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YAGONG REEF, CRESCENT GROUP, PARACEL ISLANDS, SOUTH CHINA SEA — AUGUST 17, 2026 — Vantor satellite image shows new buildings and construction activity on Yagong Reef in the Paracel Islands. (Satellite image (c) 2026 Vantor. / Getty Images)

U.S. Navy, Quad partners move to ‘fingerprint’ dark fleets in the Pacific with Vantor’s AI

DefenseScoop got new details on Naval Information Warfare Center Pacific’s recent contract award to the company that grew out of Maxar.
1 day ago By Brandi Vincent
A U.S. Army drone observes a training unit in the woods during exercise Saber Junction 26 at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center’s Hohenfels Training Area, Germany, Aug. 29, 2026. (U.S. Army photo by 1st Lt. Brandon Miles)

Lawmakers with ‘deep concerns’ press Army leadership about decision to terminate unit’s Ukraine-informed drone mission

Following an exercise in Germany set to end this month, the battalion will stop its specialized drone mission and return to its core task as an airborne…
2 days ago By Drew F. Lawrence
Republican presidential nominee, former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks alongside Republican candidate for U.S. Senate in Virginia Hung Cao at the Truong Tien Restaurant in the Eden Center on August 26, 2024 in Falls Church, Virginia. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Trump announces nomination of Hung Cao as SECNAV

Cao has been serving as acting secretary of the Navy since John Phelan's ouster in April.
4 days ago By Jon Harper
Secretary of the Army Dan Driscoll arrives for the United States Military Academy commencement ceremony in Michie Stadium at the U.S. Military Academy on May 23, 2026 in West Point, New York. (Photo by Adam Gray/Getty Images)

Army Secretary Dan Driscoll submits resignation

Driscoll’s move to resign follows reports of long-standing tensions between the Army boss and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.
5 days ago By Jon Harper Drew F. Lawrence
Assistant Secretary of Defense for Science and Technology Dr. Joseph S. Jewell participates in the Department of War Lab Day at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., May 5, 2026. (DOD photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Carson Croom)

Data-backed review exposes urgent friction points threatening U.S. defense research enterprise

Assistant Secretary of Defense for Science and Technology Joseph Jewell briefed DefenseScoop on the recently completed comprehensive report.
Aug 19, 2026 By Brandi Vincent
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U.S. Air Force F-16 Falcons from Ellington Field, Texas, receive fuel from a U.S. Air Force KC-135 from the 117th Air Refueling Wing, Alabama on June 13, 2023. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Nicholas Faddis.)

Portfolio executives describe changing roles as Air Force completes acquisition overhaul

Officials say shifting authority to portfolio acquisition executives is changing how they oversee modernization, sustainment and contracting — though they acknowledge the broader acquisition transformation remains a…
Aug 6, 2026 By Mikayla Easley
Special Tactics Airmen assigned to the 24th Special Operations Wing secure an airfield during exercise Emerald Warrior 2024 at Cannon Air Force Base, New Mexico, March 1, 2024. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Stephen Pulter)

SOF community puts novel acquisition strategy to the test during Accelerator challenge

“Rather than just admiring the problem, this is a gated approach about beginning with smart, small bets rather than betting big right off the bat,” Derrick Anderson…
Jul 24, 2026 By Mikayla Easley
Lt. Gen. Kevin D. Admiral, Commanding General of the III Armored Corps and Fort Hood, recognized, awarded and visited with Soldiers in the 1st Air Cavalry Brigade on Fort Hood Texas, Sept. 23, 2025. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Hayden Epperley)

Pentagon announces Trump nominee to lead U.S. Army Europe and Africa

Army Lt. Gen. Kevin Admiral, currently commanding general of III Armored Corps, has been picked to command USAREUR-AF.
Jul 24, 2026 By Jon Harper
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