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Triumphs, trials and a tight timeline: the Army crowns its best drone soldiers for the first time
1+ hour, 34+ min ago (924+ words) The Army dubbed seven soldiers champions of its first drone competition Friday, each taking home accolades in various categories as the service looks to build-out its unmanned aerial systems repertoire. Dubbed the "Best Drone Warfighter Competition," the three-day event in…...
Marine Corps seeks troops with small drone and AI expertise for warfighting lab fellowship
1+ week, 6+ day ago (308+ words) The Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory is looking for Marines with expertise in small unmanned aerial systems and artificial intelligence to join the organization's fiscal 2026 fellowship program. The solicitation for nominations, released Friday via a MARADMIN message, comes as the Corps…...
Marine awarded for designing the Corps’ first fully NDAA-compliant 3D-printed drone at $700 a pop
2+ week, 5+ day ago (744+ words) At roughly $700 per base model, the HANX platform is the Marine Corps" first 3D-printed drone that complies with laws prohibiting the U.S. military from acquiring and using unmanned aerial systems with parts from certain foreign entities, according to the service. Marine…...
Pentagon names 25 vendors to compete for $150M in delivery orders during first phase of its Drone Dominance Program, 'the Gauntlet"
2+ week, 5+ day ago (341+ words) The Pentagon named 25 vendors Tuesday to compete in the first phase of the department's "Drone Dominance Program," a list that includes known and relatively unknown companies in the unmanned aerial systems industry. The evaluation, which officials are calling "the Gauntlet,…...
Lorna Mahlock set as Cyber Command deputy amid major transition period for the organization
3+ week, 4+ hour ago (534+ words) Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Lorna Mahlock'was confirmed by the Senate on Friday evening as deputy commander of U.S. Cyber Command, where she could have an outsized influence as the organization prepares for new leadership and other major changes. She was nominated…...
Pentagon wants ‘low-collateral’ drone interceptors at all U.S. military installations, task force director says
3+ week, 4+ day ago (731+ words) The Pentagon is looking to put "low-collateral" kinetic drone interceptors at every U.S. installation as part of its attempt to bolster security around stateside military bases against unmanned aerial system threats, according to the director of the department's counter-UAS task force....
Pentagon leaders expect Cybercom 2.0 to help thwart Chinese actors ‘living off the land’
3+ week, 4+ day ago (456+ words) Senior officials at the Defense Department say the Pentagon's new cyber force generation model will help the military boot out Chinese threats from America's critical infrastructure networks. A digital tactic known as "living off the land" has been a concern…...
Air Force creates task force to improve counter-drone tactics at bases
3+ week, 5+ day ago (607+ words) Air Combat Command has established a team that will help develop and validate enhanced tactics, techniques and procedures for protecting U.S. military installations from small unmanned aerial systems. The group will contribute to ACC's Point Defense Task Force, a Department of…...
Pentagon broadens counter-drone authorities in bid to shore up vulnerable U.S. bases
3+ week, 6+ day ago (1009+ words) The Pentagon said it consolidated policies around protecting American military facilities from drone threats after unclear guidance that left base commanders scrambling on how to respond and years of increased unmanned aerial system sightings over key Defense Department assets. Drone…...
Army seeks acoustic detection systems to counter small drones
1+ mon, 2+ day ago (261+ words) The Defense Department is searching for new acoustic detection capabilities to help soldiers defend themselves against small unmanned aerial systems. A request for information issued Jan. 14 is intended to inform future requirements and prototyping efforts. More specifically, the Army seeks…...