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U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 27th Special Operations Wing prepare a small unmanned aerial system for takeoff during an Adaptive Airborne Enterprise Exercise Talon Spear at Melrose Air Force Range, N.M. June 21, 2023. The goal of Exercise Talon Spear is to integrate small unmanned aerial systems for the rapid mobility capability for agile combat employment. (U.S. Air Force photo Senior Airman Alexcia Givens)

SOCOM awards Anduril $86M contract for autonomy software integration

U.S. Special Operations Command is keen on collaborative autonomy capabilities to aid commandos.
U.S. President Donald Trump’s nominee for Secretary of the U.S. Navy John Phelan arrives to a Senate Armed Services confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill on February 27, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Senate confirms Trump’s pick to lead Navy and Marine Corps

John Phelan is set to take the helm as secretary of the Navy after lawmakers confirmed him Monday.
Stephen Feinberg, U.S. President Donald Trump’s nominee to be Deputy Secretary of Defense, testifies during his Senate Armed Services Committee confirmation hearing in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on February 25, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

Stephen Feinberg wins Senate confirmation as Trump’s deputy defense secretary

Feinberg is now set to play a key role in shaping the U.S. military’s modernization efforts and managing DOD’s sprawling enterprise.
A U.S. Air Force Special Tactics operator with the 23rd Special Tactics Squadron, Hurlburt Field, Florida, programs a surveillance drone to provide security at Eglin Range, Florida, Dec. 6, 2022. (U.S. Air Force photo by SrA Christopher H. Stolze)

SOCOM searching for reconfigurable ‘drone-in-a-box’ systems that can fly and drive

The SOFWERX innovation hub and SOCOM’s program executive office for tactical information systems are gearing up to assess industry solutions.
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U.S. CENTRAL COMMAND AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (Feb. 13, 2025) Navy Diver 3rd class John Tichenor, attached to Commander, Task Group (CTG) 56.1, enters the water during a surface supplied dive as part of the International Maritime Exercise 25. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Thomas Brown/DVIDS)

Navy aims to expand maritime security cooperation in latest multinational Middle East exercise 

More than 5,000 military personnel from across roughly 35 nations and international groups are embarking on a 12-day, U.S.-led event.
220722-A-YK067-1035 MANAMA, Bahrain (July 22, 2022) Unmanned surface vessels sit as static displays, in Manama, Bahrain, July 22, 2022. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Terry Vongsouthi)

Central Command gets new chief technology officer

Joy Angela Shanaberger said she wants to scale up Centcom's innovation efforts.
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