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Army unveils new tank—five years early

Built largely of commercial parts, the first M1E3s will head out for testing this summer, the Army’s chief of staff said.

Trump’s ‘battleship’ could be most expensive US warship in history

Congressional researchers wonder whether BBG(X)’s cost and risks were properly analyzed before its rollout.

USAF plan to fly C-5, C-17s even longer elicits concern

Service says it needs to hedge against delays to planned Next-Generation Airlift plane.

NATO has built a cloud for Ukraine’s classified battle data

The last hurdle is figuring out information-sharing policies to keep it all safe.

The Army is taking counter-drone experimentation from Europe to INDOPACOM

A joint exercise with Poland and Romania, plus a counter-drone competition, took place this month.

Air Force wants a $500,000 counter-air missile, despite cheaper options

The service wants ideas by December, and hopes to see a modular, ground-launched prototype in two years.

China: NSA has been hacking our national time systems for years

“NSA does not confirm nor deny allegations in the media regarding its operations,” an NSA official told Nextgov/FCW.

The Army's new tank will roll out a decade early. Here’s how they did it

Soldiers are expected to be riding in the M1E3 next year, well ahead of the tank's planned 2030s arrival.

Anduril debuts Eagle Eye, a modular, AI-powered soldier headset

One variant is being pitched for the Army’s Soldier Borne Mission Command program.

NGA wants to put its idle PCs to work

GDIT is networking the agency’s St. Louis workstations to crunch geospatial data even when analysts aren’t around.

Air Force’s AI ambitions mean simplifying its tangle of networks

Over the next year, battle-networks chief aims to reduce systems to a “rational number.”

F-47’s first flight expected in 2028

That’s a year earlier than Air Force officials have previously said Boeing's sixth-gen combat aircraft might take wing.

Names, networks, and politics

What does the White House’s ‘Department of War’ push mean for the names of the Pentagon’s networks? Officials aren’t quite sure.

Pentagon preps for end-of-year, zero trust blitz

Defense organizations are readying detailed plans needed to keep hackers at bay by 2027.

Fight AI-powered cyber attacks with AI tools, intelligence leaders say

But the Pentagon can also make more use of “good old-fashioned automation,” NGA chief says.