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DefenseScoop @defensescoop.bsky.social · 11h

The Trump administration and Anduril Industries unveiled plans Tuesday for a new “software-defined” shipyard that will help build attack submarines for the Navy. www.youtube.com/watch?v=5jpA... | defensescoop.com/2026/10/06/w...

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Trump administration and Anduril Industries unveiled plans for a new “software-defined” shipyard

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FedScoop @fedscoop.bsky.social · 11h

White House, Anduril announce plans for new ‘software-defined’ shipyard to help build attack submarines. And, Hegseth issues new directive to hasten U.S. military’s counter-drone pursuits. Hear more on The Daily Scoop Podcast: www.youtube.com/watch?v=peA-...

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Hegseth issues new directive to hasten U.S. military’s counter-drone pursuits

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DefenseScoop @defensescoop.bsky.social · 19h

The U.S. Air Force is conducting market research to support efforts to beef up its point defense capabilities in South Korea against small unmanned aerial systems and other drones. Read more: defensescoop.com/2026/10/05/a...

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DefenseScoop @defensescoop.bsky.social · 19h

Delivered through the service’s DC3oE, the award allows select Army organizations to use Kaizen’s application layer system, one meant to streamline typically clunky military workflow tools. Read more by @dflawrence.bsky.social: defensescoop.com/2026/10/05/k...

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DefenseScoop @defensescoop.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced Wednesday the launch of a new U.S. military command with “service-like authorities” to facilitate the rapid adoption of autonomous and robotic assets across the entire joint force. www.youtube.com/watch?v=dm1A... Read more: defensescoop.com/2026/09/30/h...

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U.S. creates new Autonomous Warfare Command to fuse and enhance military drone ops

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DefenseScoop @defensescoop.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Army Special Forces graduated the first batch of a new military occupational specialty meant to help units, soon across the Army, employ an ever-evolving suite of military technology. Read more by @dflawrence.bsky.social: defensescoop.com/2026/10/02/a...

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DefenseScoop @defensescoop.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

The nation’s counter-drone task force “will not accept a slow-moving bureaucracy when faced with a fast-moving threat,” a spokesperson said. Read more by @brandivincent.bsky.social: defensescoop.com/2026/10/02/h...

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DefenseScoop @defensescoop.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

The Pentagon is pursuing multiple initiatives to enhance its space posture, including the Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture and the Space Data Network. defensescoop.com/2026/10/02/s...

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DefenseScoop @defensescoop.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Both West and Metz will report directly to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, a source told DefenseScoop. Read more by @brandivincent.bsky.social: defensescoop.com/2026/10/02/t...

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DefenseScoop @defensescoop.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Officials warned that if the award was not approved, DIA would “experience an immediate lapse" in its core data center infrastructure warranty. Read more: defensescoop.com/2026/10/01/d...

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DefenseScoop @defensescoop.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

The Pentagon’s new cyber mastery incentive model promised a ‘new era.’ Troops are bracing for pay cuts. defensescoop.com/2026/10/01/p...

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DefenseScoop @defensescoop.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Joint Interagency Task Force 401's director shared new details about the counter-drone hub’s new “tech arsenal." Read more by @brandivincent.bsky.social: defensescoop.com/2026/10/01/a...

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DefenseScoop @defensescoop.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

President Donald Trump nominated Lt. Gen. David Miller Jr. to command U.S. Space Command and pin on a fourth star as the American military modernizes for orbital warfare. defensescoop.com/2026/09/30/t...

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DefenseScoop @defensescoop.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

The announcement comes less than a week after the service established a Robotic and Autonomous Systems Warfighting Development Center that’s expected to play a major role in shaping how the sea service fights with uncrewed platforms. defensescoop.com/2026/09/30/n...

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DefenseScoop @defensescoop.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

President Donald Trump has nominated Vice Adm. John “Brad” Skillman to serve as the Navy’s second-highest-ranking officer and become a four-star admiral. defensescoop.com/2026/09/30/t...

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DefenseScoop @defensescoop.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

So far, however, less than one percent — $50 million — of the ten new awards have been obligated, officials said, with the rest contingent on congressional funding in the new fiscal year. Read more by @dflawrence.bsky.social: defensescoop.com/2026/09/29/p...

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DefenseScoop @defensescoop.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Senior military officials did not specify how Joint Task Force-Southern Border directly connects drones to such operations. Read more by @brandivincent.bsky.social: defensescoop.com/2026/09/29/t...

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DefenseScoop @defensescoop.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

The department first introduced its GenAI.mil platform for service members, DOD civilians and contractors in December to provide access to commercial tools that can assist with back-office functions and other tasks. www.youtube.com/watch?v=sC_8... Read more: defensescoop.com/2026/09/23/g...

