The Army is in the final stages of publishing an updated field manual on how soldiers execute cyber operations. Speaking at AFCEA TechNet Augusta, Brig. Gen. Paul Stanton, commanding general for the service’s Cyber Center of Excellence, said the updated document will be adopted by the whole Army instead of being used exclusively for training […]
The Department of Defense is working to deliver an initial Joint All-Domain Command and Control capability within the coming months. JADC2 is the concept of connecting the military services’ sensors, nodes and platforms into a single network. The DOD will continue adding new capabilities once a minimal viable product is ready, Signal Magazine reported. U.S. […]
The U.S. National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency has awarded Maxar Technologies a contract to provide sustainment and enhancement services for the National System for Geospatial Intelligence Open Mapping Enclave. Under the deal, Maxar will support NOME by providing engineering, software development and geospatial tradecraft. The contract award is valued at up to $26.4 million and will be […]
Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall has hinted at plans to overhaul the direction of the Advanced Battle Management System. Kendall said he wants the Air Force to identify what changes to ABMS can make the biggest difference in operational performance on the battlefield, C4ISRNET reported Friday. “I want to emphasize fielded, meaningful military capability, not […]
The Army is on track to field its Directed Energy-Maneuver Short-Range Air Defense system, which will be equipped onto Stryker infantry carrier vehicles. Marcia Holmes, deputy director of hypersonics, directed energy, space and rapid acquisition at the Army Rapid Capabilities and Critical Technologies Office, told reporters that the service is committed to maintaining its expedited […]
Brig. Gen. Jeth Rey, the new director of the Army’s Network Cross-Functional Team, is making it his top priority to enable data access and sharing between warfighters on the battlefield. According to Rey, the goal is to establish a data-centric environment where warfighters can access understandable, secured and aggregated data even at the tactical edge. […]
Florida-based tech firm Red 6 has secured a $70 million Phase III Small Business Innovation Research contract with the Air Force to outfit the Northrop T-38 Talon aircraft with an augmented reality training system. Red 6’s Airborne Tactical AR System will immerse fighter pilots in a training environment that projects realistic imagery of enemy aircraft. […]
BAE Systems and Sarcos Defense, a subsidiary of Sarcos Robotics, has entered into a partnership agreement to develop advanced perception and sensing capabilities in support of the Air Force Research Laboratory’s autonomous platforms, which are used in various operations conducted by the Department of Defense. Sarcos and BAE Systems Fast Labs recently received an AFRL […]
The Army said it has developed a virtual testing environment designed to accelerate the transition of research innovation from academia to the field. The U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Army Research Laboratory said the testing ground could shorten the fielding process from months down to days or hours. The environment provides a network of […]
The Missile Defense Agency has started the first phase of building a defensive hypersonic weapon after the effort was put on hold in August 2020. MDA Director Vice Adm. Jon Hill told attendees at an SMD symposium that the agency plans on building a missile capable of intercepting hypersonic weapons in the glide phase of […]
