Marine F-35s Share Targeting Data With Army: Project Convergence

Marine F-35s Share Targeting Data With Army: Project Convergence
Marine F-35s Share Targeting Data With Army: Project Convergence

The Army’s future-warfare exercise overcame a host of technical glitches to link systems ranging from NRO and NGA spy satellites to Marine Corps fighter jets.

Marines Explore Robots & 5G Networks For Future Wars

Marines Explore Robots & 5G Networks For Future Wars
Marines Explore Robots & 5G Networks For Future Wars

Could mini-drones and robot trucks, coordinating via 5G, replace vulnerable manned convoys?

US Condemns PRC For Paracel Missile Shots

US Condemns PRC For Paracel Missile Shots
US Condemns PRC For Paracel Missile Shots

The missile firings, DoD says, “further destabilize the situation in the South China Sea. Such exercises also violate PRC commitments under the 2002 Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the South China Sea to avoid activities that would complicate or escalate disputes and affect peace and stability, and call into question its motivations with ongoing negotiations for a Code of Conduct between China and ASEAN.”

Lawmakers Blast Lockheed, DoD Over F-35 Parts Problems

Lawmakers Blast Lockheed, DoD Over F-35 Parts Problems
Lawmakers Blast Lockheed, DoD Over F-35 Parts Problems

“Fix this now, before you have blood on your hands,” said Rep. Rashida Talib.

Fire ‘Gutted’ Much Of USS Bonhomme Richard: CNO Gilday

Fire ‘Gutted’ Much Of USS Bonhomme Richard: CNO Gilday
Fire ‘Gutted’ Much Of USS Bonhomme Richard: CNO Gilday

Breaking Defense has obtained an email from Adm. Michael Gilday detailing the damage of 11 of the amphibious ship’s 14 decks.

Pentagon AI Gains ‘Overwhelming Support’ From Tech Firms – Even Google

Pentagon AI Gains ‘Overwhelming Support’ From Tech Firms – Even Google
Pentagon AI Gains ‘Overwhelming Support’ From Tech Firms – Even Google

Despite past battles over Project Maven and other military uses of AI, “Google and many others” are now working with the Pentagon’s Joint Artificial Intelligence Center, its new acting director says.

‘A Golden Age For Collaboration’ On Lasers & Microwaves: But Watch The Cheetos!

‘A Golden Age For Collaboration’ On Lasers & Microwaves: But Watch The Cheetos!
‘A Golden Age For Collaboration’ On Lasers & Microwaves: But Watch The Cheetos!

 “I spent the first 15 years of my career walking around in a lab with a laser, saying ‘does anyone want this…’ and the warfighter [kept] going ‘that’s adorable,’” Craig Robin recalled ruefully. “Just recently there’s been a tremendous pull [because] we simply just got out it into the user’s hands and they recognized the value.”

Pentagon Plans ‘Plug & Play’ Drone-Killing Tech

Pentagon Plans ‘Plug & Play’ Drone-Killing Tech
Pentagon Plans ‘Plug & Play’ Drone-Killing Tech

The military will consolidate from dozens of different, often-incompatible counter-drone defenses to just seven — with a single common standard for command & control.

Army IBCS: Joint, Up To A Point

Army IBCS: Joint, Up To A Point
Army IBCS: Joint, Up To A Point

The Army’s eager to link its missile defense C2 network to the Air Force, Navy, and Marines – as long as that doesn’t slow the millisecond timing required to hit high-speed targets.

COVID-19: DoD Remote Access Capacity Soars Tenfold

COVID-19: DoD Remote Access Capacity Soars Tenfold
COVID-19: DoD Remote Access Capacity Soars Tenfold

With tens of thousands of military and civilian personnel working from home, IT projects that normally take years to grind through the bureaucracy are now happening in weeks — but cybersecurity concerns persist.

Marine Commandant: Less A Second Land Army, More Light Amphib Ships

Marine Commandant: Less A Second Land Army, More Light Amphib Ships
Marine Commandant: Less A Second Land Army, More Light Amphib Ships

“You’ll see some significant changes” in the Navy report “regarding the portion of the fleet that supports maneuver of Marines and the expeditionary elements of that,” Gen. David Berger says.

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Raytheon AI: Fix That Part Before It Breaks

Raytheon AI: Fix That Part Before It Breaks
Raytheon AI: Fix That Part Before It Breaks

A modern mechanized military lives or dies by maintenance. But what if a computer could warn you when your weapons and vehicles were about to break, so you could fix them before they ever let you down?

Coronavirus Outbreak Shutters F-35 Facilities in Japan, Italy; First Strike Against Defense Industrial Base

Coronavirus Outbreak Shutters F-35 Facilities in Japan, Italy; First Strike Against Defense Industrial Base
Coronavirus Outbreak Shutters F-35 Facilities in Japan, Italy; First Strike Against Defense Industrial Base

Pentagon spokesman Lt. Col Mike Andrews added in a statement that the temporary Mitsubishi closure only affects Japanese aircraft, while Lockheed “is restricting travel” to the Cameri facility, based on a US Embassy travel warning.

Pentagon Briefs Industry On 5G Experiments

Pentagon Briefs Industry On 5G Experiments
Pentagon Briefs Industry On 5G Experiments

Four bases around the country will pioneer military use of the new high-speed communications network technology.