GDIT replaces longtime president Gilliland
Paul Nedzbala, who joined GDIT in 2018, has been appointed acting president.
Ex-defense minister’s futuristic ‘Army of Robots’ raises eyebrows in Ukraine
A splashy promo video published by Mykhailo Fedorov envisions humanoid robots in combat, but not everyone is convinced it's the right play.
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Processor upgrades enable computing at the edge
Avoiding vendor lock and providing more room for sensors and upgrades are critical considerations.
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The Army has ‘owned the night’; now it must own the electromagnetic spectrum
Spectrum awareness, resilient connectivity and electronic warfare defenses are becoming central to decision advantage on the modern battlefield.
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The drone war will be won on the factory floor, not just the front line
From FPV drones to autonomous rotorcraft, scale and repeatability are becoming as important as innovation.
Building logistics networks that survive contested environments
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‘Cyber magazine’ can run out ‘pretty damn quick’ in modern conflict: Admiral
In the wake of public debates about the health of physical US munitions, a senior Navy official said the "cyber magazine" isn't infinite either.
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Building the stand-off and stand-in weapons needed for the fight
Threats have changed the range, seeking and attack capabilities necessary to ensure effectiveness.
Navy wants more offensive, ‘expeditionary’ cyber capabilities
“What I would offer to industry … if you are interested in talking about expeditionary cyber, cyber at the tactical edge, particularly offensive or capabilities that support offense, please come talk to me," the Navy's principal cyber advisor said.
Trump orders all US agencies to refer to AI as ‘super intelligence’
“From this point forward, all of United States documents, and hopefully the world, will be changed to use the much more accurate term ‘super,’ as opposed to ‘artificial,'" President Donald Trump said.
The Army’s Digital Transformation: Inside TechNet Augusta 2026
AI is reshaping the Army’s approach to cyber, electronic warfare and command and control. At TechNet Augusta 2026, leaders outlined how they’re turning emerging technology into capabilities for the battlefield.
Boeing picks Lite Coms for Aussie BLOS SATCOM terminals
Australia's LAND 4140 program aims to modernize the Australian military's land-based C4I architecture across all domains.
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Three exercises that proved a new approach to C-UAS
Architecture that linked sensors, C2, RF effects, and lasers into a distributed c-UAS kill chain.
The US needs an information-warfare strategy for Iran — and beyond
In the face of authoritarian oppression, a US-made information warfare tool set could enhance the lives of those living in restrictive countries.
SDA misses self-imposed deadline on orbital mesh network
“We are behind on that. We should be there already,” Space Development Agency Director G.P. Sandhoo said bluntly.
BAE unveils Shadow EW, compact solutions for small aerial platforms
The company says the family of small solutions can be produced in high quantities at low cost.
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The gap between demand and delivery is widening. AI can help close it.
Supply chains are only as strong as their weakest link, which has been repeatedly proven to be true over the last few years.