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Tactical Resupply Vehicle-150s take flight during a Driving Innovation and Realistic Training event within the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Alison Strout)

DARPA gearing up for heavy-lift drone competition

DARPA’s Lift Challenge is scheduled to take place Aug. 2-9 at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force in Dayton, Ohio.

3 days ago By Jon Harper

Lt. Col. Jeffrey Carben, the commanding officer of Marine Unmanned Maintenance Squadron (MUMS) 14, Marine Aircraft Group 14, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, gives his remarks during the MUMS-14 activation ceremony at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, June 16, 2026. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Keani Guthmueller)

Marine Corps activates first unmanned maintenance squadron to repair its own MQ-9A Reaper drones

The unit will consist of roughly 300 Marines and sailors. Most of those troops are unmanned aerial vehicle technicians, mechanics and ground control station maintainers.

Jun 17, 2026 By Drew F. Lawrence

From left to right: Jon Harper, editor-in-chief of DefenseScoop; Brent Ingraham, assistant secretary of the Army for acquisition, logistics and technology; Robert Mantz, senior official for the contested logistics technologies Critical Technology Area at the Defense Department; and Shannon Judd, global director for global defense partners and mission system integrators at AWS, participate in a panel at GDIT’s Emerge: Battlespace of the Future conference, June 2, 2026. (Photo by Isaac Latimer with EPNAC)

Pentagon looks to AI, other tech to help tackle contested logistics challenges

“How we're going to win in sort of a contested logistics fight is having access to data," said Brent Ingraham, assistant secretary of the Army for acquisition,…

Jun 3, 2026 By Jon Harper

U.S. Marines compete in wargaming during Modern Day Marine 2026 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Washington, D.C., April 30, 2026. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Matthew A. McDonnell)

The future of war arrived. We aren’t ready.

Every operational plan in every military headquarters in the world is now obsolete. The hedge strategists said this day would come. It has arrived. The question is…

May 11, 2026 By Rear Adm. (Ret.) Lorin Selby

The new frontline: Winning the information war at the tactical edge

The future of defense hinges on information superiority at the point of impact. That requires powerful edge computing platforms and secure, mission-focused AI models.

Jul 30, 2025 By Scoop News Group

(U.S. Air Force photo illustration by Airman 1st Class Kevin Sommer Giron)

Transcom cyber officials moving to be ‘a lot more active’ in information operations

During an exclusive tour of the command’s headquarters at Scott Air Force Base, officials shared new details regarding ongoing efforts to fuse information operations with cyber operations…

Jul 15, 2025 By Brandi Vincent

Photo from DARPA ReSource demo. (Kaden Staley, Michigan Technological University. August 7, 2024)

‘Waste to value’: Inside cutting-edge DARPA efforts to make food out of trash and gasses

DefenseScoop was briefed on ways the agency is creatively tackling contemporary challenges around food logistics.

Oct 3, 2024 By Brandi Vincent

Thom Kenney, Technical Director, Office of the CTO, Google

Transforming DOD logistics and supply chain with generative AI

DOD advisor and Google technical director Thom Kenney says that the U.S.’ ability to respond to global threats will depend on a robust and agile logistics system.

Aug 18, 2023 By Scoop News Group

U.S. Marines with Company E, Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, assault a beach during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2016 at Marine Corps Base, Hawaii, July 30, 2016. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Sandra Garduno)

Berger: Marines need to ‘make up ground’ in incorporating unmanned systems into amphibious operations

With a renewed focus across the U.S. military on great power competition in the Indo-Pacific region, the Marines are trying to enhance their ability to conduct amphibious…

Jun 27, 2023 By Jon Harper

Four ways DOD can leverage AI for contested logistics

AI and other automated technologies can not only help agencies address these ongoing security challenges, but they can also augment personnel in managing contested logistics effectively.

Jun 20, 2023 By Art Sellers