Hegseth calls for extensive reforms to Pentagon drone-buying practices
The memo directs the military services to create active duty formations by September, built for the sole purpose of scaling the use of drones across DOD.
Unmanned
Pentagon trials drone-spotting air traffic suite at US bases worldwide
The Air Force Research Laboratory's CLUE system could help military and civil agencies better integrate drone operations into the airspace.
Anduril pairs with Korean shipbuilder to design new unmanned platforms
Anduril and HD Hyundai will collaborate to pair American software and autonomy with South Korean mass manufacturing in shipbuilding.
All the US assets that helped repel Iran’s attack on Israel
Multiple Navy warships, Air Force fighter jets and a missile defense battery helped take out Iran's attack on Israel.
Marines pick three companies for loitering munitions program
The weapon would give squads and platoons air firepower at their fingertips.
Here’s the air-defense system that protected Israel from Iran’s drones
The system shot down the vast majority of about 350 drones and missiles Iran launched over the weekend.
US forces help Israel repel Iranian drone, missile attack
Saturday's attack was Iran's first-ever direct assault on Israel.
Opinion
Unmanned, uncompromised: The imperative of securing drone networks
As technology advances, so do the capabilities of malicious nation-state actors seeking to exploit weaknesses in network defenses.
Navy destroyer Mason shoots Houthi missile ‘likely’ headed for US ship
The Navy destroyer Mason shot down an anti-ship ballistic missile over the Gulf of Aden that officials said was likely aimed at a U.S. commercial ship.
AI-operated fighter jet will fly Air Force secretary on test run
Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall said Tuesday he will enter the cockpit of an F-16 that the service has converted for drone flight to see how it performs.
Shield AI to let Hivemind software fly three more aircraft
The company has already folded the autonomous flight software into three classes of quadcopters, the V-Bat drone, the F-16 jet and the MQM-178 drone.
