Coast Guard is providing key counter-drone defense for World Cup

The U.S. Coast Guard is using specialized C-UAS to defend no-fly zones above World Cup games and other domestic events.

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Navy to commission tech leaders as officers for Navy Innovation Unit

The service is recruiting innovative civilians to solve modernization problems.

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MilTech

Only 1 in 4 F-35s is fully mission capable, GAO finds

The F-35’s readiness rates continued to decline through fiscal 2025, with the fleet’s full mission capable rate falling to 25%, according to a GAO report.

US Army commissions second cohort of tech executives into innovation unit

This week, the Army added three more technology executives to Detachment 201, a unit intended to bridge the gap between the commercial sector and military.

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Pentagon to launch ‘Cyber Mastery Incentive Pay’ program

The initative, dubbed Cyber Mastery Incentive Pay, is slated to begin in early October.

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‘They got very lucky,’ Trump says of downed Apache helicopter’s crew

After a U.S. Army Apache helicopter was downed by an Iranian drone, President Donald Trump said the rescued aviators “got very lucky.”

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Marine Corps looks to equip armored vehicles with 360-degree cameras

The goal is to allow crews to operate their vehicles – and enjoy full situational awareness – even while buttoned up with the hatches closed.

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Army mortar crews trade laptops for phone app

Army mortar teams have replaced 20-year-old software used to calculate firing data and ballistics with a new application designed for smartphones.

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Pentagon reveals preferred munitions for one-way attack drones

The list includes Northrop Grumman and several startups competing to supply low-cost payloads compatible with any drone design.

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Chokepoint busters: Marines seek toolkit to help aviators clear way for amphibs

The Marine Corps wants to learn how airpower might ensure passage through "critical chokepoints" while under threat in a new age of warfare.

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US approves Kuwait request to buy nearly $2 billion of counter-drone platforms

Following recent Iranian strikes on Kuwait, the U.S. approved a potential foreign military sale of counter-UAS platforms made by Anduril.

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US must learn lessons from Ukraine, innovate faster and cheaper: Anduril president

Anduril President Christian Brose discussed the need to develop cheaper weapons systems at scale to avoid quick depletion of exquisite munitions.

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AI companies have a responsibility to safeguard models against exploitation, Pentagon chief technology officer says

After Trump's recent executive order on AI, Emil Michael said that the weaponization of models is concerning.

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The US Army wants thousands of air defense missiles to replace the Stinger

A new Army Request for Information seeks to identify companies that can deliver 11,000 next-gen, short range interceptors beginning in Fiscal Year 2028.

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Lockheed’s GRIZZLY C-UAS system downs attack drone in live-fire demo

The live-fire demonstration paired the radars, Sanctum software and launcher to destroy the target at Yuma Proving Ground, Arizona.

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SOCOM wants to revive legacy M4 carbine with ‘hypervelocity’ cartridge

The elite command asked vendors to double the effective range of the M4 platform with the Hypervelocity Improved Carbine program.

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Army consolidates air and missile defense roles into new MOS

The service hopes to recruit approximately 300 soldiers before the new MOS officially launches on Oct. 1.

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The US military wants to showcase battle-ready laser weapons by 2028

A directed energy demonstration is expected to occur during the summer of 2028, as part of a series of planned Golden Dome-related events.

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US Navy selects companies for at-sea MUSV prototype testing

The U.S. Navy announced on Friday that it had selected seven companies to compete to secure the service’s Medium Unmanned Surface Vessel contract.

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