Special Multimedia Reports: Defense News Conference

‘Affordable’ hypersonics, small business and sustainment lead DoD tech chief’s priorities

The new undersecretary of defense for research and engineering, Heidi Shyu, laid out some of her top priorities for the Pentagon in its innovation race with China at the Association of the U.S. Army’s annual meeting on Tuesday.

Project Convergence ‘22 seeks to take multinational network to next level

Project Convergence 2022 will help enable the Mission Partner Environment to bring allies and partners together with the U.S. military to fight high-end adversaries, Army leaders said at the Defense News Conference on Sept. 8.

Lack of access to data during Afghanistan exit shines light on tech gap

The U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan provided several lessons for Pentagon officials working on Joint All-Domain Command and Control.

Space Force expects $1 billion in contracts in first year of Space Enterprise Consortium Reloaded

The Space Force has ramped up the amount of money flowing through the Space Enterprise Consortium as it tries to bring more nontraditional vendors into the fold.

Pentagon seeks microbe miners to cut rare earth reliance on China

Researchers at the Pentagon have launched a program that aims to extract rare earth minerals critical for military technologies from domestic sources ― using microscopic bugs.

VIDEOS

Maintaining Modernization Momentum: Panel Discussion - Defense News Conference 2021

Leaders from U.S. Army Futures Command explain what the service will need as it prepares for the future battlefield.

Maintaining Modernization Momentum Fireside Chat: Keith Flail - Defense News Conference 2021

From Blueprint to Battlefield: Stefanie Tompkins and Mike Brown - Defense News Conference 2021

Defense officials discuss plans to tap commercial satellite imagery

Defense officials discuss JADC2 implementation across the force

Leidos Vice President Michael Boera discusses new Air Force command-and-control concepts

US Army working to recoup Afghanistan withdrawal costs

How will the Afghanistan withdrawal affect the Army's future budget? The Army's top leaders talk about how the service is ensuring costs it endured to help end operations is covered at the Defense News Conference.

By Jen Judson

Next Pentagon budget will detail climate change spending

The push comes after extreme weather, fueled by a warming of the earth’s atmosphere, has wreaked havoc on Americans across the country this summer.

By Sebastian Sprenger

Gilday: New task force will help US Navy speed up unmanned system integration

The U.S. Navy has made significant progress with unmanned systems but needs to move faster — prompting the chief of naval operations to stand up a new task force to help usher unmanned systems into the fleet.

By Megan Eckstein

Top US Air Force general supports proposed F-35 cost constraints

The U.S. Air Force’s top general backs proposed legislation that would cap the number of F-35s the Defense Department can buy unless it meets affordability goals for operating and sustaining the jet.

By Valerie Insinna

Pentagon acquisition boss talks industry, mergers and coronavirus

Ellen Lord was a keynote speaker at the 2020 Defense News Conference.

By Aaron Mehta

Thornberry on overseas priorities, funding and advice to his successor

The House and Senate are expected to reconcile their respective versions of the fiscal 2021 National Defense Authorization Act, but not before the outcome of the Nov. 3 elections, according to House Armed Services Committee ranking member Mac Thornberry, R-Texas.

By Joe Gould

US Navy’s long-delayed plan for its future force is nearing the finish line … sort of

After more than two years of study, three potential future fleets will soon be briefed to the defense secretary.

By David B. Larter

New Pentagon directive will put programs on more solid ground, says MDA boss

Updates to the Missile Defense Agency's charter will make programs internally developed more solid, its director said at the Defense News Conference.

By Jen Judson

AI’s dogfight triumph a step toward human-machine teaming

The Pentagon’s director of research and engineering for modernization says it’s more likely that an AI will team with military pilots than replace them.

By Joe Gould

International militaries reveal interest in US Army’s Future Vertical Lift program

Eight countries have sent letters expressing interest in the program, its director says.

By Valerie Insinna

Inside Project Convergence: How the US Army is preparing for war in the next decade

Project Convergence at Yuma Proving Ground, Arizona, is testing out how a modernized Army can win against near-peer adversaries.

By Jen Judson

US general says Russian and Chinese deals in Latin America risk destabilizing region

Lt. Gen. Michael Plehn compared Chinese and Russian dealings in the Western Hemisphere with criminal organizations.

By David B. Larter

US Space Force developing a strategy to improve satellite communications

The Pentagon relies on a loose federation of stovepiped, government-built satellites and commercial providers for connectivity. But moving forward, the Space Force wants to integrate those capabilities so forces can seamlessly roam from one signal to another.

By Nathan Strout

Industry could wait months for COVID reimbursements from Pentagon

Expect it to be five or six months before industry sees funds through Sec. 3610 of the CARES act, per Ellen Lord.

By Aaron Mehta

The new undersecretary of defense for research and engineering, Heidi Shyu, laid out some of her top priorities for the Pentagon in its innovation race with China at the Association of the U.S. Army’s annual meeting on Tuesday.

Project Convergence 2022 will help enable the Mission Partner Environment to bring allies and partners together with the U.S. military to fight high-end adversaries, Army leaders said at the Defense News Conference on Sept. 8.

The U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan provided several lessons for Pentagon officials working on Joint All-Domain Command and Control.

The Space Force has ramped up the amount of money flowing through the Space Enterprise Consortium as it tries to bring more nontraditional vendors into the fold.

Researchers at the Pentagon have launched a program that aims to extract rare earth minerals critical for military technologies from domestic sources ― using microscopic bugs.

VIDEOS

Leaders from U.S. Army Futures Command explain what the service will need as it prepares for the future battlefield.

More Videos

More Stories

How will the Afghanistan withdrawal affect the Army's future budget? The Army's top leaders talk about how the service is ensuring costs it endured to help end operations is covered at the Defense News Conference.

The push comes after extreme weather, fueled by a warming of the earth’s atmosphere, has wreaked havoc on Americans across the country this summer.

The U.S. Navy has made significant progress with unmanned systems but needs to move faster — prompting the chief of naval operations to stand up a new task force to help usher unmanned systems into the fleet.

The U.S. Air Force’s top general backs proposed legislation that would cap the number of F-35s the Defense Department can buy unless it meets affordability goals for operating and sustaining the jet.

Ellen Lord was a keynote speaker at the 2020 Defense News Conference.

The House and Senate are expected to reconcile their respective versions of the fiscal 2021 National Defense Authorization Act, but not before the outcome of the Nov. 3 elections, according to House Armed Services Committee ranking member Mac Thornberry, R-Texas.

After more than two years of study, three potential future fleets will soon be briefed to the defense secretary.

Updates to the Missile Defense Agency's charter will make programs internally developed more solid, its director said at the Defense News Conference.

The Pentagon’s director of research and engineering for modernization says it’s more likely that an AI will team with military pilots than replace them.

Eight countries have sent letters expressing interest in the program, its director says.

Project Convergence at Yuma Proving Ground, Arizona, is testing out how a modernized Army can win against near-peer adversaries.

Lt. Gen. Michael Plehn compared Chinese and Russian dealings in the Western Hemisphere with criminal organizations.

The Pentagon relies on a loose federation of stovepiped, government-built satellites and commercial providers for connectivity. But moving forward, the Space Force wants to integrate those capabilities so forces can seamlessly roam from one signal to another.

Expect it to be five or six months before industry sees funds through Sec. 3610 of the CARES act, per Ellen Lord.

Trending Now

Featured Video