuclear sites

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth briefed reporters Thursday.

Jun 26, 2025 By Brandi Vincent

Marko Mihkelson, chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Parliament of Estonia, testifies during a Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe hearing on Capitol Hill March 17, 2022 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

Estonia’s Foreign Affairs chair to spotlight security cooperation aims during upcoming US visit

Marko Mihkelson shed light on his team’s plan for the upcoming trip during a briefing with DefenseScoop and other participants in the country’s Defence Study Programme.

Jun 24, 2025 By Brandi Vincent

Inside U.S. Cyber Command at Fort Meade, Maryland. (Josef Cole / DOD / U.S. Cyber Command)

Cyber Command supports strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities, but officials keep details under wraps

With limited details provided, experts outlined potential ways Cyber Command could have supported the U.S. strikes that targeted Iran's nuclear infrastructure June 21, after defense officials acknowledged…

Jun 23, 2025 By Mark Pomerleau

A B-2 Spirit returns to Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, from a deployment to Diego Garcia, British Indian Ocean Territory, May 9, 2025. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Devan Halstead)

Air Force drops 14 MOP bombs on Iranian nuclear sites during first operational use of the weapon

B-2 Spirit stealth bombers dropped a total of 14 GBU-57 “massive ordnance penetrator” weapons during Operation Midnight Hammer, according to senior officials.

Jun 22, 2025 By Jon Harper