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The Navy wants to piggyback on the Army’s data analytics efforts through a new policy that encourages secure information sharing, the Navy’s chief information officer said. The Pentagon “just issued a reciprocity memo that basically is…

The National Reconnaissance Office launched an undisclosed number of next-generation spy satellites into orbit today. The mission, called NROL-146, was launched aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base in…

U.S. Cyber Command and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency signed a binding memorandum this month that carves out pathways needed to expedite research and development of advanced cyberware technologies in the Department of…

House lawmakers will spend much of the day deciding what goes in and what will get cut from its annual defense policy bill, known as the Fiscal Year 2025 National Defense Authorization Act. The bill totals $850 billion for the Defense…

Russia has gained on the battlefield in recent weeks, but Ukraine’s cause is far from hopeless. The United States and its allies can give Kyiv the training and technological advantage it needs, but the Biden administration has failed to…

After years of smaller experiments, the Army is rolling out its broad vision for digital engineering—and preparing to try it on some of its biggest programs.“Historically, the Army has relied on traditional systems engineering processes,…

The Space Force is expanding a model for its units that puts operations and sustainment under one roof and is taking it to two new missions: missile warning and space domain awareness. The service has already seen success and an…

Army leaders rejected a Congressional proposal to establish a drone branch, they said in statements Tuesday and Friday. “We see as integrated into our formation, not some separate piece. And I think we need that kind of flexibility,”…

The Pentagon and SpaceX could be playing an unending game of whac-a-mole to identify and shut off Starlink satellite terminals obtained by Russia to use in Ukraine.“I think this will be a continuous problem. We can continue to identify them…

Meet the frustrated negotiators seeking an end to war in Gaza: Five months after mediating a weeklong ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, Qatar’s top diplomat confessed his frustration that his team has not been able to repeat that success,…