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CAMP PENDLETON, Calif., (August 20, 2025) U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Eric M. Smith, left, the 39th Commandant of the Marine Corps, speaks with Capt. Alexander Beal, assigned to Marine Corps Tactical Systems Support Activity (MCTSSA) Commanding Officer, during a visit to the MCTSSA compound on Aug. 20, 2025. Gen. Smith was briefed on MCTSSA’s pivotal role in Project Dynamis, primarily focused on testing, experimentation, and prototyping of CJADC2 (Combined Joint All-Domain Command and Control) capabilities. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Joseph R. Vincent, CTR/Released)

Marine Corps releases new guidance on Maven Smart System rollout

A new MARADMIN message provides initial guidance regarding the availability and integration of MSS for the Marine Corps.

1 day ago By Jon Harper

A woman walks under a sign of big data analytics US software company Palantir at their stand ahead of the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos on May 22, 2022. (Photo by FABRICE COFFRINI/AFP via Getty Images)

Marine Corps reaches deal with Palantir for Maven Smart System

The technology will enhance intelligence, targeting and decision-making for joint fires integration, according to Marine Corps Commandant Gen. Eric Smith.

3 days ago By Jon Harper

Service members assigned to U.S. Marine Corps Expeditionary Warfare School, Marine Corps University, run during Leadership Decision Making Exercise I at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, Aug. 22, 2025. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Capt. Colton Martin)

Marine Corps to host genAI workshop at Quantico

The five-day gathering will be held as the Corps moves to execute its AI implementation plan.

Sep 2, 2025 By Jon Harper

U.S. Marine Corps Capt. David Whalen, assigned to the Marine Innovation Unit (MIU), Marine Forces Reserve, works on developing a “Flight Mode” software feature at the Marine Corps Software Factory (MCSWF) in Austin, Texas, 17 – 29 March, 2025. (U.S.Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Orion Stpierre)

Navy rolls out new software policy on containerization technology usage

Navy leaders issued a memo establishing a new department-wide software policy for containerization technology usage.

Jul 30, 2025 By Jon Harper

A U.S. Marine Corps XQ-58A Valkyrie, highly autonomous, tactical unmanned air vehicle, soars overhead during its second test flight at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., Feb. 23, 2023. The XQ-58A Valkyrie test flight and the data collected inform future requirements for the Marine Corps. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. John McRell)

Marine Corps requests more funding for collaborative combat aircraft development

Details about plans for the CCA effort were included in fiscal 2026 budget justification documents.

Jul 9, 2025 By Jon Harper

A rendering of what someone using the new Project Overmatch capability known as Maven would look like. A unified tactical display that provides insight on vessels across the world, the Maven program overlays real-time ship readiness and sustainment data right at the user’s fingertips by utilizing artificial intelligence. It was created by Project Overmatch and Palantir in collaboration. (Image found on DVIDS as stock photo courtesy of Palantir)

Navy CTO unveils list of priority areas for tech investment

The Department of the Navy's CTO issued a new memo to guide investment and modernization efforts for the Navy and Marine Corps.

Jun 25, 2025 By Jon Harper

The 37th Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps, Gen. Christopher J. Mahoney, a native of Massachusetts, cites the oath of reenlistment to Sgt. Alejandro Delarosa, a legal chief with Marine Corps Forces Europe and Africa legal office and a native of Texas, in Belleau, France on May 25, 2025. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Juaquin Greaves)

Trump picks Marine to be next Joint Chiefs vice chairman

Gen. Christopher Mahoney has been nominated to be the next vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the U.S. military’s second-highest ranking officer.

Jun 18, 2025 By Jon Harper

U.S. sailors assigned to Navy Cyber Defense Operations Command (NCDOC) man their stations at Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story, Va., Aug. 4, 2010. (DOD photo)

A first look at the Navy’s new plan to drastically consolidate legacy IT networks by late 2027

The Navy’s CIO Jane Rathbun unveiled the IT modernization initiative in an unclassified memo viewed by DefenseScoop this week.

May 22, 2025 By Brandi Vincent

Marine Corps Training Area Bellows, Hawaii — Marines from the 3d Littoral Logistics Battalion, or LLB, engage in a Foreign Comparative Test, or FCT, of a South Korean Unmanned Ground Vehicle, or UGV, prototype. (Marine Corps Systems Command photo)

Navy solicits industry for unmanned ground vehicle architecture

The Department of the Navy released a solicitation Wednesday to further its pursuit of technology enablers for unmanned ground vehicles.

May 21, 2025 By Jon Harper

The Marine Corps established the Marine Corps Software Factory (MCSWF) pilot program to create a world-class Marine-led software development capability March 10, 2023. (Photo by Maj. Gregory Carroll)

Marine Corps developed software to control commercial radars

The Marine Corps demonstrated it could develop its own software to remote into and control commercial radars at the Army's Project Convergence experiment.

May 13, 2025 By Mark Pomerleau