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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

A second B-21 Raider, the nation’s sixth-generation stealth bomber, joins flight testing at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., Sept. 11, 2025. (Courtesy photo)

The new airpower advantage

The U.S. Air Force cannot solve its problems by expanding today’s force or chasing game-changing technologies. It needs to return to the core of military advantage —…

Sep 29, 2025 By Bryan Clark Dan Patt

U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to the Multi-Domain Effects Battalion, 2nd Multi-Domain Task Force, retrieve an Unmanned Surface Vessel (USVs) from the water during Arcane Thunder 25, 16 May, 2025. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Jennifer Posy)

Army weaves robo-boats, drones, balloons and C2 tech into multi-continent Arcane Thunder exercise

The live-fire event, which took place in Europe and Arizona, was led by the Army's 2nd Multi-Domain Task Force.

May 30, 2025 By Jon Harper

A U.S. Marine Corps MQ-9 Reaper drone assigned to Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One takes off for unmanned aerial system tactics training as part of Weapons and Tactics Instructor course 1-25 at Laguna Army Airfield, Arizona, Oct. 5, 2024. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Trent A. Henry)

Marine Corps to receive new smart sensor system for MQ-9 Reaper drones

A bundled release of Sky Tower II electronic warfare payloads and a smart sensor system is slated for the last quarter of 2025, a Marine Corps official…

Apr 29, 2025 By Jon Harper

The 549th Military Police Company, assigned to Joint Task Force – Southern Border, conducts detection and monitoring operations at San Diego, Calif. April 10, 2025. The Ground-Based Operational Surveillance System (Expeditionary) (G-BOSS(E)) is a mobile, self-contained surveillance system developed for persistent observation and threat detection. It integrates various sensor technologies to monitor activities over extended ranges, providing continuous situational awareness. Under the direction of U.S. Northern Command, Joint Task Force–Southern Border aligns efforts to seal the southern border and repel illegal activity and is responsible for full-scale, agile, and all-domain operations, which will allow for more effective and efficient DoD operations. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Kimberly Villigran)

Southern border unit becomes first equipped with expeditionary surveillance system

Other units on the southern border are also anticipated to receive the G-BOSS(E).

Apr 21, 2025 By Mark Pomerleau

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Brien Disbro, a crew chief assigned to the174th Attack Wing, performs post-flight maintenance on an MQ-9 Reaper on Mar. 10, 2025 at Springfield-Beckley Air National Guard Base in Springfield, Ohio. The MQ-9 arrived for Advanced Wrath, a two-week exercise supporting U.S. Special Operations Command, U.S. Coast Guard search and rescue operations, and testing for the Air Force Research Laboratory. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Shane Hughes)

Air Force officials hungry for SOUP

The Air Force Research Lab issued a solicitation for its Sensing Operation Using Prediction (SOUP) program.

Apr 16, 2025 By Jon Harper

Sailors assigned to the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Carney (DDG 64) stand watch in the ship’s Combat Information Center during an operation in the Red Sea to defeat a combination of Houthi missiles and unmanned aerial vehicles, Oct. 19, 2023. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Aaron Lau)

Proliferation of sensors will make operating close to the enemy more challenging for US naval forces

Counter-C5ISRT, terminal defense and contested logistics capabilities are key areas of focus for the Navy and Marines.

Jan 31, 2025 By Mark Pomerleau

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Connor Reddy, low altitude air defense (LAAD) gunner, 3rd LAAD Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, scouts the area during Integrated Training Exercise (ITX) 2-19 at Range 220 on Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., Jan. 26, 2019. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Colton Brownlee)

Marines searching for AI-enabled sensors to detect and track unmanned systems, other targets

The Corps is eyeing a potential acquisition for its Observation and Sensing System (OSS) program.

Aug 22, 2024 By Jon Harper

Special operators conduct training in austere conditions at Pituffik Space Base, Greenland, on May 9, 2023, in support of exercise ARCTIC EDGE 2023. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Andrew Adams)

DOD’s new Arctic strategy calls for better tech to ‘monitor and respond’

The first line of effort encompasses a variety of technologies that the U.S. military says it must prioritize to innovate and expand its presence in the High…

Jul 22, 2024 By Brandi Vincent

Marines pursuing AI for sensor autonomy on multi-mission tactical drones

The service has an airborne network extension operational concept.

May 3, 2024 By Jon Harper