The Navy’s portfolio acquisition executive for robotic and autonomous systems is gearing up to release a roadmap to industry to inform its marketplace for procuring maritime drones, according to a senior official.
The organization was stood up late last year as part of a broader acquisition shakeup at the Defense Department to consolidate and enhance capability portfolio management.
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The Pentagon wants to add 44,500 active duty troops and reservists next year.
The Pentagon’s proposed $1.5 trillion budget includes funding to buy weapons, conduct research and develop new capabilities, and even enhance base facilities and barracks for junior troops. It also calls for plans to increase its total force.
The Pentagon wants to add 40,100 active duty troops and 4,400 reservists, according to Defense Department budget documents.
“Military recruiting in FY 2025 hit its highest level in over 15 years.
In 2024, Paul van Hooft and Tim Sweijs wrote, “Two-Theater Tragedy: A Reluctant Europe Cannot Easily Escape a Sino-American War Over Taiwan,” where they argued a war in the Indo-Pacific would likely draw in and weaken Europe, even if European states try to remain on the sidelines. Two years later, amidst heightened tensions in both theaters, we asked Paul to revisit their arguments.Image: U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa/U.S. Sixth FleetIn your 2024 article, you argue a U.S.
The Indian Ministry of Defence entered into agreements with BEML and EPHL for Trawl Assembly equipment for T-72 and T-90 tanks.
The Marine Corps has upgraded valor awards received by Marines who guarded Hamid Karzai International Airport’s Abbey Gate in Kabul when a suicide bomber struck on Aug. 26, 2021, killing 13 service members and about 170 Afghans, the Pentagon announced on Wednesday.
A new air-delivered bunker-busting warhead has undergone a successful live-fire test by US Army Infantry Drone Operators at Redstone Arsenal, Alabama.
It’s the money, honey, not the warfighter or winning wars
Yesterday, the Pentagon held four hours of press briefing on the budget. All three services presented. The event was mostly attended by legacy media reporters from the previous credentialed Pentagon Press Corp. Not many of the new press showed up, which is a slight on them, as the budget briefs are critical to the future of the U.S. military and the ability of the United States to defend itself and project power over the next few decades. This is something the new press should understand and want to cover.
Combat soldiers will soon take a new fitness test that will determine whether they can stay in their jobs.
The Army’s new Combat Field Test, CFT, is a pass-fail assessment for soldiers in “designated close-combat” jobs like infantry and artillery. Beginning in Spring 2027, soldiers who cannot pass the test will have to reclassify into new jobs or separate from the Army.
“This initiative is not just about meeting metrics, but about ensuring our soldiers are prepared for the challenges of modern combat,” said Command Sgt. Maj.
The views and opinion expressed in this article are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views or positions of any entities mentioned.On Apr. 3, 2026, President Trump signed an emergency directive to pay all Department of Homeland Security employees amid the DHS shutdown. We were grateful, but that doesn’t solve most of the agency’s problems, especially when it comes to Coast Guardsmen and their families.
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