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A Crew Chief assigned to the 163d Attack Wing, March Air Reserve Base marshals MQ-9 Reaper on the Strategic Expeditionary Landing Field on Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, CA July 21, 2022. The 163d accelerated change by pioneering the first ever refueling of the MQ-9 Reaper using a Forward Area refueling Point provided by the VMM - 764’s V-22 Osprey. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Joseph Pagan) — A Crew Chief assigned to the 163d Attack Wing, March Air Reserve Base marshals MQ-9 Reaper on the Strategic Expeditionary Landing Field on Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, CA July 21, 2022. The 163d accelerated change by pioneering the first ever refueling of the MQ-9 Reaper using a Forward Area refueling Point provided by the VMM – 764’s V-22 Osprey. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Joseph Pagan)

DOD eyes tactical drones to accompany troops Trump is surging to the border

The acting defense chief unveiled the Pentagon’s immediate plans for the expedited implementation of the president's executive orders.

Jan 23, 2025 By Brandi Vincent

WASHINGTON, DC – JANUARY 14: U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth testifies during his Senate Armed Services confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill on January 14, 2025 in Washington, DC. Hegseth, an Army veteran and the former host of “FOX & Friends Weekend” on FOX News will be the first of the incoming Trump administration’s nominees to face questions from Senators. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Drones expected to remain a DOD priority under Trump, according to SecDef nominee Hegseth

Pete Hegseth made it clear that he plans to prioritize the military’s adoption and integration of drones if he's confirmed as SecDef.

Jan 16, 2025 By Brandi Vincent

Photo of the North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command Headquarters building on Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado. (DoD illustration by Lewis Carlyle)

DOD poised to respond if unidentified drones over New Jersey ‘escalate to threaten’ military assets

Multiple Pentagon and military components are actively monitoring the situation.

Dec 12, 2024 By Brandi Vincent

Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen H. Hicks boards the USS Constellation in Baltimore, Md. Sept. 20, 2024, for the naming ceremony of the future submarine USS Baltimore. Hicks accepted the offer of becoming the sub’s sponsor from Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro. (DoD photo by EJ Hersom)

DOD taps ‘integrated software enablers’ to help fully realize ambitious Replicator plans

Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks shed new light on the initiative and capabilities it is accelerating.

Nov 13, 2024 By Brandi Vincent

Artist’s rendering of a GA-ASI designed LongShot unmanned aerial vehicle firing a missile. (GA-ASI image)

DARPA’s LongShot air-launched drone program approaching key milestones

The initiative aims to develop an unmanned aerial vehicle that can employ multiple air-to-air weapons after being launched from a crewed aircraft.

Mar 8, 2023 By Jon Harper

Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall delivers a keynote at the AFA Warfare Symposium on March 7, 2023. (Photo by Brandi Vincent)

Air Force planning for 1,000 robotic wingmen

This figure was derived from assuming two CCAs each for 200 NGAD platforms and an additional two for each of 300 F-35s, Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall…

Mar 7, 2023 By Brandi Vincent

A U.S. Marine Corps Hero-400 loitering munition drone is staged before flight on San Clemente Island, California, May 25, 2022. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Daniel Childs)

DOD intensifying search for new tech to defeat kamikaze drones

The DOD is about to release a white paper asking industry for new ideas for countering adversaries’ kamikaze drones. That outreach will be followed by a technology…

Oct 12, 2022 By Jon Harper

A U.S. Navy Special Warfare Combatant-Craft Crewman deploys an unmanned aerial system during a training mission on July 15, 2020. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Aven Santiago)

Special Operations Command looking to ditch some of its drones, buy new ISR capabilities

SOCOM wants better intelligence collection and intelligence fusion capabilities.

May 17, 2022 By Jon Harper

Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin speaks to U.S. Navy personnel about the Saildrone Explorer unmanned surface vessel, attached to Task Force (TF) 59, at Naval Support Activity Bahrain, Nov. 21. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Mark Thomas Mahmod)

Task Force 59: The future of the Navy’s unmanned systems or a one-off win?

Can 21 sailors, many of whom aren't full-time sailors, bring unmanned systems to the Fith Fleet in support of deterrence by detection in the Middle East?

Feb 8, 2022 By Jackson Barnett