Pushing Data ‘From Space To Mud’: Project Convergence

Pushing Data ‘From Space To Mud’: Project Convergence
Pushing Data ‘From Space To Mud’: Project Convergence

“I have never in my life seen the cooperation between the agencies…the services…[and] across the Army” that’s happening in this fall’s wargames, Army space expert Willie Nelson told me.

‘Improvised Mode’: The Army Network Evolves In Project Convergence

‘Improvised Mode’: The Army Network Evolves In Project Convergence
‘Improvised Mode’: The Army Network Evolves In Project Convergence

How do you get targeting data from satellite to howitzer in less than 20 seconds, on a tactical network that was never designed to do that? You improvise, Maj. Gen. Peter Gallagher told me.

OMFV: Army Team Won’t Compete For Bradley Replacement

OMFV: Army Team Won’t Compete For Bradley Replacement
OMFV: Army Team Won’t Compete For Bradley Replacement

Industry and Congress were deeply skeptical of the Army’s suggestion to enter a government design team in the OMFV competition. Now the Army has backed off.

Lockheed Aims For Laser On Fighter By 2025

Lockheed Aims For Laser On Fighter By 2025
Lockheed Aims For Laser On Fighter By 2025

How do you keep a laser focused on a target moving at hundreds of miles per hour? The answer is crucial to Lockheed lasers being fitted on Army trucks and Air Force fighters over the next few years.

A Slew To A Kill: Project Convergence

A Slew To A Kill: Project Convergence
A Slew To A Kill: Project Convergence

Instead of a single centralized Skynet trying to mastermind (or micromanage) operations, the Army is looking at a federation of more specialized, less ambitious AIs, each assisting humans in different ways.

Kill Chain In The Sky With Data: Army’s Project Convergence

Kill Chain In The Sky With Data: Army’s Project Convergence
Kill Chain In The Sky With Data: Army’s Project Convergence

Over the southwest desert, drones large and small are autonomously avoiding anti-aircraft threats while feeding real-time targeting data over an AI network to troops on the ground.

Profile: Medal of Honor Recipient Sgt. Maj. Thomas Patrick Payne

Profile: Medal of Honor Recipient Sgt. Maj. Thomas Patrick Payne
Profile: Medal of Honor Recipient Sgt. Maj. Thomas Patrick Payne

“Every man on the mission that night was engaged in their own unique problem set. My teammates were also looking for some way to liberate those hostages,” said Payne.

Target Gone In 20 Seconds: Army Sensor-Shooter Test

Target Gone In 20 Seconds: Army Sensor-Shooter Test
Target Gone In 20 Seconds: Army Sensor-Shooter Test

This fall’s first Project Convergence exercise aims to feed targeting data from satellites to artillery so fast that gunners can unleash precision fire in much less than a minute. And that’s just the start.

Army Seeks New Mid-Range Missile Prototype By 2023

Army Seeks New Mid-Range Missile Prototype By 2023
Army Seeks New Mid-Range Missile Prototype By 2023

Meant to target Chinese warships and Russia’s rear bases, the new intermediate-range missile will fill the gap between the 500+ km PrSM and the Long-Range Hypersonic Weapon.

Roper Mulls Name Change For Changing ABMS (Not Skynet!)

Roper Mulls Name Change For Changing ABMS (Not Skynet!)
Roper Mulls Name Change For Changing ABMS (Not Skynet!)

“I think Skynet is out,” he said with a sigh and a grin, “as much as I would love doing that as a sci-fi thing. I just don’t think we can go there.”

Army Unveils Hacker HQ For Offensive Cyber, Info War

Army Unveils Hacker HQ For Offensive Cyber, Info War
Army Unveils Hacker HQ For Offensive Cyber, Info War

The new high-tech operations center at Fort Gordon lets Army Cyber Command spend less time defending US networks and more time attacking adversaries.

ABMS Demo Proves AI Chops For C2

ABMS Demo Proves AI Chops For C2
ABMS Demo Proves AI Chops For C2

“Tanks shooting down cruise missiles is awesome — video game, sci-fi awesome,” Air Force acquisition czar Will Roper told a small group of reporters.

AI’s Data Hunger Will Drive Intelligence Collection

AI’s Data Hunger Will Drive Intelligence Collection
AI’s Data Hunger Will Drive Intelligence Collection

The Pentagon’s new Chief Data Officer says real-world surveillance missions must be redesigned to capture high-quality data to train machine-learning algorithms.

BAE Delivers 1st Production AMPV To Army Despite Cuts & Delays

BAE Delivers 1st Production AMPV To Army Despite Cuts & Delays
BAE Delivers 1st Production AMPV To Army Despite Cuts & Delays

COVID-19 and quality control problems at BAE’s York, Penn. plant had slowed the replacement of the Vietnam-vintage M113 armored vehicle.