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DefenseScoop serves as the leading news platform powered by community input, focusing on the U.S. military's technology acquisition, development, and application in modern defense strategies. As the Department of Defense advances towards initiatives like Joint All Domain Command and Control, which aim to unify the joint forces for future conflicts, DefenseScoop provides up-to-date insights, trends, and analyses on these crucial changes. The platform also engages with senior leaders from the Pentagon and military services to explore how technology can play a vital role in enhancing our nation's capacity to recognize threats, make swift decisions, and take decisive actions in the future.

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New Transcom commander embraces digital tools amid global challenges

2 days ago | defensescoop.com | Brandi Vincent

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Southern border unit becomes first equipped with expeditionary surveillance system

3 days ago | defensescoop.com | Mark Pomerleau

An Army military police battalion recently became the first unit to receive a new sensor system as part of its mission to support U.S. government security operations at the southern border. The 716th Military Police Battalion received the Ground-Based Operational Surveillance Systems (Expeditionary) (G-BOSS(E)) Medium tower platform March 24, making it the first unit equipped with the capability.
What does flexible funding for electronic warfare mean for the Army?

6 days ago | defensescoop.com | Mark Pomerleau

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Former Army AI leader tapped as Pentagon’s next CDAO

6 days ago | defensescoop.com | Brandi Vincent

Douglas Matty is poised to assume the role of the Pentagon’s Chief Digital and AI Officer on Monday, according to an internal unclassified email viewed by DefenseScoop. The principal deputy who has been temporarily leading the AI hub ahead of the Trump administration’s selection for the new chief, Margie Palmieri, sent the announcement to several senior officials Friday morning.
Joint Staff pursues ‘major step forward’ to enhance ORION force management platform with AI

1 week ago | defensescoop.com | Brandi Vincent

The Joint Chiefs of Staff recently moved to modernize its military intelligence platform that supplies high-stakes data analytics, predictive capabilities, and real-time visualization and collaboration tools to decision-makers across the Pentagon’s Joint Planning and Execution Community — with support from BigBear.ai.
Army evaluates several evolving electronic warfare concepts at Project Convergence

1 week ago | defensescoop.com | Mark Pomerleau

The Army tested a variety of evolving electronic warfare capabilities and concepts at its recent Project Convergence experiment in the California desert. A venue for the Army to test emerging concepts along with other services, Project Convergence Capstone 5 served as a “critical test bed” for the service’s in-development electronic warfare capabilities, according to a spokesperson from Army Cyber Command.
Derek Tournear to return as head of Space Development Agency following investigation

1 week ago | defensescoop.com | Mikayla Easley

Derek Tournear will be reinstated as director of the Space Development Agency after being placed on administrative leave in January, the Department of the Air Force announced Monday. “Effective 17 April, 2025, Dr. Derek Tournear will return to his duties as the Director of the Space Development Agency,” a DAF spokesperson said in a statement. The department announced Jan. 16 that Tournear was placed on administrative leave pending the results of an ongoing investigation and put Lt. Gen.
Marines accomplish two communications 'firsts' at Army’s Project Convergence

1 week ago | defensescoop.com | Mark Pomerleau

For the first time, a Marine Corps communications squadron integrated non-military, commercial off-the-shelf sensors for maritime domain awareness into operations and plugged into the Army’s unclassified communications architecture to gain a joint common operational picture.
Space Force on track to deliver modernized space monitoring software in 2025

1 week ago | defensescoop.com | Mikayla Easley

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Following years of delays and technical challenges, the Space Force is confident its Advanced Tracking and Launch Analysis System (ATLAS) will reach initial operational capability before the end of 2025. Under development by L3Harris, ATLAS is the Pentagon’s latest attempt to modernize antiquated systems used by the Space Force to track satellites, spacecraft and other objects on orbit.
NATO inks deal with Palantir for Maven AI system

1 week ago | defensescoop.com | Billy Mitchell

NATO announced Monday that it has awarded a contract to Palantir to adopt its Maven Smart System for artificial intelligence-enabled battlefield operations. Through the contract, which was finalized March 25, the NATO Communications and Information Agency (NCIA) plans to use a version of the AI system — Maven Smart System NATO — to support the transatlantic military organization’s Allied Command Operations strategic command.