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US Air Force seeking air defense missile system to protect air bases
The U.S. Air Force is seeking industry partners to provide a ground-based launcher system to protect its installations from cruise missiles and drones. Through a Request for Information due Aug. 6, th...
United States Air Force · U.S. Air Force
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SOCOM wants to revive legacy M4 carbine with ‘hypervelocity’ cartridge
U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM) is seeking to modernize the legacy M4 carbine through a new program called Hypervelocity Improved Carbine (HICAR). In a solicitation, SOCOM requested a new M4 u...
Special Operations Command · SOCOM
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The Defense Department has abandoned plans to privatize military commissaries after concluding that no private company was willing to operate them while preserving the deep discounts service members r...
Anthony Tata · Eileen Huck · Department of Defense · DoD
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The Defense Department has abandoned plans to privatize military commissaries after finding no private company willing to absorb the required 24% price cut for shoppers. Under Secretary of Defense for...
Anthony Tata · Eileen Huck · Department of Defense · Defense Commissary Agency
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The U.S. Army has commissioned three additional technology executives into its Executive Innovation Corps, or Detachment 201, as part of an effort to modernize and better connect with the commercial t...
Daniel P. Driscoll · Dane Knecht · U.S. Army · Cloudflare
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The U.S. Army has commissioned three additional technology executives into its Executive Innovation Corps, or Detachment 201, as part of an effort to modernize and better connect with the commercial t...
Daniel P. Driscoll · Dane Knecht · U.S. Army · Cloudflare
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The Pentagon is launching a new cyber incentive pay program called Cyber Mastery Incentive Pay (C-MIP) to strengthen cyber capabilities under the DoD’s Project Patriot Pipeline effort. Announced in a ...
Anthony Tata · Katie Sutton · Pentagon · Congress
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Kongsberg is introducing new counter-drone capabilities that can be added to existing weapon systems, strengthening protection for troops against the growing threat from unmanned aerial systems. Rathe...
Kongsberg · Sig Sauer
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The U.S. Department of State has approved a possible $1.98 billion sale of counter-unmanned aerial systems to Kuwait, aimed at strengthening the country’s ability to defend against current and future ...
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U.S. special operations leaders told a Senate subcommittee that proprietary restrictions from defense manufacturers are slowing their ability to upgrade military equipment, especially unmanned systems...
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Congress is moving to expand the U.S. military by about 30,000 active-duty troops in fiscal 2026, with funding included in the newly released Defense and Homeland Security appropriations bills. The fi...
Rosa DeLauro · Tom Cole · United States military · Pentagon
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Lance Cpl. Eirick Schule, a Marine Corps engineer equipment operator, has developed an innovative 3D-printed replacement for a fragile Mobile User Objective System antenna mast, which traditionally co...
Eirick Schule · Matthew Pine · Marine Corps · II Marine Expeditionary Force Innovation Campus
US confirms first combat use of LUCAS one-way attack drone in Iran strikes
U.S. Central Command has confirmed the first combat use of the Low-cost Unmanned Combat Attack System (LUCAS) drone during airstrikes on Iran as part of Operation Epic Fury, which aimed at Islamic Rev...
Brad Cooper · Alex Hollings · U.S. Central Command · Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
Celebrity chef says he’ll be the ‘bat’ to enforce quality at new Army dining halls
Celebrity chef Robert Irvine is taking a proactive role in ensuring high-quality dining at new Army dining halls, following the opening of the first campus-style location, 42 Bistro, at Fort Hood, Tex...
Robert Irvine · Randy George · Army · Food Network
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Feb 19
Apache helicopters downed drones in air-to-air combat with 30mm proximity ammo
In December 2025, U.S. Army AH-64D Apache helicopters successfully engaged drones in air-to-air combat using 30mm proximity ammunition during a live-fire exercise at Yuma Proving Ground, Arizona. The ...
