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.
By Defense News staff
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The American president told world leaders he wants to work in close partnership again on a host of complex global security challenges.
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
How does the Pentagon’s AI center plan to give the military a battlefield advantage?
The Pentagon’s artificial intelligence hub is working on tools to help in joint, all-domain operations as department leaders seek to use data to gain an advantage on the battlefield.
By Andrew Eversden
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
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
Coronavirus drives AFA’s massive Air, Space and Cyber conference online
AFA plans to hold online sessions with top leaders, including question-and-answer periods, as part of its virtual conference this September.
Special Operations Command wants to put all mission data in a single pane of glass
Special Operations Command is launching a new program, Mission Command, that will present all the data needed for a mission in a single visualization.
By Nathan Strout
Oshkosh, Saudi Arabia’s Al Tadrea launch joint venture to make armored vehicles
The two firms prepared for this joint venture by providing training opportunities and accreditation certificates to future OTM employees.
By Agnes Helou
Countdown begins for release date of Pentagon’s spectrum strategy
The office of the Pentagon's chief information officer plans to open an internal division focuses on the electromagnetic spectrum.
By Andrew Eversden