Aerospace Group:

Pentagon

DoD Makes Cuts, Plans ‘AI-First’ Transformation For R&D Resource Center

By Matthew Beinart

Monday, August 4th, 2025

SHARE:

DoD Makes Cuts, Plans ‘AI-First’ Transformation For R&D Resource Center

The Pentagon on Monday announced personnel cuts at its Defense Information Technology Center, with plans to implement an “AI-first digital transformation” at the research and development resource office. A total of 40 personnel will be retained at DTIC, which currently has nearly 200 full-time employees, with the department estimating savings of $25 million a year from the reform effort. “DTIC was created to serve as a centralized repository of R&D information, allowing DoD to easily and effectively leverage and share…

Unmanned Systems

In Response To Flag Concerns, DoD Looks To Reduce Drone Prices, As Order for 30,000 Looms

The Pentagon is bargain shopping for Group 1 drones, as other countries, including Ukraine and China, have taken advantage of consumer electronics-level prices to bolster their stables. “In last spring’s […]

Pentagon

Amid Questions On Weapons Stockpiles, Caine Says U.S. Has ‘Sufficient’ Munitions For Iran Operation

Pentagon leaders on Wednesday sought to quell concerns over the rate at which the U.S. is employing critical munitions in its military strike campaign against Iran, with lawmakers also pressing […]

Congress

SASC Leaders Criticize Trump’s Defense Strategy, Press Colby On Policy Shifts

Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) leadership on Tuesday criticized the Trump administration’s new National Defense Strategy (NDS) and pressed the Pentagon’s top policy official to explain the document’s priorities. SASC […]

Congress

Wicker Wants Legislation On DoD’s Equity Investments In Minerals Supply Chain

Legislation regarding equity investments by the Defense Department in critical mineral supply chains is needed to strengthen the larger defense industrial base and demonstrate to the “free market” that the […]