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GenAI.mil attracts about half a million ‘power users’

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DefenseScoop @defensescoop.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

U.S. Africa Command is hustling to adopt AI assets, unmanned systems and other modern technology products as it pivots to do “more with less” of a physical force presence on and around the sprawling continent. Read more by @brandivincent.bsky.social: defensescoop.com/2026/09/28/u...

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DefenseScoop @defensescoop.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Marine Corps awards Anduril nearly $16M for Pulsar-Lite EW system to counter drones defensescoop.com/2026/09/28/m...

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DefenseScoop @defensescoop.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

The Defense Department is growing the user base for Palantir’s Maven Smart System amid the Iran conflict and other demands for the AI-powered platform, a senior Pentagon official said last Tuesday at DefenseTalks. www.youtube.com/watch?v=1hyd... Read more: defensescoop.com/2026/09/22/m...

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More than 100K personnel use Maven Smart System: Pentagon official

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DefenseScoop @defensescoop.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

DefenseScoop Senior Reporter @brandivincent.bsky.social joins @billy-mitchell.bsky.social on CTRL+ALT+DEFENSE to discuss the defense technology developments she’ll be watching in the months ahead. www.youtube.com/watch?v=J9eA... Watch: www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBrU...

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Brandi Vincent on what to watch in defense technology

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CyberScoop @cyberscoop.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

A former Army soldier responsible for a series of attacks and extortion attempts on telecom companies, including AT&T, was sentenced to 70 months in prison, the Justice Department said Friday. www.youtube.com/watch?v=5O0Z... Read more by @mattkapko.com: cyberscoop.com/cameron-wage...

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Army soldier sentenced for spree of attacks on AT&T, Snowflake and other major companies

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CyberScoop @cyberscoop.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

CyberScoop Editor-in-Chief @gregotto.bsky.social breaks down three cybersecurity stories to know this week, Sept. 21-25. www.youtube.com/watch?v=YLSC... Learn more: cyberscoop.com

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Three cybersecurity stories to know this week

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DefenseScoop @defensescoop.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Tightening security on the southern border has been a top Defense Department priority since the start of the second Trump administration. Read more by @brandivincent.bsky.social: defensescoop.com/2026/09/24/c...

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DefenseScoop @defensescoop.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

The Navy issued a call for solutions this week as it steams ahead with plans to add new sea drone technologies to the military’s online marketplace and build up its uncrewed systems arsenal. Read more: defensescoop.com/2026/09/24/n...

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DefenseScoop @defensescoop.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

“We’re demonstrating how a proven combat vehicle platform can continue to evolve as the battlefield and technology change, without requiring the Army to start over every time a new capability emerges,” said Darby Dame, a company spokesperson. Read more: defensescoop.com/2026/09/24/b...

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DefenseScoop @defensescoop.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

The recurring joint military tests refine rapidly maturing technologies that can sense, monitor, and mitigate rogue and hostile drones. Read more by @brandivincent.bsky.social: defensescoop.com/2026/09/25/n...

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DefenseScoop @defensescoop.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

The new organization will bring “operational coherence” to the service’s drone integration efforts, according to CNO Adm. Daryl Caudle. Read more: defensescoop.com/2026/09/25/n...

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DefenseScoop @defensescoop.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

The organized trials cover three lanes: drone-on-drone interceptors, kinetic or ballistic mitigation using shotgun-based systems, and capabilities that sense and detect enemy unmanned aerial systems. Learn more: defensescoop.com/2026/09/23/n... Watch: www.youtube.com/watch?v=BcFJ...

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A preview from Northcom’s Falcon Peak 26.2 counter-drone exercise

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DefenseScoop @defensescoop.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Navy CIO Barry Tanner’s top priority in maintaining that so-called maritime dominance is “investing heavily in that communication layer” and “trying to ensure that we can use whatever is available to us at whatever time.” Read more by @billy-mitchell.bsky.social: defensescoop.com/2026/09/22/n...

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DefenseScoop @defensescoop.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Gen. Randall Reed called AI an “engineered vulnerability” in the hands of foes who may use it to manipulate algorithms and lead military logisticians into making “catastrophic decisions based on hallucinated intelligence.” Read more: defensescoop.com/2026/09/22/a...

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DefenseScoop @defensescoop.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Of the 1.7 million personnel who use the Defense Department’s enterprise AI platform, approximately 500,000 are using it heavily, according to a senior Pentagon official. Read more: defensescoop.com/2026/09/23/g...

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DefenseScoop @defensescoop.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

The Defense Department is growing the user base for Palantir’s Maven Smart System amid the Iran conflict and other demands for the AI-powered platform, a senior Pentagon official said Tuesday. Read more: defensescoop.com/2026/09/22/m...

