Pentagon

Washington: The Pentagon unveiled a new round of aerial and maritime drones for Replicator, a massive effort to fast-track the delivery of unmanned weapons systems to the services. This includes a batch of multiple...

Washington: The Department of Defence announced it invested another chunk of cash from the Biden administration’s CHIPS and Science Act into the Microelectronics Commons, the latest significant infusion meant to spur domestic semiconductor development...

Washington: Of all the critical tasks under the remit of the Pentagon’s IT office, one has risen to the highest priority: finding vulnerabilities and then modernising the DoD’s cryptographic algorithms to stay one step...

Washington: Pentagon officials want to build America’s arsenal of cheap, disposable drones, staple weapons of the war in Ukraine, pinging commercial vendors for systems with mass-production potential. The Defence Innovation Unit released a solicitation this...

Washington: The second iteration of the Pentagon’s Replicator rapid-fielding initiative will focus on countering small drones, with plans to request funds for the initiative in the fiscal 2026 budget, according to Defence Department leaders. Defence...

Washington: The Pentagon has formally requested that lawmakers shut down a legislative proposal that would mandate an independent assessment of the establishment of a separate cyber service,  sources familiar with the matter said. The Department...

Washington: The Pentagon is withholding about $5 million from manufacturer Lockheed Martin for every F-35 stealth fighter the company delivers equipped with an unfinished upgrade, the F-35 Joint Program Office (JPO) revealed. The figure is...

Washington: There’s a lesser-known Pentagon agency which plays a key role in enabling small business hoping to break into the multi-billion dollar defence contracting arena. The Defence Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA),  nicknamed America’s gatekeeper,...

Washington: The Pentagon’s lead innovation officer wants a bigger, faster and better funded repeat of Replicator, a program intended to field high-tech weapons in quick sprints. The first version of the program, announced by Deputy...

National Harbour: The US Navy and Marine Corps will study amphibious warship readiness and how the services can get ahead of ship maintenance challenges, a top Navy officer told reporters. Chief of Naval Operations Admiral...

Washington: The outgoing chairman of the House’s China-focused committee and its top Democrat are asking the defence secretary to brief Congress on the Pentagon’s assessment of whether several Chinese biotechnology companies belong on a...

Washington: Craig Martell, the department’s founding Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Officer, will depart the Pentagon next month, the Defence Department announced. He’ll be replaced on April 8 by current Deputy Under Secretary of...

Last week, defence officials reported that the Pentagon used a special missile with six sharp blades to kill a leader of Kataib Hezbollah in the heart of Baghdad, aiming to lessen the risk to...