House appropriators OK rebukes to recent DOD scandals in budget bill
Republicans inserted language restricting military actions on U.S. soil and blocking unsecure communications among senior officials in their 2026 budget.
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Hegseth won’t rule out military actions against Greenland, Panama
The defense secretary dodged questions from lawmakers about possible Defense Department plans against the allied territories.
Space Force picks Boeing, Lockheed for narrowband SATCOM program
Each company received a $66 million contract for early design and risk-reduction, according to a Jan. 25 Defense Department announcement.
Pentagon to brief industry on Replicator status at tech summit
The Feb. 13 event will focus broadly on scaling autonomous systems and deepening connections among DIU, the commercial sector and other Pentagon offices.
Defense technology firms watch new strategy for ‘generational’ change
Many firms say they were glad to see their priorities in the National Defense Industrial Strategy. What matters more is how the department implements it.
Northrop harnesses machine learning to aid Space Force missile parsing
The False Track Reduction Using Machine Learning system is trained on real-world data and can be amended as foreign militaries advance their arsenals.
Directed-energy weapons need full Pentagon commitment, industry says
At least 31 directed-energy initiatives are underway across the U.S. military, according to the National Defense Industrial Association.
Pentagon rewrites space classification policy to improve info-sharing
The policy, approved in late December, is itself classified, according to the Pentagon's assistant secretary of defense for space policy.
Rheinmetall Canada, Elistair pair robots and drones in test for Europe
Khronos deploys from a box and can stay aloft for 24 hours, while the Mission Master SP is capable of following troops and shuttling smaller payloads.
Defense innovation hindered by Cold War-era practices, experts say
A commission established by the Atlantic Council in 2022 issued 10 recommendations for helping DoD overcome innovation inertia in a Jan. 16 report.
Space Development Agency to buy 54 missile-tracking satellites
The Jan. 16 awards totaled more than $2.5 billion and went to SDA incumbents Lockheed Martin and L3Harris as well as newcomer Sierra Space.
