‘Ridiculous’: Navy comptroller on contractors stiff arming his auditors
Russell Rumbaugh said at least two prime contractors have just recently snubbed his team while they attempted to take stock of government property.
Marines to formally stand up second of 3 Marine Littoral Regiments in November
The name change, which will take place Nov. 15, follows an agreement signed in January between the US and Japan under which Tokyo formally agreed to allow the 12th Marine Littoral Regiment to be stationed in Okinawa by 2025.
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Data overload threatens decisionmakers as autonomy expands
Reducing cognitive overload on warfighters while improving “time to trust” for autonomous systems is a matter of design.
SOUTHCOM program trains South American partners on C-130 maintenance
The program is based off a similar concept being executed in US European Command.
HII wins $347M contract for up to 200 ‘Lionfish’ small undersea drones
The Navy's purchase comes amid a flurry of other activities around the service's use of unmanned systems.
‘Menu of options’: What the Ford carrier strike group brings to Israel’s defense
The strike group, to arrive "very soon," has practical and strategic advantages beyond just a "show of force."
Unmanned vessels integrated for ops tracking Iranian ships: US 5th Fleet
The command said the operations were focused on tracking Iranian military and paramilitary vessels.
10 Breaking Defense op-eds that defined 2025
It's been a whirlwind of a year — and the defense establishment has plenty of thoughts on how it's unfolded and what might come next.
Marines complete first XQ-58A Valkyrie flight
The Marine Corps worked with the same US Air Force squadron flying XQ-58s for that service.
Japanese defense minister seeks deal to speed up Tomahawk buy from US
The new Japanese defense minister admitted he is a "little bit worried" about the new deal being approved by Congress, an ostensible reference to this week's chaos on the Hill.
Pentagon says it is transferring arms, ammo seized from Iran to Ukraine
The move comes as any further Ukraine aid on Capitol Hill is snarled by yesterday's votes to remove Kevin McCarthy as speaker of the House.
Navy’s Unmanned Task Force to close down with arrival of new Disruptive Capabilities Office
The panel's work has been mostly classified, but was focused on linking useful unmanned tech to real operational issues.
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Powering the future: Securing America with domestically made microelectronics
Onshoring and investment in military-specific semiconductors anchor a cornerstone of the defense industrial base.
Navy awards Lockheed $1B contract to take point on Integrated Combat System
The award to Lockheed comes at the same time the service is launching its hardware refresh initiative dubbed the Foundry.
Mullen, former Joint Chiefs chairman, to lead board for unmanned tech firm Saildrone
The recruitment of a former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff is a major win for Saildrone, which has been building its profile in US Navy circles since 2020.
Navy stands up ‘Disruptive Capabilities Office’
Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro said the office will play a role in supporting the Pentagon's new Replicator initiative.
For AUKUS to work, US needs to drop the ‘arrogance’ on info sharing with allies: Wittman
“We look sort of speciously at our friends… [and] with what we’ve gone through here recently, with security breaches, we should be the last ones to be lecturing somebody else about what they need to do," the congressman said.