Tuesday, March 17, 2026
The Defense Department has sent Congress a $1.56 billion "munitions accelerator" reprogramming request to replenish stocks being used in the ongoing U.S. operation against Iran, according to a document obtained by Inside Defense.
The Army is preparing to assume control of a key missile defense system long managed by the Missile Defense Agency, reopening a bureaucratic fault line that Congress appeared to settle just three years ago.
The Army is looking at generating a requirement for the Direct Support Fires Technology (DSFT) initiative -- currently a science and technology effort to rapidly mass fires at a low cost -- the service's portfolio acquisition executive for fires said today.
Pentagon Chief Technology Officer Emil Michael said today that as the Defense Department begins a six-month phase-out of Anthropic's artificial intelligence technology from DOD agency capabilities, other frontier AI companies have so far been able to replace it without issue.
The Air Force is now focused on ramping weapon system production to keep its programs able to scale into operations on a moment's notice, Secretary Troy Meink said today, padding a priority list which already includes starkly boosting enterprise readiness.
The Pentagon's newly confirmed submarine direct reporting portfolio manager today laid out his four-pronged approach to improving submarine production rates, featuring plans to minimize design changes and outsource manufacturing work to the maximum extent possible.
The Space Force today announced five more mission areas that will be overseen by portfolio acquisition executives under the Defense Department's new acquisition schema.
Pentagon Chief Technology Officer Emil Michael said today that as the Defense Department begins a six-month phase-out of Anthropic's artificial intelligence technology from DOD agency capabilities, other frontier AI companies have so far been able to replace it without issue.
The Pentagon's newly confirmed submarine direct reporting portfolio manager today laid out his four-pronged approach to improving submarine production rates, featuring plans to minimize design changes and outsource manufacturing work to the maximum extent possible.
Pentagon Chief Technology Officer Emil Michael said today that as the Defense Department begins a six-month phase-out of Anthropic's artificial intelligence technology from DOD agency capabilities, other frontier AI companies have so far been able to replace it without issue.
The Air Force is now focused on ramping weapon system production to keep its programs able to scale into operations on a moment's notice, Secretary Troy Meink said today, padding a priority list which already includes starkly boosting enterprise readiness.
To reach the Navy's goal of 80% combat surge readiness, the service is taking steps to reduce maintenance delays by identifying and predicting necessary repairs using artificial intelligence, including deploying a start-up to help boost readiness across the fleet.
The Defense Department has sent Congress a $1.56 billion "munitions accelerator" reprogramming request to replenish stocks being used in the ongoing U.S. operation against Iran, according to a document obtained by Inside Defense.
