Jon Harper

Jon Harper is Managing Editor of DefenseScoop, the Scoop News Group’s newest online publication focused on the Pentagon and its pursuit of new capabilities. He leads an award-winning team of journalists in providing breaking news and in-depth analysis on military technology and the ways in which it is shaping how the Defense Department operates and modernizes. You can also follow him on Twitter @Jon_Harper_

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Abraham Denmark (Photo courtesy of Wilson Center)

Pentagon chief appoints new senior adviser for AUKUS tech initiative

Defense

U.S. Capitol Building (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Senate appropriations bill would double-down on tactical AI for combatant commands

AI

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Top commander expects drones strikes against US forces, partners in Africa

Defense

The deputy Chief of Space Operations for Operations, Cyber, and Nuclear, United States Space Force, Lt. Gen. B. Chance Saltzman, participates in the META-13 Joint All-Domain Command & Control (JADC2) and Space Mission Integration panel discussion. (DoD photo by Lisa Ferdinando)

Saltzman tapped to lead Space Force

Defense

A Robotic Combat Vehicle navigates in the field during Project Convergence at Yuma Proving Ground, Arizona, on October 20, 2021. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Destiny Jones)

Army focusing on light robotic combat vehicles, with emphasis on software

Acquisition

Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall makes remarks during the Senior Leader Orientation Course at Joint Base Andrews, Md., April 11, 2022. (U.S. Air Force photo by Eric Dietrich)

Air Force secretary tight-lipped about new Phoenix Ghost suicide drone

Defense

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Bill would prod Pentagon to accelerate fielding of new tech to defeat drone swarms

Defense

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Experts see challenges, opportunities for restricting Chinese military access to AI chips

AI

MARINE CORPS AIR STATION MIRAMAR, Calif. (May 9, 2022) – An F/A-18F Block III Super Hornet launches from a runway. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Olympia O. McCoy)

Navy tests manned-unmanned teaming technology with Super Hornets, drones

Defense