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SOCOM seeks common PaaS environment to support testing and fielding of new tech

The command released an RFI and a draft performance work statement for the initiative.

1 day ago By Jon Harper

Aerial photograph of the eastern entrance of the Pentagon. (Getty Images)

Pentagon CIO gets new strategic technical advisor

The appointment comes amid a push by the department to modernize its IT and cybersecurity tools, streamline procurement, and figure out the way ahead for the controversial…

5 days ago By Jon Harper

Military service members to square off against AI in ‘Mindgame’ tournament

Human participants will also be given access to an after-action review tool that features a large language model.

Oct 15, 2026 By Jon Harper

U.S. Army 2nd Lt. Kyle A. Frakes, assigned to 4th Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, operates the ADIP software platform during a division reconnaissance and security experiment as part of Project Convergence Capstone 6 at Fort Irwin, California, July 21, 2026. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Ger’vonni Straun)

Army to launch Project Gatekeeper, an effort to make it easier for vendors to onboard software

The initiative is intended to speed up the onboarding of defense vendors’ software into the service’s network by using AI to vet prospective industry code in an…

Oct 14, 2026 By Drew F. Lawrence

The Virginia-class attack submarine USS North Dakota (SSN 784) has been delivered back to the fleet battle ready, completing a historic first-ever Virginia-class Block III availability at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Kittery, Maine Aug. 20, 2026. (U.S. Navy photo by Neil Boorjian)

White House, Anduril announce plans for new ‘software-defined’ shipyard to help build attack submarines

Billions of dollars are slated to be invested in the Arsenal-2 facility in Baltimore County, Maryland.

Oct 6, 2026 By Jon Harper

In the fireside chat, “When the Math Doesn’t Math: Reframing CMMC to Deliver at the Speed of Relevance,” Kirsten Davies, Chief Information Officer for the Department of War, and James Mismash, Deputy Assistant Secretary of War for Industrial Base Growth, discussed the Department’s efforts to modernize its digital infrastructure, reduce compliance friction, and create a more secure and agile ecosystem that enables industry to deliver capabilities to the warfighter faster. Photo taken Aug. 26, 2026. (Courtesy Photo)

Pentagon sets procedures for AI-assisted software development

The guidance on “Accelerated Mission Software” was signed by DOD CIO Kirsten Davies on Aug. 31 and went into effect Sept. 8.

Sep 14, 2026 By Jon Harper

A quantum computer at The Air Force Research Laboratory’s Information Directorate in Rome, New York is used to conduct experiments to improve quantum computing and networking. (U.S. Air Force photo / Keith Lewis)

DOD probes industry about software-defined encryption as U.S. scurries to get quantum-safe

The department is also looking into data protection measures that are designed to advance its migration to post-quantum cryptography.

Aug 28, 2026 By Brandi Vincent

Director of Golden Dome for America (GDA) Gen. Mike Guetlein and Vice Director for GDA Lt. Gen. Brian Gibson receive a briefing on the Lower Tier Air and Missile Defense Sensor (LTAMDS) at North Field, Andersen Air Force Base, July 16, 2026. LTAMDS is the U.S. Army’s next-generation 360-degree air and missile defense radar designed to detect and track advanced ballistic, hypersonic, cruise missile and airborne threats. (U.S. Navy photo by William J. Busby III)

Initial Golden Dome tests focused on C2, software

“They were designed to validate software, they were designed to validate sensor-to-shooter linkages that perhaps are different than what today exists,” Lt. Gen. Brian Gibson said.

Aug 27, 2026 By Mikayla Easley

U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcons assigned to the 31st Fighter Wing perform a flyover above Aviano Air Base, Italy, June 1, 2020. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kelsey Tucker)

Air Force awards $100M production deal for AI-enabled readiness platform

The Air Force is moving its fragmented scheduling, training and readiness systems into a single enterprise platform known as the Aerospace Readiness Enterprise System.

Aug 25, 2026 By Mikayla Easley

Northrop Grumman’s E-2D Advanced Hawkeye (Photo Credit: Northrop Grumman)

Navy approves Block II upgrades for E-2D Advanced Hawkeye fleet

Prime contractor Northrop Grumman expects to deliver the first upgraded E-2D plane for flight testing by fiscal 2029.

Aug 18, 2026 By Mikayla Easley