Pentagon

Pentagon Moves 19 Firms to Next Round of $1.1B Kamikaze Drone Sprint

The US Department of Defense has selected 19 companies to advance to Gauntlet II of its $1.1-billion Drone Dominance program, bringing them a stage closer to competing for production orders totaling 60,000 small-class one-way attack unmanned aerial systems.

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Pentagon Centralizes Drone Programs Under ‘Autonomy Czar’

The Pentagon has centralized oversight of all unmanned and autonomous systems under a new “Autonomy Czar,” a move designed to accelerate the development, procurement, and fielding of US drone capabilities. 

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Pentagon Launches ‘War Force’ to Recruit Frontier AI Talent

The Department of Defense has unveiled “War Force,” a recruitment initiative aimed at bringing AI specialists and software engineers into government service.

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US Drone Dominance Teams Turn to Kopin for FPV Goggles

Kopin Corporation has received multiple prototype orders for its Sentinel first-person viewer headset from industry partners developing systems for the US military’s one-way attack drone initiative.

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US Defense Bill Targets Cyber Hiring, Limits Civilian Workforce Cuts

The US is advancing a fiscal 2027 defense policy bill that expands the Department of Defense’s ability to recruit cyber talent while restricting civilian workforce reductions and increasing oversight of layoffs.

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Empower AI to Extend Enterprise IT Support for Pentagon

The Pentagon has awarded Empower AI a contract to continue delivering enterprise-level information technology services for the Defense Information Systems Agency’s J6 Service Delivery program.

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US Appeals Court Limits Trump Administration’s Transgender Military Ban

A federal appeals court has ruled that the Trump administration cannot remove transgender troops currently serving in the US military.

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Palladyne, IAI Strike Deal to Build Kamikaze Drones for Pentagon

Palladyne AI and Israel Aerospace Industries have signed a strategic partnership to market the HARPY, HAROP, and Mini HARPY loitering munitions to the US Department of Defense.

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Small Drones Begin Pouring In Under Pentagon’s ‘Drone Dominance’ Push

The Pentagon has begun receiving small first-person view drones ordered through Gauntlet 1 of the “Drone Dominance” program, a $1-billion initiative aimed at rapidly fielding low-cost, expendable unmanned systems.

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Pentagon Taps Apogee for Navigation and Timing Services

Colorado-based Apogee Engineering has secured a $103.6-million contract to deliver positioning, navigation, and timing services for the US Department of Defense.

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