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A team of Department of Defense drone operators and experts test the technical capabilities of various Uncrewed Aerial Systems (UAS) during a Defense Innovation Unit led prize challenge to identify platforms, components, and capabilities for Blue UAS, which clears and validates flying platforms are safe to fly, cyber-secure, and meet DOD requirements, at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, on Nov. 2-6, 2024. (DOD photo by Devon Bistarkey, Defense Innovation Unit)

Pentagon’s growing list of ‘made in America’ drones has a loophole for certain parts made in China

Multiple sources told DefenseScoop that the majority of the drones cleared through the Blue UAS effort have motors that are sourced in China.

4 hours ago By Brandi Vincent

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth looks on during a meeting with President of the Philippines Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos at the Pentagon in Washington, DC on July 21, 2025. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP)

Hegseth calls on DOD CIO to protect tech supply chain from influence of China

The order comes after an eye-opening investigation revealed Microsoft had been relying on China-based engineers to support DOD cloud computing systems.

Jul 23, 2025 By Billy Mitchell

Northrop Grumman’s first completed satellite for SDA’s Tranche 1 tracking layer. (Credit: Northrop Grumman)

Supply chain woes further delay launch of SDA’s first operational satellites

The agency now expects to launch the first satellites in Tranche 1 of the PWSA later this summer.

Mar 10, 2025 By Mikayla Easley

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)

What Jake Sullivan wants the Trump administration to know about the defense industrial base

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…

Jan 15, 2025 By Brandi Vincent

Space industrial base racing to meet growing demand for military satellites

After supply chain woes delayed the launch of the Space Development Agency's Tranche 1 satellites, SDA and the space industrial base are working to mitigate risks in…

Dec 26, 2024 By Mikayla Easley

Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall visits the Anduril booth at the annual Air Force Association’s Air, Space and Cyber conference in 2023. (Anduril photo).

Anduril announces new facility to streamline autonomous systems, weapons production

The Arsenal-1 plant will produce modular, software-defined autonomous systems that can be quickly scaled for conflict in the Indo-Pacific, according to Anduril.

Aug 8, 2024 By Mikayla Easley

Mountain Pass Rare Earth Mine in Mountain Pass, California (MP Materials image)

AI-focused ‘hackathons’ to kick off early next year as White House moves to strengthen US supply chains

DARPA is gearing up to host a series of events that aim to develop artificial intelligence and machine learning capabilities in order to streamline the tedious critical…

Nov 28, 2023 By Mikayla Easley

Thom Kenney, Technical Director, Office of the CTO, Google

Transforming DOD logistics and supply chain with generative AI

DOD advisor and Google technical director Thom Kenney says that the U.S.’ ability to respond to global threats will depend on a robust and agile logistics system.

Aug 18, 2023 By Scoop News Group

Close-up of the Government Accountability Office (GAO) sign outside its main headquarters in Washington, DC. (Getty Images)

GAO: Pentagon hasn’t fully implemented key practices for managing ICT supply chain risks

Of the seven “foundational” practices for managing supply chain risks, the Pentagon has fully implemented four but only partially implemented three, the watchdog found.

May 18, 2023 By Jon Harper

Wallops Island, Virginia, Oct. 21, 2021. U.S. Navy Strategic Systems Programs and the Army Hypersonic Program Office successfully conducted a High Operational Tempo for Hypersonics flight campaign. This test informed the development of the Navy’s Conventional Prompt Strike and the Army’s Long Range Hypersonic Weapon offensive hypersonic strike capability. (U.S. Navy Photo/Released)

Pentagon awards three contracts to bolster US hypersonics supply chains

Northrop Grumman, General Electric and Carbon-Carbon Advanced Technologies (C-CAT) were each awarded contracts, the Defense Department announced.

Apr 28, 2023 By Mikayla Easley