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Policy
Army Turns Futures Command Into Three-Star Autonomy Command Focused on Corps-Level Units
The Army redesignated Futures and Concepts Command as Futures and Autonomous Systems Command, a three-star command tasked first with autonomous fires, watercraft, reconnaissance, breaching and aviation units across its five corps, tied to a new autonomy acquisition executive aiming to field capabilities by FY2028.
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Pentagon GPS Backup Programs Need Consolidation, GAO Says, as Ground System Is Canceled
GAO says DOD should merge fragmented Army, Navy and Air Force GPS-backup programs as GPS modernization slips and the Next Generation Operational Control System is canceled, putting M-code receivers and munitions integration at risk.
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Pentagon Taps AeroVironment, Boeing, Epirus and Kord for Homeland Directed-Energy Drone Pilot
JIATF-401 picked four laser and microwave counter-drone systems for an NDAA-mandated homeland pilot run with the FAA and NORTHCOM, with a December shoot-off at Dugway open to more vendors.
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Army to Store Nearly 10,000 IVAS Goggles After $1.8B Program, GAO Finds
GAO's July 2026 weapons assessment reveals the Army will store nearly 10,000 IVAS 1.0/1.1 goggles after $1.8B in development, pivoting to Anduril's Soldier Borne Mission Command program built on 260,000 hours of soldier feedback.
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Army Reshuffles Acquisition Portfolios Again, Moves Autonomy Office Under Air-Defense Command Eight Months After Its Big PEO Overhaul
The Army relocated its CPE Mission Autonomy office to PAE Layered Protection and Integration, stood up a new Special Programs Air office, scrapped a planned Ground Combat/Soldier Systems merger, and renamed PEO Enterprise as CPE ES2 in ongoing tweaks to its November 2025 acquisition overhaul.
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Army Stands Up Permanent Space Operations Branch With New 40D Enlisted Specialty
The Army established a permanent Space Operations Branch on June 12, 2026, merging 40A officers with a new 40D enlisted specialty effective Oct. 1. The move relieves three donor branches and signals sustained training and equipping demand for industry.
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Army RFI Targets Autonomous Robot for Combat Vehicle Recovery in Jammed, GPS-Denied Environments
Army Contracting Command-Aberdeen Proving Ground published a June 17 RFI seeking an autonomous ground vehicle to recover disabled military equipment in contested DDIL environments without exposing soldiers to fire. Responses due July 31, 2026.
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Army to Open Counter-Drone Test Ranges to Vendors Within Weeks, Two Sites Simulating Ukrainian EW Frontlines
Army Secretary Dan Driscoll announced June 23 the Army will open domestic test ranges to counter-drone vendors within four to six weeks, cutting a 12-to-18-month booking backlog. Two ranges will simulate Ukrainian electronic warfare conditions; an allied-nation site for additional testing outside domestic regulatory constraints is also planned.
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Army Signs Counter-Drone Marketplace Expansion With Nine NATO Allies at Eurosatory 2026
Army Secretary Dan Driscoll signed a joint statement of intent at Eurosatory on June 16 expanding the U.S. Army UAS and Counter-UAS Marketplaces to nine NATO allies — Sweden, Denmark, Norway, France, Poland, the UK, Netherlands, Italy, and Lithuania. The Army aims to reach 25 member nations by end of summer 2026.
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Army MAPS Amendment 8 Resets the $50B Competition for Small Businesses
The U.S. Army has issued Amendment 8 to the $50 billion MAPS IDIQ solicitation, eliminating the Emerging Large Business category, expanding past performance eligibility, restructuring CPARS scoring, and relaxing accounting system requirements — all in response to a sustained wave of pre-award GAO protests.
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GAO Finds Gaps in FEMA and Army Corps Disaster Contracting After LA Wildfires and Hurricane Helene
GAO-26-108121 released June 9 identifies role confusion at FEMA and Army Corps reporting gaps in advance disaster contracting, with 6 recommendations to strengthen pre-positioned debris removal contracts.
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HASC Advances FY2027 NDAA With Landmark Right-to-Repair IP Mandate Over Industry Protests
The House Armed Services Committee advanced the FY2027 NDAA with a bipartisan right-to-repair amendment that makes government-purpose rights the default IP standard on future DoD contracts — a shift the defense industry has fought for years.
