A new order from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth includes several directives aimed at facilitating "rapid proliferation” of small uncrewed aerial systems across every military unit. The “ Unleashing U.

On July 10, 2025, the Defense Department publicly released a memo (marked "controlled unclassified information") signed by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth titled "Unleashing U.S. Military Drone ...

The Air Force wants to kick-off a Crewed Platform Integration program next year to pair its nascent Collaborative Combat Aircraft with F-22 Raptor jets, according to fiscal year 2026 budget request ...

The Navy has broken ground on a new subsea and seabed warfare facility to encourage further research, development, testing and evaluation of autonomous unmanned systems -- a move that follows ...

The July 9, 2025 Congressional Research Service "In Focus" report discusses the Navy's T-AGOS ocean surveillance shipbuilding program.

House authorizers are seeking to rapidly diversify the pool of alternative manufacturers of Standard Missile-6 components -- including Mk-72 and Mk-104 rocket motors -- and are asking the Navy to ...

In a July 7, 2025 memo, the Defense Department inspector general's office announces a "follow-up evaluation" that will "determine whether the DOD effectively and efficiently implemented accountability ...

Draft legislation would lock in the Air Force's Global Strike Command as the central authority for nuclear and long-range strike operations, a proposal that directly responds to concerns raised ...

The Long Range Fires (LRF) program aimed to equip a Remotely Operated Ground Unit for Expeditionary Fires (ROGUE-Fires) vehicle with a single-cell MK-41 vertical launch system to fire Tomahawk ...

Lawmakers on the House Armed Services Committee worry the Army doesn't have a clear vision for its next-generation ground station for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance, according to a ...

House authorizers are backing the Navy and Marine Corps' new approach to Landing Ship Medium procurement with their draft fiscal year 2026 defense policy bill, which directs the Navy secretary to ...

The House Armed Services Committee's draft fiscal year 2026 defense authorization bill would implement restrictions on the construction of the Navy's new Modular Attack Surface Craft, as the program ...