Lloyd Austin watches a rugby game as the first U.S. secretary of defense to visit Fiji. (Photo by Brandi Vincent) Roasted hog, rugby and ‘Eye of the Tiger’: Behind the scenes of Sec. Austin’s historic visit to Fiji The Fiji Military Forces on Friday welcomed Lloyd Austin as the first-ever U.S secretary of defense to visit the island nation. By Brandi Vincent
A common hypersonic glide body (C-HGB) launches from Pacific Missile Range Facility, Kauai, Hawaii, March 19, 2020, during a Department of Defense flight experiment. (U.S. Navy photo/Released) Grady: DOD preparing for ‘hypersonics 2.0 and 3.0’ to understand operational concepts Weapons By Mikayla Easley
The U.S. Marine Corps Headquarters conducted a joint test mission for the XQ-58A on Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, Feb. 23, 2024. This test was the result of a collaborative effort between Kratos, the Marine Corps, the Office of the Undersecretary of Defense for Research and Engineering, the Naval Air Systems Command, the Naval Warfare Center Aircraft Division, the 40th Flight Test Squadron and the 96th Test Wing. (Photo by Matthew Veasley) Navy soliciting solutions for networking CCA drones Tech By Jon Harper
Pentagon’s UAP office reviews findings on Go Fast, Puerto Rico, Mt. Etna incidents in Senate hearing By Jon Harper
Navy’s Acting CTO, Justin Fanelli and Active CDO, Duncan McCaskill How the Navy is reducing workforce friction to improve mission outcomes
Sean Wohltman, Global Head of Cloud Geography, Google How the DOD protects national security interests by monitoring climate change
Australian Army Sgt. Jake Fauser briefs U.S. Australian and Japanese defense leaders ahead of the Trilateral Defense Ministers’ Meeting (TDMM) in Darwin, Australia, Nov. 17, 2024. (Photo by Brandi Vincent) US moves to enhance military tech partnerships with Japan, Australia Leaders from the three nations detailed their latest cooperation agenda in a press briefing following the fourteenth Trilateral Defense Ministers’ Meeting. By Brandi Vincent
LM 400 rendering (Lockheed Martin image) Lockheed Martin to launch new mid-sized satellite bus for tech demo in 2025 By Mikayla Easley
Former U.S. Attorney General Matthew Whitaker speaks during a rally for Republican presidential nominee, former U.S. President Donald Trump at the Brick Breeden Fieldhouse at Montana State University on August 9, 2024 in Bozeman, Montana. (Photo by Michael Ciaglo/Getty Images) Trump taps his former attorney general to serve as ambassador to NATO By Jon Harper
DOD leaders link up with counterparts in Asia — but China declines US invite to connect By Brandi Vincent
Austin, Teodoro convene in Philippines to discuss Starlink-enabled drones, future tech cooperation, China By Brandi Vincent
Transforming federal and defense network infrastructure with new wireless technologies By Scoop News Group
(Source: Scoop News Group) Defense leaders on accelerating mission with AI and security By Scoop News Group
The latest on the Pentagon’s major cloud acquisition, the Joint Warfighting Cloud Capability By DefenseScoop Staff
Bryan Thomas, Managing Director, Department of Defense, Google Public Sector How differentiating cloud provider’s capabilities will be a boon to defense agencies By Scoop News Group
The U.S. Naval Observatory celebrates the 150th birthday of one of its most important telescopes By DefenseScoop Staff
Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin boards a U.S. military aircraft at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, Nov, 15, 2024. (Photo by Brandi Vincent) Sec. Austin heads to the Pacific with a focus on accelerating emerging tech
Aerial view of the Department of Defense. (Getty Images) ‘The truly anomalous’: New AARO chief unveils Pentagon’s annual UAP caseload analysis, new efforts
A black hornet nano unmanned aerial vehicle is displayed during the Air Force Special Operations Command Technology, Acquisition, and Sustainment Review at Austere Field #6, Florida, July 21, 2021. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Miranda Mahoney) SOCOM looking for ‘multidomain’ micro drones that can operate in the air and underwater
Rep. Eric Burlison, R-Mo., speaks at an event on Capitol Hill hosted by the UAP Disclosure Fund, Nov. 13, 2024. (Photo by Brandi Vincent) Lawmakers urge Pentagon to be more transparent about ongoing UAP investigations
CCA concept art (GA-ASI image) Air Force wraps up critical design review for Increment 1 of CCA drones
Photo by Angie Hubert / University of Notre Dame Notre Dame opens first-ever Mach 10 quiet wind tunnel for hypersonics testing
An F-15E Strike Eagle pilot gestures before takeoff during Bamboo Eagle 24-3 at Travis Air Force Base, California, Aug. 5, 2024. Bamboo Eagle 24-3 provides Airmen, allies and partners a flexible, combat-representative, multidimensional battlespace to conduct testing, tactics, development, and advanced training in support of U.S. national interests. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Benjamin Aronson) Air Force looking for more realistic EW training
Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen H. Hicks boards the USS Constellation in Baltimore, Md. Sept. 20, 2024, for the naming ceremony of the future submarine USS Baltimore. Hicks accepted the offer of becoming the sub’s sponsor from Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro. (DoD photo by EJ Hersom) DOD taps ‘integrated software enablers’ to help fully realize ambitious Replicator plans
U.S. Marines with Marine Wing Communications Squadron 38, Marine Air Control Group 38, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, conduct Lightning Strike 25 at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar and Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Oct. 1-30, 2024. Lightning Strike 25 exemplifies MWCS-38’s ability to establish and maintain up to 15 communication nodes supporting Force Design initiatives by enabling distributed command and control in contested environments. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Luc Boatman) Marines put comms skills to the test at Lightning Strike exercise
Alexis Bonnell speaks on a panel at the 2024 Google Public Sector Summit. (Scoop News Group photo) AFRL’s ‘LabVerse’ looking at AI for system modernization
NGA’s Mark Munsell speaking in 2012 during his ceremony for promotion to SES. (Photo provided by NGA spokesperson). ‘One-two punch’: Inside NGA’s approach to exploring powerful next-gen AI
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Dec. 04, 2012)- Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS) personnel use specialized computer programs to conduct a forensic analysis of a hard drive. (U.S. Navy photo by Ed Buice/Released) DOD sees decrease in civilian cyber workforce shortage amid efforts to beef up talent pipeline
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