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Unmanned Systems

JIATF-401 Beefs Up Counter-Drone e-Commerce Site With Contract To Kaizen

By Cal Biesecker

Tuesday, August 4th, 2026

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JIATF-401 Beefs Up Counter-Drone e-Commerce Site With Contract To Kaizen

AeroVironment Titan radio frequency-based counter-drone system. Photo: AeroVironment

Since May, a software startup focused on improving user interfaces and experiences in application layers has been under contract to expand and improve the Pentagon’s counter-drone marketplace to make it easier for vendors to showcase new solutions and government customers to make purchases and manage their orders and speed delivery to operators. The souped up Counter-Unmanned Aircraft Systems (C-UAS) Marketplace even includes an agentic artificial intelligence tool that allows security practitioners with limited counter-drone knowledge to input their budget, mission,…

Missile Defense

Guetlein On Golden Dome: ‘We Cannot Protect This Nation And Bankrupt It At The Same Time’

While there has been criticism among missile defense advocates of Golden Dome’s development pace after the signing of an executive order in January last year, Space Force Gen. Michael Guetlein, […]

Missile Defense

Interview with Rep. Jeff Crank (R-Colo.), co-chair of the Golden Dome Caucus

Rep. Jeff Crank (R-Colo.), a co-chair of the Golden Dome Caucus in Congress and a member of the House Armed Services Committee’s strategic forces panel, discusses the transformative defense investments […]

Space

Space Force PAE For Infrastructure Completing Move To Colorado Springs

U.S. Space Force Space Systems Command’s (SSC) Portfolio Acquisition Executive (PAE) for infrastructure–a $4 billion contracting hub for SSC–is completing a move from Los Angeles Air Force Base, Calif. to […]

Congress

Wisconsin GOP Lawmakers Urge Trump Admin Support For Marines’ JLTV Second Supplier Effort

Wisconsin’s GOP congressional delegation is urging the Trump administration to support legislative language enabling the Marine Corps to potentially bring in a second Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) supplier. The […]