


This exercise is shaping the long-term future of Army brigades
Three brigades are experimenting with new tech and tactics that could shape how they deploy to tomorrow's fights.

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Navy tests using drones for medical supply deliveries during RIMPAC
A Navy warship launched and recovered six drones used to deliver vital supplies and take the burden off manned aircraft.

Pentagon’s counter-drone office to demo swarm destruction in 2024
The Joint Counter-small Unmanned Aircraft Systems Office will tackle drone swarms in its next quest to find a capability to counter the rising threat.

Indonesia buys 12 Anka drones from Turkey’s TAI business
The drones will be used by Indonesia’s Air Force, Army and Navy.

Emerging tech-focused firms could reshape the Top 100
Programs like hypersonics "are tailor-made for mid-tier and technology-oriented” firms expert Alan Chvotkin said. “I see opportunity there for growth."

The Pentagon’s embrace of startups could fuel hypersonic tech
The DoD has shown signs it recognizes the value of partnering with companies whose capabilities could help with near-term needs.

US Air Force moves closer to awarding Cloud One Next contract
Cloud One Next, or C1N, will emphasize zero-trust cybersecurity and identity, credential and access management, an Air Force official said.

Pentagon CIO pushes defense agencies to tap $9 billion cloud contract
The Pentagon in December 2022 selected Amazon, Google, Microsoft and Oracle for its Joint Warfighting Cloud Capability, or JWCC.

Pakistani defense conglomerate unveils new drone, missiles at IDEF
Global Industrial and Defence Solutions showed off its Faaz-RF and Faaz-IIR medium-range, air-to-air missiles, as well as the Shahpar III combat UAV.

Artificial intelligence flies XQ-58A Valkyrie drone
The Autonomous Air Combat Operations team created algorithms for the flight that took millions of hours to mature.

Anduril, Epirus to boost US Marine Corps drone defenses
The Epirus Leonidas high-power microwave weapon uses energy blasts to fry drones midair. It was paired with Anduril's Lattice software.
