Stratolaunch hits milestone with fully reusable hypersonic testbed
Both flights met all of the Defense Department’s performance benchmarks within a 1% margin, according to Stratolaunch CEO Zachary Krevor.
Unmanned
Pentagon seeks drone-killing technology that’s safe for civilians
Low-collateral systems can take out drone threats in highly populated areas without major impacts on the environment and, critically, civilians.
Pentagon to issue guidance on open radio access networks to support 5G
ORAN is something the DoD has been pushing aggressively to explore.
Opinion
How Ukraine can defeat Russian glide bombs
In warfare, silver bullets are rare. Fighting often requires multiple capabilities and innovative or flexible use.
Dronemaker Skydio hiring team in Ukraine amid strategy shift
The war in Ukraine is the first to feature widespread use of small, commercial style drones.
DISA says IT ‘problem statements’ will help industry speed innovation
Officials said with industry constantly coming to market with new tools, there’s a need by government to be a wary purchaser.
United Launch Alliance to fly second Vulcan mission in September
CEO Tory Bruno told reporters the company aims to complete the Space Force's certification process in time to fly two national security missions this year.
Opinion
How the military is preparing for AI at the edge
DoD must adopt solutions with significant computing power at the edge, find ways to reduce the size of AI/ML models and mitigate new security threats.
Pentagon to identify next Replicator capability set this summer
Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks said the Pentagon plans to propose Replicator 2.0 funding in its fiscal 2026 budget.
Expect heavier hand, ‘bite’ from DOD zero-trust office, boss says
The memo will give the young office “bite," its top boss said.
Find a way to retain cyber pros, Pentagon personnel guru says
Part of the reason available flexibilities haven’t been used is they’re expensive and HR personnel don't know how to use them.
