The Department of the Air Force said it will continue building its Cloud One platform even before the Department of Defense awards Joint Warfighting Cloud Capability contracts. The $9 billion JWCC procurement is designed to enable a multi-cloud environment across the Pentagon. It will support the Pentagon’s Joint All-Domain Command and Control concept and the […]
Lt. Gen. Michael Schmidt, a speaker at a past Potomac Officers Club event, has assumed leadership of the Department of Defense’s F-35 Joint Program Office. He succeeded Air Force Lt. Gen. Eric Fick, who had held the role since July 2019. Schmidt will lead an office that is currently in protracted negotiations with Lockheed Martin […]
The U.S. Army has issued a request for proposal for the next phases of its Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle program, which is aimed at replacing the M2 Bradley infantry fighting vehicle. According to the OMFV program’s executive summary, the vehicle is envisioned to have better command and control functions, increased lethality, less logistical burden and […]
The Department of Defense’s security classification guides are not consistent with existing federal policies, according to the results of an audit. In a June 21 report, the DOD Office of Inspector General explained that maintaining the SCG consistency is the responsibility of original classification authorities, individuals appointed by the president, vice president or an agency […]
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization has set aside $1.45 billion to fund the development of technologies that will help members stay ahead of cyber challenges posed by Russia and China. Leaders of the military alliance launched the new innovation and technology accelerator investment in ceremonies held at the close of their Madrid Summit, Breaking Defense […]
The Department of Defense confirmed that a hypersonic missile test conducted on Wednesday ended in failure as a result of an unspecified issue occurring shortly after launch. The department, however, expressed optimism that the development of hypersonic offensive and defensive capabilities under the Conventional Prompt Strike program remain on track despite the fresh setback, BNN […]
Denver-headquartered software developer Palantir Technologies announced that it is one of two companies awarded a prime contract by the Army to build a prototype for the Tactical Intelligence Targeting Access Node. The $36 million contract award is for the competitive prototyping phase that will span 14 months, Palantir said Tuesday. In a statement, the company […]
The Senate has confirmed Air Force Maj. Gen. Kevin Kennedy, a speaker at a past Potomac Officers Club event, as the commander of the 16th Air Force, an information warfare organization based in Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. Also known as Air Forces Cyber, the numbered Air Force provides multi-source intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance, electronic warfare […]
The U.S. government has awarded Lockheed Martin company Sikorsky a five-year, $2.3 billion contract to deliver at least 120 H-60M Black Hawk helicopters. The Multi-Year X contract is the 10th Black Hawk contract between Sikorsky and the U.S. government. Under this deal, Sikorsky will deliver the UH-60M Black Hawk and the HH-60 MEDEVAC rotor-wing aircraft […]
The Senate has confirmed Maj. Gen. Ross Coffman as the next deputy commander of the Army Futures Command, a young organization that leads modernization projects for the U.S. Army. With his new assignment, Coffman was promoted to the grade of lieutenant general and is set to succeed Lt. Gen. James Richardson, who has been serving […]
