Drones & Unmanned SystemsMSN_Only Pentagon Plans Autonomous Warfare Command, Seeks $74 Billion for Drone Systems Stephen WallaceOctober 19, 2026October 19, 20260 The Pentagon is planning a four-star command for military robotics and artificial intelligence while requesting $74 billion for drone and…
Engineering Policy & Innovation Ethics Pentagon’s Reported $1 Trillion Funding Meets F-35 Readiness Gap David WhitakerSeptember 29, 2026September 29, 20260 Congress appropriated a reported $1 trillion for U.S. defense this year, but that scale does not translate cleanly into systems…
Engineering Policy & Innovation Ethics Pentagon Bills Preserve $1.1 Trillion, Leaving $350 Billion Unresolved David WhitakerSeptember 24, 2026September 24, 20260 The Pentagon’s fiscal 2027 plan contains a sharp contradiction: congressional committees have preserved a roughly $1.1 trillion discretionary budget while…
Engineering Policy & Innovation Ethics Pentagon Seeks 3,203 Patriot and 857 High-Altitude Defense Interceptors, Timetable Unclear David WhitakerSeptember 22, 2026September 22, 20260 The Pentagon’s fiscal 2027 budget requests 3,203 Patriot PAC-3 Missile Segment Enhancement interceptors, up from 341 in fiscal 2026, and…