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FedScoop @fedscoop.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

The mid-June breach exposed names, dates of birth, medical testing information, lab test results, health insurance data and partial Social Security numbers, a VA email said. www.youtube.com/watch?v=4LFj... Read more by @ksophiewill.bsky.social: fedscoop.com/veterans-aff...

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30,000-plus veterans affected by Baylor Genetics’ cybersecurity breach

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DefenseScoop @defensescoop.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

III Armored Corps is starting to get basic layers of the Army’s NGC2 tech, according to a press release and a service official, the first unit to dump an older network for the new prototype under a consolidated fielding process. Read more by @dflawrence.bsky.social: defensescoop.com/2026/09/21/i...

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DefenseScoop @defensescoop.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Space Systems Command and the Defense Innovation Unit awarded prototype contracts to Northrop Grumman and True Anomaly to build next-generation reconnaissance satellites that can keep an eye on other objects in orbit. Read more: defensescoop.com/2026/09/21/g...

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DefenseScoop @defensescoop.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

AAFES, a military retail organization that serves troops, veterans and their families, said it is investigating a string of suspicious messages sent to its customers through email and the store’s official app. Read more by @dflawrence.bsky.social: defensescoop.com/2026/09/18/a...

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DefenseScoop @defensescoop.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

The department now plans to purchase a total of about 60,000 drones from those UAS vendors. Read more: defensescoop.com/2026/09/18/d...

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DefenseScoop @defensescoop.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

In this episode of CTRL + ALT + DEFENSE, Brandi Vincent joins the podcast to talk about her path into defense journalism and what it takes to cover technology and transformation across the Defense Department in 2026. www.youtube.com/watch?v=jEon... Watch: www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBrU...

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Brandi Vincent: Behind-the-byline of one of the Pentagon’s top tech reporters

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FedScoop @fedscoop.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Billions of dollars, dozens of hearings, three administrations and no answers. On the VA’s fourth attempt to modernize electronic health records, Congress says “enough.” www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZH_... More by @ksophiewill.bsky.social: fedscoop.com/bipartisan-b...

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Inside the bipartisan backlash to the $27 billion VA-Oracle EHRM contract blindsiding Congress

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DefenseScoop @defensescoop.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

U.S. Africa Command increasingly views the economic domain as a core security vector. Read more by @brandivincent.bsky.social: defensescoop.com/2026/09/17/a...

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DefenseScoop @defensescoop.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

As the Space Force prepares to launch the first Airborne Moving Target Indicator prototypes, the service is also working on its Ground Moving Target Indicator constellation — now known as the Resilient Radar System-Ground. Read more by @mikaylaeasley.bsky.social: defensescoop.com/2026/09/17/s...

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DefenseScoop @defensescoop.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

“Frankly that decision to move the battalion back into an infantry one was made a long time before, you know, really I was in the seat," LaNeve said. Read more by @dfphotography.bsky.social: defensescoop.com/2026/09/16/g...

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DefenseScoop @defensescoop.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

The Air Force’s portfolio acquisition executive responsible for modernizing command and control plans to create a new contract vehicle for the DAF Battle Network and other capabilities. Read more by @mikaylaeasley.bsky.social: defensescoop.com/2026/09/16/a...

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DefenseScoop @defensescoop.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

The age of AI-enabled drone warfare is here, and U.S. military leaders should assume that their troops will be “hunted” by autonomous systems on the battlefield, according to America’s top officer. www.youtube.com/watch?v=vqYP... Read more: defensescoop.com/2026/09/16/g...

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Gen. Dan Caine says U.S. forces must prepare to be ‘hunted’ by autonomous systems

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DefenseScoop @defensescoop.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Defense officials have touted competitions as a way to test new systems, share tactics across the force, identify talent and grow an institutional focus toward small drones as the U.S. military races to adopt the technology. Read more by @dflawrence.bsky.social: defensescoop.com/2026/09/16/p...

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DefenseScoop @defensescoop.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Drafts of the fiscal 2027 NDAA include provisions to repeal existing laws that established the Space Development Agency. Read more by @brandivincent.bsky.social: defensescoop.com/2026/09/15/s...

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DefenseScoop @defensescoop.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

“I'm excited about what CCAs have in store for the Air Force,” Lt. Gen. Jason Hinds told reporters. Read more: defensescoop.com/2026/09/15/c...

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DefenseScoop @defensescoop.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

The Commercial Engine Replacement Program has officially moved into engineering and manufacturing development, and the Radar Modernization Program has been approved for low-rate initial production. Read more by @mikaylaeasley.bsky.social: defensescoop.com/2026/09/15/a...

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