Wednesday, October 1, 2025
When Anduril announced Tuesday it would expand the company's Lattice family of offerings with a software developer kit, the company also shed light on how everything under the Lattice name forms an ecosystem of interoperable, decentralized solutions enabling reliable communications in contested environments.
Defense technology contractors Booz Allen Hamilton and Palantir are entering a "co-creation partnership to accelerate defense mission innovation and help the U.S. maintain superiority against its adversaries," the companies announced Friday.
Sens. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Eric Schmitt (R-MO) introduced legislation Thursday requiring the Defense Department to conduct "competitive award processes" for cloud computing and artificial intelligence-related contracts.
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin signed a classified strategy unifying the Defense Department's counter-drone efforts earlier this week, Pentagon Press Secretary Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder told reporters during a briefing Thursday.
China’s recent ban on rare mineral exports to the U.S. is the latest warning sign the U.S. military could be left without the necessary tools to deter or defeat adversaries if the domestic supply chain isn’t shored up, Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) argued during a House panel Thursday.
Defense contractor Anduril and artificial intelligence startup OpenAI are entering a "strategic partnership" aimed at delivering improved counter-drone capabilities to the U.S. and allied militaries, the companies announced Wednesday.
The Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office awarded Anduril a $100 million other transaction agreement to scale its "edge data integration services capabilities," the Defense Department announced Tuesday.
The Defense Department has released new information in recent weeks about its classified Replicator drone program, leading Washington analysts to question what kind of future the initiative might have in the incoming Trump administration.
The Defense Department’s Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office released a long-awaited chartering directive Monday -- which, combined with an upcoming instruction, will form an implementation plan for the AI Adoption Strategy and DOD’s AI policy.
Former Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) was noncommittal when asked how he felt about Pete Hegseth, President-elect Trump’s pick to head the Pentagon, Wednesday.
Defense contractor AeroVironment is set to acquire startup BlueHalo in an agreement with an “enterprise value of approximately $4.1 billion,” the companies announced Tuesday.
The Defense Innovation Unit is pushing to rapidly expand the Pentagon's domestic supply chain to better deter China, according to senior DIU officials, who highlighted ongoing work with the Replicator drone program and other efforts.
The Defense Department has announced an additional $160 million in Microelectronics Commons investments made during October.
The Pentagon is seeking to amend existing acquisition regulations to prohibit the procurement and operation of uncrewed aerial systems manufactured or assembled by certain foreign entities, according to a Federal Register notice scheduled for publication Tuesday.
Participants in the Navy's 2024 Silent Swarm demonstration say the event, which grew to its largest size ever this summer, highlights the need for hardware and software vendors to collaborate on the delivery of electromagnetic warfare capabilities in contested maritime environments.
There is near-unanimous agreement among stakeholders in Microelectronics Commons that the initiative is a “once-in-a-lifetime opportunity” to accelerate the domestic prototyping and production of microchips for national defense, according to one of the program’s leaders.
The Defense Science Board will meet to discuss its 2024 summer study on Nov. 13, according to a Federal Register notice posted Wednesday.
The Defense Department plans to release the next Microelectronics Commons call for projects at the beginning of fiscal year 2026, a senior defense official said today.
The Defense Department is set to fund a research project to develop infrared seekers for hypersonic weapons for use across military services in the amount of $45 million over three years, the department announced Wednesday.
The Defense Department and the Small Business Administration announced the first group of Small Business Investment Company licensees and “green light approved” investment funds under the agencies' joint initiative Monday. (UPDATED)