As unmanned systems become increasingly vital to future warfare, lawmakers on April 9 called for a fundamental shift in how the U.S. military buys and builds its platforms – urging faster, more flexible acquisition strategies to better integrate manned and unmanned assets across the U.S. Navy.  […]

Rep. Rob Wittman, R-Va., said this week that the Department of Defense (DoD) needs to pick up the pace on its acquisition processes, arguing that in a world where threats evolve faster than ever the Pentagon can’t afford to fall behind. […]

Deterrence of nation-state cyber adversaries comes in many flavors, but the operating model suggested this week by a House Armed Services Committee member lacks neither impact nor directness. […]

On Wednesday, the House Armed Services Committee held a full markup hearing on the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 and voted to approve amendments to include a Department of Defense strategy to leverage artificial intelligence supported robotics, extend dual-use technology programs, and increase recruitment of science and engineering professionals to the Joint Artificial Intelligence Center (JAIC). […]