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Shield AI reveals VTOL autonomous fighter jet dubbed X-BAT

The company expects to conduct first vertical-take-off-and-landing (VTOL) flight tests of X-BAT sometime next year.

4 days ago By Mikayla Easley

Hung Cao, nominee to serve as under secretary of the Navy, attends his Senate Armed Services Committee confirmation hearing in Dirksen building on Thursday, June 26, 2025. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call via Getty Images)

Hung Cao tasked with modernizing Navy’s IT, business systems

The new undersecretary of the Navy has been given a wide-ranging portfolio.

Oct 7, 2025 By Jon Harper

A Carrier Air Wing 8 MH-60S Sea Hawk, attached to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 9, delivers cargo to the world’s largest aircraft carrier, USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), during a vertical replenishment in the Norwegian Sea, Sept. 6, 2025. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Tajh Payne)

Navy eyes AI to track adversarial drone swarms, vessels from maritime helicopters

Responses to a new request for information about the technology are due to the sea service by the end of October.

Oct 6, 2025 By Brandi Vincent

SUITLAND, Md. (Jun. 4, 2025) — Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Information Warfare (N2N6) Vice Adm. Karl Thomas delivers remarks during the Office of Naval Intelligence commemoration ceremony of the Battle of Midway. ONI is the leading provider of maritime intelligence to the U.S. Navy and joint warfighting forces, as well as national decision makers and other consumers in the Intelligence Community. (U.S. Navy photo by Chris McGinity)

Thomas tapped to be commander of US Fleet Forces Command

President Donald Trump nominated Vice Adm. Karl Thomas for promotion to four-star and to lead U.S. Fleet Forces Command, DefenseScoop has learned.

Oct 1, 2025 By Jon Harper

Flight test of Zone 5 Technologies’ drone interceptor. (Image courtesy of Zone 5 Technologies)

Pentagon awards more funding to refine drone interceptor technology for Navy

Two vendors are working on prototypes for DIU's Counter NEXT program.

Sep 29, 2025 By Jon Harper

Getting better tech faster: The benefits of new technology legislation

Expanding the shipbuilding workforce is crucial. But the real opportunity is in providing technologies that turn workers into superworkers: tools that multiply the amount of work they…

Sep 25, 2025 By Justin Gray, former Command Master Chief at NAVSEA

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Josh Stiefel: The independent cyber force debate

The debate rages on — and it’s coming to a head. Does the U.S. military need an independent cyber force? Or should the services retain their own…

Sep 22, 2025 By Billy Mitchell

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