Mikayla Easley

Mikayla Easley reports on the Pentagon’s acquisition and use of emerging technologies. Prior to joining DefenseScoop, she covered national security and the defense industry for National Defense Magazine. She received a BA in Russian language and literature from the University of Michigan and a MA in journalism from the University of Missouri. You can follow her on Twitter @MikaylaEasley

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Air Force introduces data-enabled platform to connect with small businesses

Emerging Tech

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DISA’s updated tech watchlist gets specific on AI capabilities

IT

Department of the Air Force Chief Data and Artificial Intelligence Officer Eileen Vidrine speaks during Microsoft’s Federal Innovation Series. (Scoop News Group photo)

Air Force CDAO looks to upskill workforce to meet AI readiness goals

AI

An artist’s rendering of Northrop Grumman’s Tranche 2 Transport Layer satellites on orbit. (Northrop Grumman image)

Northrop Grumman, York Space Systems win latest contracts for SDA’s global satcom constellation

Space

Undersecretary of Defense for Research & Engineering Heidi Shyu meets with Maj. Grover Smith of the Indiana National Guard during Technology Readiness Experimentation (T-REX) 2023 at Camp Atterbury, Indiana. (Defense Department photo).

Pentagon completes second technology experiment for RDER initiative

Emerging Tech

An artist rendering of Sikorsky’s Raider X prototype (Sikorsky photo)

Army, aviation giants gear up for next leg of FARA helo competition

Emerging Tech

Special operators conduct training in austere conditions at Pituffik Space Base, Greenland, on May 9, 2023, in support of exercise ARCTIC EDGE 2023. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Andrew Adams)

Arctic strategy implementation plan calls for enhanced military comms, sensing and PNT

Space

The Ground-Based Electro-Optical Deep Space Surveillance System is responsible for tracking thousands of objects in space. The telescope is positioned at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico. (Image credit: U.S. Air Force, Tech. Sgt. David Salanitri)

Space Force taps L3Harris to continue upgrades, maintenance work for ground-based sensor systems

Space

Winston Beauchamp of the Department of the Air Force, Gen. David Goldfein (Ret.) of Google Public Sector’s Board, Aaron Weis of Google and MK Palmore from Google Cloud engage in a panel discussion centered around elevating cybersecurity strategies through the use of AI. (Scoop News Group photo).

AI-enabled architectures key to effective cybersecurity posture, Air Force IT leader says

AI