Recap: Highlights from the US Army’s 2025 conference in Washington
The Army continues to transform, with efforts focused on next-gen weaponry, long-range artillery, unmanned systems and much more.
Unmanned
Pentagon stages first ‘Top Drone’ school for operators to hone skills
Industry and military drone operators flew tethered and untethered first-person drones through a course designed to test endurance and maneuverability.
At second Project Convergence, US Army experiments with joint operations in the Arizona desert
For the second annual event in its "campaign of learning," the Army brought in technologies and operators from the other services to test their ability to implement Joint All-Domain Command and Control.
US company Viasat to acquire Britain’s Inmarsat in $7.3 billion deal
The deal is expected to close in the second half of 2022.
National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency issues new commercial strategy
The agency's director says the new strategy will encourage employees to leverage more commercial technology.
National Reconnaissance Office wants satellite imagery from commercial providers
A new request for proposals will govern the agency's new commercial imagery contracts.
Air Force Research Laboratory names new head of space science and technology efforts
The new deputy technology executive officer for space science and technology will oversee the lab's space portfolio and ensure it is aligned with the Space Force's mission.
Following protest, Space Development Agency cancels, then reissues reworked satellite solicitation
The agency is turning to other transaction authority, a tool that has become quite popular with the military.
L3Harris awarded $121 million to upgrade Space Force weapons
L3Harris will upgrade 16 Counter Communications Systems for the U.S. Space Force.
Army CIO’s top priority is budgeting for new digital transformation strategy
The Army's digital transformation strategy will help inform resourcing and budgeting decisions for the next few years.
US Air Force teams with UK on machine learning demo
By sharing data and machine learning algorithms, the two countries were able to improve situational awareness for war fighters in a demonstration.
