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The concept of solar power satellites, first posited in 1968, seems to be back in fashion — not just in the US with initiatives at DoD and NASA, but around the globe, including in Beijing.
By Theresa Hitchens
“So, we have people doing things all the way from orbitology, to design, build, assemble, integrate, test, and then ultimately operate,” said Steven Meier, director of the Naval Research Lab’s Naval Center for Space Technology.
By Theresa HitchensBAE Systems’ LR-PGK: The Superior Anti-Jam Solution
Going the distance to defeat emerging jam threats.
“In the military, where you’re sending extremely sensitive classified data from one office to the next, you want to make sure that no one’s going to be able to break into and decrypt that,” Arthur Herman, senior fellow at the Hudson Institute, said. “Well, [quantum key distribution] is definitely a way in which to carry that out.”
By Jaspreet Gill
The Israeli air force has been eager to replace its aging fleet of 707 refueling tankers, a move delayed by political instability.
By Arie Egozi
Why cloud modernization is critical to multi-domain operations
JADC2 is a forcing function, driving digital transformation of network infrastructure.
Multi-Domain Operations: Global C2 and Joint Operations
The Air Force announced major cuts for both programs as part of the fiscal 2023 budget release.
By Valerie Insinna
With Sweden and Finland NATO-bound and Denmark loosening defense restrictions, the Nordic nations “get more places to play, to develop a defense policy,” Morten Bødskov said while visiting Washington.
By Aaron Mehta
Enterprise-wide training: the Army’s $3.5B program for multi-service combat readiness
The competition for Warfighter Training and Readiness Solutions will bring together training networks, combat training centers and live ranges across the DoD enterprise.
Kaitlyn Johnson, of the Aerospace Security Project, welcomed the SPACECOM-NRO conversation, noting that it is “a big deal,” especially since “Russia has conducted electronic and cyber counterspace attacks already” in its ongoing invasion of Ukraine.
By Theresa Hitchens
“We’re kind of restricted right now, by the tyranny of the rocket equation. I’ve got to have mass to eject in order to move myself around within the Earth-Moon gravity well and beyond. How do we get past that?” asked SPACECOM deputy commander Lt. Gen. John Shaw.
By Theresa Hitchens
Boeing will continue to have a hand in MDA’s Ground-based Midcourse Defense program.
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The document lays out some specific goals for DISA through the next two years, but also aims to generally change the agency’s “relationship” with its data.
By Jaspreet Gill
The new tech is more than a decade in the making.
By Justin Katz
From 2016–2020, Israel accounted for 69 percent of Azerbaijan’s major arms imports — a number that represents 17 percent of Israel’s arms exports for that same period.
By Arie Egozi
The Constellation (FFG-62) is scheduled for delivery in 2026.
By Justin Katz
The encounter ended peacefully following multiple attempts by a US ship to contact the Iranian crew.
By Justin Katz
ROC-X – The solution to organic precision strike capabilities
At AUSA Global Force 2024, IAI will present integrated, AI-driven combat systems – both manned and unmanned – that are opening new opportunities on the battlefield.
