Billions for new uncrewed systems and drone-killing tech included in Pentagon’s 2026 budget plan | DefenseScoop
Defense Department officials briefed reporters Friday on the Pentagon's budget request for FY26.| DefenseScoop
Defense Department officials briefed reporters Friday on the Pentagon's budget request for FY26.| DefenseScoop
The Navy plans to stand up additional regional unmanned task forces around the globe modeled after Task Force 59, Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro said.| DefenseScoop
Speaking Monday at the AI Expo hosted by the Special Competitive Studies Project, Navy Secretary John Phelan told attendees that he's looking forward to seeing what the DOGE team comes up with next.| DefenseScoop
One of the key lessons from the Navy’s recent engagements with Houthi missiles and drones in the Red Sea is being adaptable on the battlefield to use existing systems differently.| DefenseScoop
The Navy stopped a maritime drone test early and urgently requested support from the U.S. Coast Guard and local harbor patrol agents to help rescue a participating tugboat captain from waters off the California coast last week, sources told DefenseScoop.| DefenseScoop
The Trump Administration is prioritizing major investments in fiscal 2026 for the Air Force’s next-generation fighter jet known as the F-47, while simultaneously deciding to put the Navy’s future tactical aircraft program on the back burner — for now.| DefenseScoop
Operating close to the enemy in the future will be harder than ever due to advanced technologies, and the Navy and Marines are working on ways to overcome those difficulties.| DefenseScoop
The future of the the Navy's F/A-XX sixth-generation fighter jet remains uncertain as lawmakers support robust funding for the program while the Trump administration tries to slash spending in 2026.| DefenseScoop
The Navy is expanding its rollout of AI capabilities for sailors, Marines and civilians to speedily adopt in their daily operations, via its emerging DoN GPT tool.| DefenseScoop
More than 5,000 military personnel from across roughly 35 nations and international groups are embarking on a 12-day, U.S.-led event.| DefenseScoop
The technologies selected for the upcoming Silent Swarm demonstration are much higher quality than in years past, according to the project leader.| DefenseScoop
The Pentagon’s first tranche of systems for its secretive Replicator initiative includes counter-drone assets in addition to different-sized unmanned surface vessels and loitering munitions, DefenseScoop has learned.| DefenseScoop
Navy officials spoke with DefenseScoop about what's next for the Orca unmanned submarine, also known as an extra-large UUV.| DefenseScoop
Pentagon leadership selected Anduril’s Dive-LD autonomous underwater vehicles as part of the second tranche of capabilities to be quickly mass produced via a high-stakes modernization effort known as Replicator, multiple sources told DefenseScoop.| DefenseScoop
Technology Operational Experimentation Event (TOEE) 25.2 is part of a campaign led by the Office of Naval Research-Global that will focus on emerging tech to support operational objectives related to subsea and seabed warfare.| DefenseScoop
