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.
Lockheed eyes 5G trials following delivery of test bed to Marine Corps
The delivery to Camp Pendleton in California marks a step forward for the Open Systems Interoperable and Reconfigurable Infrastructure Solution, or OSIRIS.
Space Force responsive space mission enters ‘hot standby’ phase
The mission is meant to demonstrate the ability to rapidly develop, integrate and launch a satellite — a capability the service wants to have by 2025.
Defense Innovation Unit embed to connect INDOPACOM to commercial tech
A DIU official embedded in the directorate will help ensure it maintains a strong connection between technological needs and industry solutions.
Pentagon’s Shyu to discuss missile defense partnerships with Australia
Heidi Shyu said a visit to Australia this summer started a conversation about how the two countries might partner on air and missile defense projects.
Four-star panel to weigh in on Pentagon’s rapid experiments
At a meeting this fall, senior leaders will decide which Rapid Defense Experimentation Reserve projects are ready to field to the military services.
Balloon-tracker Synthetaic partners with Microsoft for cloud power
Synthetaic said the cloud resources will empower its RAIC tool, which lets users mine vast collections of imagery for specific objects.
‘Bring it’: Adm. Aquilino open to greater directed-energy trials
The Pentagon for the past three years has spent an average $1 billion on the development of directed-energy weapons, according to a watchdog.
US Army aerial jammer ‘in pretty good shape’ following soldier testing
“The software and hardware is stable,” U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Ed Barker said in an interview at TechNet Augusta. “I think we’re in pretty good shape.”
US research interests closely tied to microelectronics industrial base
The Biden administration recently issued its research and development priorities for the fiscal 2025 budget.
