A company that uses drones to analyze golf course grass. Another linked to a firm that hosts aerial light shows. And one founded by a 23-year-old former drone racing world champion. Any of them, the Pentagon says, could represent the future of warfare as officials scramble to plug what they see as a gaping hole in the United States’ military arsenal.
“The claim that wars can only be won by conquering and occupying ground has become one of the most durable clichés in American defense commentary. It is repeated so often that many treat it as settled truth. If winning wars was all about controlling ground, victory would have been readily attainable in places like Vietnam, Afghanistan, and Iraq. Reality is far more complex and demands a far broader assessment—one that focuses on an ends, ways, and means assessment,” writes retired Lt. Gen. David A. Deptula, dean of the Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies.
The Pentagon’s next iteration of the Joint Warfighting Cloud Capability contract would establish a cloud marketplace for military users while expanding support for artificial intelligence, edge computing, and cross-domain operations, according to a draft solicitation.
Russia sent a cargo ship to resupply its air base in Syria, a signal the Kremlin intends to maintain the strategically important military foothold under the country’s new rulers, according to U.S. officials and satellite images reviewed by The Wall Street Journal.
The United States said June 1 that it bombed radar and drone sites in Iran after Tehran shot down an American drone over the weekend. Iran then said it targeted American soldiers in Kuwait with missiles, which the U.S. says it shot down.
The need for a universal armament test solution, one that is easy to use, portable and rugged, with rapid test and setup times, and common across all platforms and weapons, has become readily apparent and increasingly in demand on the flightline. Working closely with armament maintainers from across the globe, both DOD and ally, Marvin Test Solutions (MTS) identified key functionality and capabilities essential to supporting legacy, current, and future generation platforms and weapons systems.
Journalists are no longer allowed in the Pentagon press office. The office where journalists have long been able to seek information from military officials has been deemed a classified space and off-limits to the press to make room for speechwriters who handle sensitive material, the Defense Department said June 1.
A federal appeals court on June 1 concluded that the Trump administration's transgender military ban is likely unconstitutional and "appears to be driven by the bare desire to harm a politically unpopular group." ... The decision only applies to the service members who sued the administration and does not bar the Pentagon from blocking transgender people from joining the military.
Northrop Grumman announced a partnership with commercial firm Apex Space to demonstrate space-based interceptors for the Trump administration’s Golden Dome missile defense initiative in 2027.
Pro-Iran hackers gained access to the official Instagram account of John Bentivegna, the top enlisted guardian in Space Force, for several hours on May 31. Bentivegna’s account for his role as Chief Master Sergeant of the Space Force included at least one profile post showing pro-Iranian art, and several Instagram stories showing anti-American and pro-Iranian messages were posted over the course of the evening of May 31.
