Threats
How Trump’s DC takeover could supercharge surveillance
The emergency declaration, combined with new tech, will give government broad new abilities to watch and monitor citizens.
Science & Tech
Will 2026 be military lasers’ breakthrough year?
The Army is ready to award a production contract for vehicle-based directed-energy air defense.
Defense Systems
Can COFFEE filters calm the spectrum tug-of-war?
A DARPA project aims to help military and commercial gear squeeze more use out of hotly coveted frequencies.
Science & Tech
Drone defenses will need to act first, ask later, commander says
“We will push the boundaries on that, because we have to,” Lt. Gen. Gainey said.
Science & Tech
INDOPACOM’s ‘expeditionary foundry’ is another step toward the 3D-printed future
From FPV drones to irreplaceable howitzer parts, The Forge is expanding the realm of DIY military gear.
Science & Tech
Lockheed Martin aims to test a missile-killing satellite by 2028
The company’s Golden Dome strategy mixes established missile defense tech with new concepts.
Science & Tech
Hydrogen-powered naval warfare gets a boost
A self-contained hydrogen generator with low thermal signature is gaining traction in the military.
Science & Tech
Secret spaceplane heading back up to test new tech
The Boeing-built X-37B will go on its eighth mission in August.
Science & Tech
In the Pacific, Army leaders expect today’s fiction to be near-term reality
Service secretary envisions drone-and-soldier teams within just a few years.
Science & Tech
Command-and-control upgrade will ‘vastly reduce’ anti-missile salvos, Northrop says
The company is also pitching its IBCS command-and-control system to run Golden Dome.
Business
Zapping drone swarms into submission
Andy Lowery, CEO of defense startup Epirus, talks tech, a new contract, and what keeps him up at night.
Business
Flying boats and AI-run factories pitched at 'Reindustrialize' event
Defense tech startups showed their ideas at a conference intended to recharge U.S. manufacturing.
Business
Microsoft ends use of China-based engineers to patch DOD systems
The move comes after a ProPublica report highlighted a Microsoft program that allows foreign engineers to indirectly interact with U.S. military systems through American “escort” intermediaries.
Science & Tech
The Pentagon will host a ‘Top Gun’ school for Ukraine-style attack drones
The Defense Department is hoping for “American drone dominance”—but that’s easier said than done.
Science & Tech
The Army wants an artillery system that can run offense and defense
Fires technology is getting close to an optionally-manned common launcher, U.S. Army Europe and Africa commander says.
Science & Tech
Defense One Radio, Ep. 186: Tech Summit talks: Anduril's Chris Brose
The second in a series of conversations from this year’s Defense One Tech Summit.
Ideas
What the R&D budget proposal says about the future of war
The Pentagon’s research-and-development section heralds several quiet, monumental shifts.
Defense Systems
Marines testing ‘narco sub’ for contested logistics in the Indo-Pacific
Leidos’ autonomous surface drone went from concept to prototype in nine months.
Science & Tech
Maxar launching AI-powered ‘predictive intelligence’ to spot crises before they happen
New software for fusing satellite data from multiple constellations could spot big events before they pop off.
Science & Tech