Lauren C. Williams

Washington, D.C., United States

senior editor, @defenseone. i like tech, trash tv + singing loudly. send recs, requests + tips to lwilliams at defenseone dot com. at lalaurenista on bs

Articles

The Navy’s Dynamic Sub-Hunting Duo

1 week ago | realcleardefense.com | Lauren C. Williams

The Navy’s Dynamic Sub-Hunting Duo Future operations will lean on manned-unmanned platforms—MQ-4C Triton and Boeing’s P-8A—and a single digital dashboard Read Full Article »
The Navy’s dynamic sub-hunting duo

1 week ago | defenseone.com | Lauren C. Williams

Sponsor Message Sponsor Message Sponsor Message Sponsor Message Insights & Reports June 17, 2025 04:59 AM ET Navy Drones Industry NAVAL AIR STATION PATUXENT RIVER, Md.—The Navy envisions future submarine-hunting operations with seamless data sharing between robot and human-piloted aircraft, and a boost from artificial intelligence to make sense of a complex maritime environment.
How drone warfare fares in the 2026 budget

1 week ago | washingtontechnology.com | Lauren C. Williams

The Pentagon wants to spend more than 20 percent more next year to research, develop, test and evaluate new technologies—but that increase would come from the Trump administration’s massive tax and budget reconciliation bill, leaving funding levels flat if Congress doesn’t pass it. And a lot of drone spending will likely hinge on that one-time funding.
The D Brief: Israel bombs Iran; Courts debate Guard deployment; Navy merges drone efforts; SecDef pressed on firings; And a bit more.

2 weeks ago | defenseone.com | Ben Watson |Brad Peniston |Lauren C. Williams

Insights & Reports More than 200 Israeli jets conducted a series of deadly airstrikes overnight against numerous targets inside Iran, including the country’s top military and paramilitary leaders as well as uranium enrichment sites in Natanz, “which has operated for years to achieve nuclear weapons capability and houses the infrastructure required for enriching uranium to military-grade levels,” the Israeli military announced on social media Friday.
How Drone Warfare Fares in the 2026 Budget

2 weeks ago | realcleardefense.com | Lauren C. Williams

How Drone Warfare Fares in the 2026 Budget The Pentagon wants to spend more than 20 percent more next year to research, develop, test and evaluate new technologies Read Full Article »
How drone warfare fares in the 2026 budget

2 weeks ago | defenseone.com | Lauren C. Williams

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WT 360: Defense One’s Lauren Williams on international companies and their US ambitions

2 weeks ago | washingtontechnology.com | Lauren C. Williams |Ross Wilkers

Skip to Content Log In Email Address Password Forgot your password? Not a member? Sign up now! The U.S. defense landscape has a few mainstays whose corporate headquarters are in another country and the reverse is very much true as well regardless of geopolitical and economic conditions.
Naval drone startup HavocAI hopes to build 100-foot robot boat by year’s end

3 weeks ago | defenseone.com | Lauren C. Williams

“If a DDG goes close and the missile hits it, that's 150 people’s lives lost,” Lwin said. But a weapon-strapped MUSV that costs $100,000 to build will force China to use seven-figure missiles, “so they'll run out of missiles to shoot the DDG. The whole time, thousands of these smaller vessels have sensors on them and are…feeding [data] back to that DDG. So when it is able to come in, they already have targeting solutions.
How will budget talks will shape Marines’ amphibious fleet plans

3 weeks ago | defenseone.com | Lauren C. Williams

Another problem: The Navy is decommissioning amphibs faster than they can build them. Wittman said the situation is akin to “a track meet that it's hard to win when your competition is running faster than you are.”Vice Adm. James Pitts, deputy chief of naval operations for warfighting requirements and capabilities, agreed, but noted the Navy is new ways to keep ships on a maintenance schedule. “The procurement piece—we're actually in a good position, I think.
INDOPACOM Brings AI to Wargaming Exercise

3 weeks ago | realcleardefense.com | Lauren C. Williams

INDOPACOM Brings AI to Wargaming Exercise After nearly half a year of focusing on new tech, commanders get to pit decision-making tools against operational plans Read Full Article »