Vincent Franchino · Randy George · U.S. Army · NATO
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Feb 17
Pentagon wants counter-drone sensors to protect US infrastructure — and fast
The Pentagon is urgently seeking counter-drone sensors to protect U.S. military installations from small drone threats, as outlined in a solicitation from the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU). The DIU ai...
Volodymyr Zelenskyy · Pentagon · U.S. Army
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Feb 17
US Army to debut FPV Bumblebee V2 drone interceptor next month
The U.S. Army is set to debut the Bumblebee V2 drone interceptor in March 2026, following a $5.2 million contract awarded to Perennial Autonomy on January 30. This first-person view drone, equipped wi...
Matthew Ross · James M. Gavin · U.S. Army · Defense Department
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Feb 2
Average age of new Army recruits up from previous years
The average age of new Army recruits has increased to 22.7 years in fiscal year 2026, up from 21.1 in the 2010s and 21.7 in the 2000s. This shift is attributed to changes in recruiting strategies, as ...
Stephanie Snyder · Sara Dudley · U.S. Army Recruiting Division · RAND Corporation
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Jan 30
Air Force ‘battle lab’ to focus on protecting bases from small drones
The U.S. Air Force has designated the 319th Reconnaissance Wing at Grand Forks Air Force Base, North Dakota, to lead the Point Defense Battle Lab, aimed at countering small drone threats to military i...
Marcus Kelly · Ashley Richards · U.S. Air Force · 319th Reconnaissance Wing
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Jan 30
US base commanders to have more say in defeating drone intrusions
U.S. military base commanders are set to gain increased authority in countering unauthorized drone intrusions, as outlined in new guidance from the Joint Inter-Agency Task Force 401. This updated poli...
Joey Frey · Matt Ross · U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration · Joint Inter-Agency Task Force 401
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Jan 28
US base commanders to have more say in defeating drone intrusions
The Joint Inter-Agency Task Force 401 has issued updated guidance classifying all unauthorized drone flights near U.S. military installations as surveillance threats. This new policy, signed on Januar...
Joey Frey · Matt Ross · U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration · Joint Inter-Agency Task Force 401
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Jan 27
Unmanned systems key to Arctic maritime defense, experts say
Experts from the Center for European Policy Analysis (CEPA) emphasize the crucial role of unmanned systems in Arctic maritime defense amid increasing tensions with Russia and China. The Arctic has bec...
Lance K. Landrum · Jan Kallberg · NATO · Center for European Policy Analysis
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Jan 27
Unmanned systems key to Arctic maritime defense, experts say
Experts from the Center for European Policy Analysis (CEPA) emphasize the crucial role of unmanned systems in Arctic maritime defense amid increasing tensions with Russia and China. The Arctic has bec...
Lance K. Landrum · Jan Kallberg · NATO · Center for European Policy Analysis
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Jan 16
The storied ship that almost sank — with the Unknown Soldier on it
In October 1921, the United States selected its Unknown Soldier from four unidentified bodies exhumed from World War I cemeteries, an honor bestowed upon Army Sgt. Edward Younger. After a solemn selec...
Edward Younger · Graves Erskine · U.S. Naval Institute · Arlington National Cemetery
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Dec 31
What is Nifty Nugget? NDAA revives 47-year-old military exercise
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Katherine Kuzminski · Jordy Morales · U.S. Transportation Command · Center for a New America Security
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Dec 24
Deployed 82nd Airborne unit told to use these encrypted messaging apps on government cell phones
In January 2020, troops from the 82nd Airborne Division deployed to the Middle East following heightened tensions after the assassination of Iranian General Qassem Soleimani. The division's Task Force...
Qassem Soleimani · Richard Foote · 82nd Airborne Division · U.S. Army
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Dec 8
Army stands up Western Hemisphere Command in major force restructure
The Army has established a new Western Hemisphere Command at Fort Bragg, consolidating U.S. Army North, U.S. Army South, and Army Forces Command as part of a major restructuring initiative. This reorg...
Dan Driscoll · Randy A. George · Western Hemisphere Command · U.S. Army North