Top Drone event at T-REX 25-2

Under Secretary of War Emil Michael @USWREMichael Earlier this month, I saw the future of unmanned systems during our Top Drone event at T-REX 25-2. Elite FPV pilots traversed: EW Environments Multi-domain terrains Offensive/defensive drone swarms Validation of new drone tech in realistic environments = DRONE DOMINANCE

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GenAI Excite Day

GENAI Excite Day

UNITED STATES 03.10.2026 Photo by Jeffrey Herbert Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office GenAI.mil Excite Day featured: Representatives from Google and the GenAI.mil team to meet and greet, answer questions, and share what’s coming. // Three stations set up with computers/monitors: (1) Real-time demos with Google, (2) GenAI.mil Getting Started videos and web interactive, (3)…

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Unleashing U.S. Drone Dominance

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and USD(R&E) Emil Michael toured our "drone petting zoo" in the Pentagon courtyard today to see American-made prototypes that have been rapidly developed in 12-24 months. Mr. Alex Lovett of R&E's Mission Capabilities Office showcased low-cost, high-performance UAS platforms, including the XQ-58 Valkyrie, LUCAS, and Vanilla, highlighting their unique launch methods, payload versatility, and long-endurance capabilities.

Pentagon to Increase Low-Cost Drone Production in U.S. The Defense Department, with help from industry, will ramp up production and fielding of drones to maintain battlefield superiority. Full Article.

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SD-24 DoW Value Engineering (VE) Guidebook

February 28, 2025 OUSW (R&E) recently issued SD-24 Value Engineering: A Guidebook of Best Practices and Tools, an update of a 2011 version. VE is a sound and effective business practice that can yield significant returns on investment not only for cost, but also for capability performance and schedule. DoW Components use VE to analyze…

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DoW Technology Transfer, Transition and Commercial Partnerships

February 28, 2025 Call for Nominations for the 2025 Department of War George F. Linsteadt Award for Excellence in Technology Transfer Now Open through 5:00pm EDT on Monday, June 23, 2025! The award will be announced at the annual DoW Technology Transfer and Transition Workshop (T3W) in November 2025. For more information: https://rt.cto.mil/rtl-labs/tech-transfer For questions…

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Closing the Software Understanding Gap

January 16, 2025 WASHINGTON – Today, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), in partnership with the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering (OUSD R&E), and the National Security Agency (NSA), published Closing the Software Understanding Gap that calls for decisive and coordinated…

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DoD Manufacturing Technology Program and Joint Defense Manufacturing Technology Panel Present the 2021 Defense Manufacturing Technology Achievement Awards at Denver Conference

Dec 16, 2021 The Department of Defense Manufacturing Technology Program (DoD ManTech) and the Joint Defense Manufacturing Technology Panel (JDMTP) recognized the hard work and outstanding performance of nominees and winners of the Defense Manufacturing Technology Achievement Awards (DMTAA) at the 2021 Defense Manufacturing Conference in Denver, Colorado from December 13-16. The Office of the…

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Ms. Heidi Shyu Delivers Keynote at Women in Technology Event

October 20, 2021 On Friday, October 15, 2021, the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering (OUSD(R&E)), Heidi Shyu, delivered keynote remarks at the Laboratory for Physical Sciences 3rd Bi-Annual Women in Technology: Building Tomorrow Together. Founded in 1956 in partnership with the University of Maryland, LPS has evolved into a model of basic…

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