The Air Force is looking at ways to modernize the T-7A Red Hawk training aircraft, according to a notice posted today, even as the government's top watchdog reported "significant delays" to developmental testing.
Tuesday, July 7, 2026
Tuesday, July 7, 2026
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The Air Force is looking at ways to modernize the T-7A Red Hawk training aircraft, according to a notice posted today, even as the government's top watchdog reported "significant delays" to developmental testing.
The Navy is seeking industry sources who can develop a range of technology to support nuclear deterrence, including through artificial intelligence, autonomous security systems, new launching systems and alternate manufacturing to support industrial base resiliency.
The Army successfully demonstrated its first remote, live-fire operation of an autonomous M139 Volcano System during a demonstration in May, the service announced today, marking a new advancement in future autonomous mine-laying missions.
President Trump is renewing his push for Congress to approve a $350 billion defense spending package via budget reconciliation, along with passage of a politically contentious voting security bill, when lawmakers return to Washington next week amid pressure from a shrinking legislative window and a growing backlog of defense funding priorities.
Delays continue to plague the Army's multibillion-dollar Long Range Hypersonic Weapon program, with the fielding of the second battery having been delayed at least six months until the second quarter of fiscal year 2027, according to the Government Accountability Office.
A new "Agent Network" and "war data platform," being implemented by the Pentagon's Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Officer in collaboration with AWS and companies like Palantir and Anduril, is enabling faster targeting decisions including at the "edge," according to officials looking to increase AI adoption and turn a key pilot into a program of record.
The Navy’s extra-large unmanned underwater vehicle program -- potentially slated to be replaced -- continues to face delivery delays, according to a new government watchdog weapon systems report.
As HII expands its distributed shipbuilding effort, Halimar Shipyard in Morgan City, LA has agreed to support serial production of the ROMULUS unmanned surface vessel group, the company announced today.
The Navy continues to struggle to improve schedule and cost performance across its shipbuilding portfolio, according to the Government Accountability Office's annual assessment, which found worsening production delays within the Virginia-class submarine, Ford-class aircraft carrier and Arleigh Burke-class destroyer programs.
A new "Agent Network" and "war data platform," being implemented by the Pentagon's Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Officer in collaboration with AWS and companies like Palantir and Anduril, is enabling faster targeting decisions including at the "edge," according to officials looking to increase AI adoption and turn a key pilot into a program of record.
The Army has already realigned its new autonomy acquisition office just months after its creation, underscoring continuing flux in how the service intends to organize, buy and scale ground robotics as it rethinks battlefield autonomy.
President Trump is renewing his push for Congress to approve a $350 billion defense spending package via budget reconciliation, along with passage of a politically contentious voting security bill, when lawmakers return to Washington next week amid pressure from a shrinking legislative window and a growing backlog of defense funding priorities.
The Army successfully demonstrated its first remote, live-fire operation of an autonomous M139 Volcano System during a demonstration in May, the service announced today, marking a new advancement in future autonomous mine-laying missions.
