A “command post node” run by the 4th Infantry Division during exercise Ivy Mass at the the Piñon Canyon Maneuver Site, Colorado, May 12, 2026. (DefenseScoop photo by Drew F. Lawrence).
During the Global War on Terror, the Army established large, static and complicated command posts. Army officials wrote in a doctrine note earlier this year that should…
U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to the 1st Space Brigade on Fort Carson, Colorado Springs, Colo., conduct a training exercise sweep of their assigned area on May 25, 2021. The training revolved around timely assembly of space related assets in unknown locations and the teams coordination, communication and combat training throughout the process. (Photo by Staff Sgt. Dennis Hoffman)
A quantum computer at The Air Force Research Laboratory’s Information Directorate in Rome, New York is used to conduct experiments to improve quantum computing and networking. (U.S. Air Force photo / Keith Lewis)
A U.S. Army soldier lauches an AS3 Surveyor interceptor drone, part of the U.S. counter-drone system known as ‘MEROPS,’ during a live-fire demonstration at the Deba training grounds in Subcarpathian Voivodeship, Poland, on November 18, 2025.
The exercise is part of Eastern Sentry enhanced vigilance efforts launched in response to recent drone incursions along NATO’s eastern flank. (Photo by Artur Widak/Anadolu via Getty Images)
The service is also planning to establish a range abroad where the Army and industry “can start to do much more aggressive testing,” Army Secretary Dan Driscoll…
A Rocket Lab Electron launch vehicle is readied for lift off from the company’s Launch Complex-1 (LC-1) in Mahia, New Zealand, as part of the U.S. Space Force Tactically Responsive Space (TacRS) VICTUS HAZE mission, June 19, 2026. (Photo courtesy of Rocket Lab)
Defense security leaders discuss the growing convergence of cyber and kinetic assets at GDIT’s ‘Battlespace of the Future’ summit. Panelists include, from left: Scoop News Group’s Billy Mitchell, U.S. Space Force’s Charlene Laughlin, U.S. Army’s Brandon Pugh, DOW’s Katherine Sutton and GDIT’s John Sahlin. (Scoop News Group photo)
Defense leaders discuss changing role of data management at GDIT’s ‘Battlespace of the Future’ summit. Panelists include, from left: Scoop News Group SVP Billy Mitchell, DOW Assistant Secretary Joseph Jewell, Army Lt. Gen. Jeth Rey, and GDIT President Amy Gilliland. (Photo by Scoop News Group)
Lt. Col. Jeffrey Carben, the commanding officer of Marine Unmanned Maintenance Squadron (MUMS) 14, Marine Aircraft Group 14, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, gives his remarks during the MUMS-14 activation ceremony at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, June 16, 2026. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Keani Guthmueller)
U.S. Air Force maintainters assigned to the 1st Special Operations Wing conduct preflight procedures on an AC-130J Ghostrider at Hurlburt Field, Florida, Dec. 8, 2025. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Tori Haudenschild)
Sen. Ruben Gallego, D-Ariz., attends a news conference after the Senate luncheons in the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, November 19, 2025. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)
Six defense companies built a “hunter-killer” drone team during the Army’s Operation Jailbreak. One senses the target and the other shoots it down, moving in tandem. The “killer” robot is shown here. (Photo courtesy of AZAK)
Marines with Marine Corps Forces Cyberspace Command pose for photos in cyber operations room at Lasswell Hall aboard Fort Meade, Maryland, Feb. 5, 2020. (Photo illustration source: DVIDS)
Staff Sgt. Shavon Scott, a Contracting Officer at the Contracting Support Section, 418th Contracting Support Brigade, Fort Hood, TX uses GenAI to streamline contract support. (Photo by Jose Rodriguez)
Army Reserve Lt. Col. Dane Knecht, left, Lt. Col. Serkan Piantino, center, and Lt. Col. Sam Pullara — who are also civilian tech executives — raise their right hands as U.S. Army Sec. Daniel Driscoll administers the oath of office during the commissioning of members of Detachment 201, also known as the Executive Innovation Corps, at Twilight Tattoo on Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall, Virginia, June 10, 2026. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Christopher Smith)
U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth hosts a drone demonstration at the Pentagon, July 10, 2025. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Lance Cpl. Isaac Llanez Delgado)
U.S. Soldiers assigned to the 125th Intelligence and Electronic Warfare Battalion, 25th Infantry Division, prepare and launch an unmanned surface vessel, during Exercise Balikatan 2026, in La Paz Sand Dunes, Laoag City, Philippines, Apr. 29, 2026. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Omarion Hall)
U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Taylor Kirby, operations superintendent, and U.S. Air Force Airman First Class Randolph Halim, cyber warfare operator, both with the 262nd Cyber Operations Squadron, set up a local cyber range at Cyber Protection Team Conference 2026 at the Pierce County Readiness Center on Camp Murray, Wash., Feb. 25, 2026. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Dustin Jeffords)
