Fighter pilots integrate drones into air combat training
The drones served in a "loyal wingman" role to the pilots, marking “a major leap in human-machine teaming," the Air Force said.
By Zita Ballinger Fletcher
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200 Marines deploy to Florida as Pentagon approves more support to ICE
The Marines will be assigned tasks related to transportation, logistics and administrative functions. They're not authorized to make arrests.
By Zita Ballinger Fletcher
Air Force secretary outlines short-term plan to shake up space acquisition
Kendall is vetting candidates to serve as assistant Air Force secretary for space acquisition and integration.
General: Key components missing to bring JADC2 to contested battlefields
The Defense Department needs industry to build resilient tools that can survive in contested environments.
By Andrew Eversden
Space Force chief defends service’s short track record
Chief of Space Operations Gen. Jay Raymond explained what he sees as progress in reforming space acquisitions.
By Nathan Strout
The Space Force met its 18-month deadline to get up and running. Here’s what’s next.
Space Force leadership expects to take on wideband satellite communications in the Army and narrowband SATCOM operations in the Navy this fall.
Dickinson: US Space Command is on ‘good glide path’ to full operational capability
In an exclusive interview at the Space and Missile Defense Symposium, Gen. James Dickinson, the first commander of U.S. Space Command, talks about where he is in a drive toward full operational capability and the challenges he faces in establishing the new organization.
By Jen Judson
Space Force establishes Space Systems Command
Space Systems Command is the second of three planned field commands, and it will be in charge of acquiring most of the Space Force's systems.
By Nathan Strout
Audit: Some Navy sub cybersecurity inspections were neglected in recent years
Submarines of Naval Submarine Force Pacific and their tenders did not receive the required internal and external cybersecurity inspections in recent years, raising the specter of cyber vulnerability among some of the sea service’s most potent platforms.
Army Futures Command outlines next five years of AI needs
The U.S. Army wants access to research on autonomous systems and data analytics.
By Andrew Eversden
Space Force planning for new component in the Middle East alongside AFCENT
Space Force leaders are hashing out a plan to create a new group under U.S. Central Command to coordinate what military space assets to use in the region.
US Army’s critical missile defense system will play role at Project Convergence
The service is laser-focused on bringing the Integrated Battle Command System through an initial operational test set to begin next month.
By Jen Judson