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Jon Harper

Jon Harper is Managing Editor of DefenseScoop, the Scoop News Group’s online publication focused on the Pentagon and its pursuit of new capabilities. He leads an award-winning team of journalists in providing breaking news and in-depth analysis on military technology and the ways in which it is shaping how the Defense Department operates and modernizes. You can also follow him on X (the social media platform formerly known as Twitter) @Jon_Harper_

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U.S. Army Sgt. Michael Tacket, Head Quarters and Head Quarters Company, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, launches a Tier I Small Unmanned Aerial Vehicle, “PUMA”, during training, Schofield Barracks, Nov. 14, 2012. (Photo by Sgt. Hillary Rustine)

US to send more Puma drones to Ukraine

Weapons
PHILIPPINE SEA (April 8, 2023) A U.S. Navy Sailor launches an F/A-18F Super Hornet from the ÒMighty ShrikesÓ of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68). Nimitz is in U.S. 7th Fleet conducting routine operations. 7th Fleet is the U.S. Navy’s largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, and routinely interacts and operates with allies and partners in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Joseph Calabrese)

Gilday: 7th Fleet to receive Project Overmatch capabilities

IT
U.S. Marine Gen. Eric M. Smith, the Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps, speaks to Marines from Marine Corps Recruiting Station Montgomery and Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion 23rd Marines at Maxwell Air Force Base in Montgomery, Alabama, Feb. 10, 2023. The purpose of this visit was to communicate with the Marines to address questions and concerns about improving the force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Shannon Doherty)

Biden nominates Marine Gen. Eric Smith, Force Design 2030 advocate, to be next commandant

Tech
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