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US President Donald Trump arrives to deliver remarks during a reception with Republican members of Congress at the White House in Washington, DC on July 22, 2025. (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images)

Trump eyes new Pentagon-led ‘proving ground’ in much-anticipated AI action plan

President Donald Trump’s new artificial intelligence-enabling policy framework calls for multiple actions to advance the military’s adoption of the technology, including the standup of an “AI and…
President Donald Trump speaks to reporters after signing a series of executive orders in the Oval Office of the White House on January 23, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Trump names vice chief nominees for Space Force, Air Force

Lt. Gen. Shawn Bratton has been nominated to serve as vice chief of space operations, while Gen. Thomas Bussiere was tapped to be the new Air Force…
Sgt. Lucero Martinez, an unmanned aircraft systems operator, assigned to Detachment 1, Delta Company, 545th Brigade Engineer Battalion, 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, helps launch an unmanned aircraft system during a UAS exercise on June 12, 2025 at Camp Gruber Training Center, Oklahoma. The exercise, hosted by the 45th IBCT and featured numerous UAS and counter-UAS systems, focused on preparing infantry Soldiers to react to UAS threats. (Oklahoma National Guard photo by Spc. Cambrie Cannon)

What Trump’s order on ‘unleashing American drone dominance’ means for the U.S. military 

DefenseScoop asked national security experts to weigh in on the directive.
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Cyber warfare operators assigned to the 275th Cyber Operations Squadron of the 175th Cyberspace Operations Group of the Maryland Air National Guard configure a threat intelligence feed for daily watch in the Hunter’s Den at Warfield Air National Guard Base, Middle River, Md., Dec. 2, 2017. (U.S. Air Force photo by J.M. Eddins Jr.)

Are DOD’s rules of engagement in cyberspace too limited?

"I believe our own rules of engagement are holding us back" in cyberspace, Rep. Don Bacon said.
The 37th Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps, Gen. Christopher J. Mahoney, a native of Massachusetts, cites the oath of reenlistment to Sgt. Alejandro Delarosa, a legal chief with Marine Corps Forces Europe and Africa legal office and a native of Texas, in Belleau, France on May 25, 2025. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Juaquin Greaves)

Trump picks Marine to be next Joint Chiefs vice chairman

Gen. Christopher Mahoney has been nominated to be the next vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the U.S. military’s second-highest ranking officer.
Adm. Daryl Caudle, commander, U.S. Fleet Forces Command (USFFC), utilizes the 1MC announcement system from the bridge of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Mason (DDG 87) to address the crew during a ship visit, Aug. 13, 2024. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Nathan T. Beard)

Trump nominates Adm. Caudle to be chief of naval operations

In February, Trump fired Adm. Lisa Franchetti as CNO and the administration has been looking for a permanent replacement.
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