SOCOM searching for reconfigurable ‘drone-in-a-box’ systems that can fly and...
U.S. Special Operations Command is pursuing a concept called “Drone in a Box” that aims to give commandos reconfigurable platforms that could serve as unmanned aerial systems or ground robots —...
View ArticleCongress sets Pentagon research, development, test and evaluation spending at...
Defense Department officials finally know how much money they’ll receive for research, development, test and evaluation this fiscal year after lawmakers passed legislation that will fund federal...
View ArticleDOD turns its focus to 6G with concept that could help sense drones
As the Defense Department anticipates the wireless networks of the future for warfighting missions, it has shifted its focus for research and development primarily to 6G wireless technologies, Marlan...
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Boeing wins contract for Air Force’s NGAD stealth fighter jet — now known as...
U.S. officials announced Friday that Boeing will build the Air Force’s Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) platform, ending a months-long pause to the sixth-generation fighter jet program intended to...
View ArticleTrump taps ‘The DoddFather’ to oversee critical technologies at the Pentagon
President Donald Trump has nominated Michael Dodd to be assistant secretary of defense for critical technologies — a key role in the Pentagon’s research and engineering directorate. The nomination was...
View ArticleSOCOM awards Anduril $86M contract for autonomy software integration
U.S. Special Operations Command has tapped Anduril to help the organization develop and deploy autonomy software that can coordinate the operations of a variety of drones and other robotic platforms...
View ArticleTrump’s Air Force secretary nominee pledges ‘holistic look’ at service...
President Donald Trump’s nominee to steer the Department of the Air Force told lawmakers that one of his first priorities, if confirmed, will be comprehensively reviewing all of the organization’s...
View ArticleUAP disclosure advocates call for transparency on drone incursions
Two former defense officials who helped spur major efforts during previous congressional sessions to drive government transparency on unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP) returned to the Hill last...
View ArticleLt. Gen. Caine, Trump’s nominee for Joint Chiefs chairman, is gung-ho about...
Retired Lt. Gen. Dan ‘Razin’ Caine, who’s expected to soon become America’s top military officer, touted his business background at his confirmation hearing Tuesday and promised to bring an...
View ArticleTrump taps hypersonics expert to oversee Pentagon’s S&T portfolio
President Donald Trump has picked Joseph Jewell to be the next assistant secretary of defense for science and technology. Jewell’s nomination was sent to Capitol Hill Monday and will be considered by...
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