June 4, 2026

Navy Consolidating Autonomous Acquisitions

A new office consolidating the development and purchasing of autonomous systems into a single entity will be the Navy’s first effort under the new era of Pentagon acquisition reform. It’s unclear whether a military or civilian director will be named, or when, to run the new Portfolio Acquisition Executive Robotic Autonomous System.

Death-Defying F35 Maneuvers on Display

F-35

Long in coming, but now that it has arrived, the F35 fighter jet is winning over pilots and spectators with its death defying capabilities.