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Hegseth directive on ‘unleashing U.S. military drone dominance’ includes deadlines for major overhauls

U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth hosts a drone demonstration at the Pentagon, July 10, 2025. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Lance Cpl. Isaac Llanez Delgado) Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth issued ...
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101st Airborne unit put ‘steel’ between soldiers and the breach, tested limits of AI in recent exercise

Spc. Byron Clutier, assigned to 3rd Mobile Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), operates a Hunter Wolf Unmanned Ground Vehicle (UGV) during a training exercise at the Joint Readiness ...
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DIU, Honeywell Aerospace flight-test quantum sensing technology for aircraft navigation

The Defense Innovation Unit and its industry partner Honeywell Aerospace recently flight-tested quantum sensing technology as the Pentagon pursues new navigation capabilities that aren’t dependent on ...
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Pentagon launches pilot program that will use AI to manage sensitive information

Deputy Secretary of Defense Steve Feinberg administers the oath of office to Secretary of the Air Force Troy Meink at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., May 16, 2025. (Photo by U.S. Air Force Senior ...
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1.5M people use GenAI.mil, Pentagon CTO says

Staff Sgt. Shavon Scott, a Contracting Officer at the Contracting Support Section, 418th Contracting Support Brigade, Fort Hood, TX uses GenAI to streamline contract support. (Photo by Jose Rodriguez) ...
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No money, no problem: Army unit making its own drones

A small unmanned aircraft system, developed by the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), takes its initial flight on Oct. 10, 2024, at Fort Campbell, Ky. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Kaden D. Pitt) ...
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Owen West takes helm of DIU, vows to ‘narrow’ investment priorities

In his first message as the new director of the Pentagon’s Defense Innovation Unit, Owen West stated that the organization’s efforts will focus on fielding emerging technologies that can keep ...
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Army using existing programs to run risk reduction on new starts in light of continuing resolutions

U.S. Army 125th Intelligence Electronic Warfare (IEW) Battalion, Electronic Warfare team, gives a capabilities brief of the V-Max to Colonel Paul Hayward, Deputy Commander - Interoperability, 25th ...
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DARPA aiding America’s fight against flesh-eating screwworm invasion

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is actively involved in the U.S. government’s fight to stop the resurgence of the flesh-eating, New World Screwworm parasite infecting pets and livestock ...
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F-35C pilot downs Iranian drone to defend USS Abraham Lincoln, Centcom says

An F-35C Lightning II, attached to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 314, prepares to make an arrested landing on the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) on ...
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Navy considers new Warfighting Development Center for robotic and autonomous systems

Seahawk, a Medium Unmanned Surface Vessel (MUSV) prototype, departs Naval Base Point Loma, California, Aug. 6, 2025. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Robert Zahn) As the ...