U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth hosts a drone demonstration at the Pentagon, July 10, 2025. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Lance Cpl. Isaac Llanez Delgado)
The proposed Robotic and Autonomous Systems Combatant Command would have special test and evaluation authorities, as well as limited acquisition authorities to streamline capability delivery.
A Soldier of the 25th Infantry Division fires a Switchblade 600 rocket from the Loitering Unmanned Systems Directed Requirement (LUS DR) system during a new equipment training at the Pohakuloa Training Area in Hilo, HI. (U.S. Army photo by SPC Antonio Deric, 25th Infantry Division)
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth tests a Dronebuster while touring static displays led by the 3rd Battalion, 10th Mountain Division (3/10 MTN) Warriors and Foreign Legion Force Poland Battle Group in Powidz, Poland, Feb. 15, 2025. (DoD photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Alexander C. Kubitza)
The new task force will be expected to serve as the Defense Department’s lead organization for developing capabilities to defeat small unmanned aerial systems.
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering Emil Michael tour multi-domain autonomous displays in the courtyard of the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., July 16, 2025. (DoD photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Alexander Kubitza)
During an event in the Pentagon courtyard, DOD leaders shared new details about near-term plans to quickly and drastically enhance the military’s drone arsenal.
The Defense Innovation Unit and U.S. Northern Command are set to launch two opportunities Monday that are designed to accelerate the military’s access to capabilities that can…
Stephen Feinberg, U.S. President Donald Trump’s nominee to be Deputy Secretary of Defense, testifies during his Senate Armed Services Committee confirmation hearing in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on February 25, 2025 in Washington, DC. Feinberg, businessman and CEO of Cerberus Capital Management, served as the head of President Trumps Intelligence Advisory Board in Trump’s first term. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, DC – MARCH 12: U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan attends the daily press briefing at the White House on March 12, 2024 in Washington, DC. Sullivan spoke on the need to continue support for Ukraine in its ongoing war with Russia and answered questions on the Israel-Hamas war. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
President Biden’s top National Security Advisor briefed a small group of defense reporters at the White House on the lessons he hopes to pass on to the…
Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen H. Hicks speaks with U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 480th Expeditionary Fighter Generation Squadron, U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to the 2nd Security Force Assistance Brigade, and U.S. Navy Sailors assigned to the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Gettysburg (CG 64) during her holiday morale calls at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., Dec. 20, 2024. (DoD photo by U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Madelyn Keech)
