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defensescoop. com > 04/28/2026 > hung-cao-navy-secretary-modern-day-marine-speech

UAS is "the new" IED: Hung Cao urges industry to innovate faster against modern drone threats

2+ hour, 42+ min ago  (451+ words) The Navy's new acting secretary, Hung Cao, urged industry officials to speed up the delivery of high-quality counter-drone systems and other AI-enabled military assets to protect and better equip sailors and Marines who are deployed overseas." This keynote marked Cao's…...

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defensescoop. com > 04/28/2026 > navy-looking-to-expand-ai-enabled-pilot-for-talent-management

Navy looking to expand AI-enabled pilot for talent management

3+ hour, 29+ min ago  (394+ words) The Navy has launched a pilot project that uses artificial intelligence capabilities to recommend jobs for sailors, and the service is aiming to expand that effort to a larger pool of personnel, according to a senior official. Part of the…...

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defensescoop. com > 04/28/2026 > space-force-space-data-network

Space Force plans to invest billions in sprawling Space Data Network in FY27

9+ hour, 35+ min ago  (1007+ words) The Space Force's budget request for fiscal 2027 includes billions of dollars in funding for the Space Data Network (SDN), which could turn the service's plan to create a complex web of military and commercial data relay satellites into reality. The…...

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defensescoop. com > 04/28/2026 > marine-division-to-get-first-of-its-kind-counter-drone-training

Marine division to get first-of-its kind counter-drone training as officials signal "significant concern" over defeating UAS

9+ hour, 27+ min ago  (901+ words) Over the summer, troops with 2nd Marine Division will head to Twentynine Palms, California, to experience something entirely new to them: drone-defeat training from the service's primary readiness unit." Between mid-July to late August, Marine Air-Ground Task Force Training Command will…...

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defensescoop. com > 04/27/2026 > dod-technical-exchange-meeting-tem-mission-capabilities-may-2026

DOD hosting next Technical Exchange Meeting to update industry on current threat landscape

1+ day, 6+ hour ago  (445+ words) U. S. military and Pentagon officials expect to prioritize cyber and communications gear, AI, data integration and other multi-domain warfare assets next month at the Technical Exchange Meeting they're hosting to meet with select industry representatives looking to showcase their latest products…...

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defensescoop. com > 04/27/2026 > navy-conducts-first-test-flight-mq-25-tanker-drone-boeing

Navy conducts first test flight of MQ-25 tanker drone

1+ day, 11+ hour ago  (901+ words) The Navy has successfully completed the highly-anticipated maiden flight of Boeing's MQ-25 Stingray, a critical milestone for the service's effort to field its first aircraft carrier-based unmanned aerial vehicle. Specifically designed as a tanker drone, the MQ-25 will relieve the…...

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defensescoop. com > 04/27/2026 > socom-naval-capabilities-modernization-focus-areas

SOCOM highlights 6 focus areas for naval capabilities modernization

1+ day, 11+ hour ago  (301+ words) The effort will be executed with partners under a Participant Basic Agreement, according to the notice. The command is looking for tools that will help synchronize operations across warfighting domains and better enable distributed and networked ops. SOCOM is keen…...

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defensescoop. com > 04/24/2026 > special-forces-soldier-polymarket-bets-maduro-raid-released-on-bond

Special Forces soldier charged with using classified information to profit off online prediction market released on $250 K bond

4+ day, 8+ hour ago  (936+ words) The Department of Justice charged a senior enlisted soldier assigned to U. S. Army Special Operations Command for allegedly using insider knowledge to bet on the capture of Venezuelan leader Nicholas Maduro via a prediction market site before the raid was made…...

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defensescoop. com > 04/24/2026 > darpa-autonomous-underwater-vehicle-auv-program-deep-thoughts

DARPA shares "Deep Thoughts" solicitation for autonomous underwater drones

4+ day, 11+ hour ago  (362+ words) The Pentagon's premier research and development agency released a solicitation Thursday for a program that aims to boost innovation in autonomous undersea vehicles. "Proposed research should investigate innovative approaches that enable revolutionary advances in uncrewed access to the full-ocean depths…...

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defensescoop. com > 04/24/2026 > mine-clearing-strait-of-hormuz-trump-threatens-iran

U. S. prioritizes mine-clearing ops after Trump makes "shoot and kill" warning to Iran

4+ day, 10+ hour ago  (701+ words) The U. S. military is expanding intelligence-gathering and minesweeping operations to clear out underwater explosive devices that are restricting maritime navigation in the Middle East as the war between Iran and the American-Israeli coalition hangs in limbo amid an uncertain ceasefire. Defense…...