DefSec Wire

Gen. Douglas Schiess, the U.S. Space Force’s new Chief of Space Operations, used his first major public appearance since taking the job to lay out three priorities aimed at hardening the service’s combat edge and deepening its integration with the rest of the military. Speaking Sept. 15 at the 2026 Air, Space & Cyber Conference, […]

The Defense Logistics Agency convened government, industry, and academic leaders on Sept. 9 at the Hilton Alexandria Mark Center for its 7th Annual Industry Collider Day, emphasizing partnerships and innovation under the theme, “Collide to Create: Unlocking Opportunities Through Partnerships and Innovation,” to help co-create the future of defense logistics. A morning ceremony spotlighted the […]

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has issued new guidance urging critical infrastructure owners and operators to deploy “decoy” systems and data inside their networks to spot intrusions sooner and blunt attackers’ movement once inside. The publication, Using Cyber Decoys to Strengthen Detection and Response, marks the agency’s first in-depth guidance focused on designing and […]

Orlando, Fla., Sept. 16, 2026 — Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) completed a flight test of its Legion sensor system in Tucson, Arizona, using a new dedicated pod-to-pod data link intended to give pilots faster, more accurate situational awareness for multiple airborne targets in radar-denied and contested environments. In recent flights with the Air National Guard […]

U.S. and Chilean Army personnel convened Sept. 1-3 at the Instituto Geográfico Militar in Santiago for a Geospatial Tactical Workshop and subject-matter expert exchange aimed at deepening cooperation in geospatial operations. The engagement involved soldiers from the U.S. Army Western Hemisphere Command’s 512th Engineer Detachment Geospatial Planning Cell, the G-37 Engineer Directorate, and the G-2 […]