DEFENSE-AEROSPACE

Army to lead Joint Interagency Task Force 401, consolidating Replicator 2 and DoD counter-drone programs

September 12, 2025

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered the Army to establish a new joint interagency task force to speed delivery of counter-drone systems across the U.S. military. The entity, designated Joint Interagency Task Force 401, will sit under the Deputy Secretary of Defense

Aircraft

First Flight for General Atomics Collaborative Combat Aircraft Starts Edwards and Nellis Test Campaigns

September 12, 2025

General Atomics' YFQ-42A collaborative combat aircraft completed its first flight on August 27, 2025, with the U.S. Air Force announcing the milestone the same day.

Aircraft

USAF confirms near-term second B-21 flight while Sentinel program pivots to new silo construction

September 12, 2025

The Air Force expects a second B-21 Raider test aircraft to take to the air before the end of 2025.

Cybersecurity & Electronic Warfare

FBI Reveals Salt Typhoon’s Multi-Year Campaign That Breached Telecom Carriers and Lawful Intercept Systems

September 11, 2025

U.S. investigators say a long-running Chinese cyber campaign hit more than 80 countries and reached far beyond phone companies. Security teams traced the operation across telecommunications backbones and into government, transportation, lodging and military infrastructure.

Defense Budgets / Policy

Pentagon Restructures Testing Office and Oversight List, Prompting Questions Over XM7 Testing

September 10, 2025

The Pentagon's testing watchdog has pared its official oversight list to 152 programs - down from 251 last year. Defense officials confirm the update removed operational test oversight for several efforts and limited review of others to narrower tasks. The timing matches

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Army to lead Joint Interagency Task Force 401, consolidating Replicator 2 and DoD counter-drone programs

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Pentagon Restructures Testing Office and Oversight List, Prompting Questions Over XM7 Testing

Authors

Julien Mercier

Clara Nguyen

Priya Shah

Michael Adler

Lena Kovacs

Diego Ramos

Peter Johansson

Lucas Meyer