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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.

3 days ago By Jon Harper

ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA — SEPTEMBER 04, 2026: 06 — Vantor satellite image shows the Pentagon military headquarters and surrounding infrastructure in Arlington, Virginia. (Getty Images / Satellite image (c) 2026 Vantor)

Pentagon offers new ‘targeted legal relief’ for UAP whistleblowers supporting Trump’s PURSUE work

A new legal waiver authorizes covered disclosures to PURSUE representatives without triggering standard NDA violations.

Sep 14, 2026 By Brandi Vincent

Assistant Secretary of Defense for Science and Technology Dr. Joseph S. Jewell participates in the Department of War Lab Day at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., May 5, 2026. (DOD photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Carson Croom)

Data-backed review exposes urgent friction points threatening U.S. defense research enterprise

Assistant Secretary of Defense for Science and Technology Joseph Jewell briefed DefenseScoop on the recently completed comprehensive report.

Aug 19, 2026 By Brandi Vincent

Double exposure photograph of the Palantir artificial intelligence logo and of a computer binary code at Kerlouan in Brittany in France on May 14 2026. (Photo by Vincent Feuray / Hans Lucas / AFP via Getty Images)

Pentagon’s nascent BOND program informed Feinberg’s new ‘Funding Palantir’ memo

The new guidance has sparked more questions than Defense Department officials would answer this week.

Aug 13, 2026 By Brandi Vincent

Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering Emil Michael and Assistant Secretary of War for Science and Technology Dr. Joseph S. Jewell take questions from the press. following the Department of Defense Lab Day at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., May 05, 2026. (DOD photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Carson Croom)

Pentagon’s S&T boss touts early benefits of re-org, including ‘virtuous cycles of collaboration’

Assistant Secretary of Defense for Science and Technology Joseph Jewell briefed DefenseScoop on the DOD’s new structure to enable innovation.

Aug 12, 2026 By Brandi Vincent

DIU reshaping its tech priorities and portfolio teams under new leadership

DefenseScoop has early details about a major reorganization effort and shake-up that was recently initiated by DIU's new director, Owen West.

Jul 6, 2026 By Brandi Vincent

Trump administration announces ‘War Force’ effort

The Pentagon seeks experts in designing, building, integrating and maintaining capabilities like frontier AI, machine learning, automation and data systems.

Jun 30, 2026 By Jon Harper

US President Donald Trump, alongside (L/R) Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Dan Caine, speaks to the press following US military actions in Venezuela, at his Mar-a-Lago residence in Palm Beach, Florida, on January 3, 2026. (Photo by Jim WATSON / AFP via Getty Images)

Trump’s budget supplemental would secure billions for munitions, emerging defense tech

Along with replenishing munitions stockpiles, the supplemental request supports two key Space Force programs, drones, cybersecurity and autonomy.

Jun 25, 2026 By Mikayla Easley

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)

Uncertain quantum future presents ‘existential threat’ to US military missions, DOD warns

The Pentagon’s new Post-Quantum Cryptography Strategy aims to prepare America’s defense enterprise for an “unpredictable quantum future state.”

Jun 25, 2026 By Brandi Vincent

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

Watchdog review sheds new light on DOGE’s downsizing impacts at DOD

The Pentagon experienced a substantial drop in its workforce volume as a result of the second Trump administration's "efficiency" campaign.

Jun 23, 2026 By Brandi Vincent