When it comes to leveraging commercial space tech, one analyst said, “The old adage holds — show me your budget and I’ll show you your priorities.”
By Theresa HitchensModernizing military simulation with open systems architecture
Best-of-breed common models and architecture enable virtual training and testing with the same data in a cyber-resilient posture.
Executives controlling almost $100 billion in assets co-signed a letter to Sec. Lloyd Austin, urging him to adopt acquisition reforms put forward by an independent Atlantic Council commission.
By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.
“We can’t do our best work unless we’re involved a lot earlier,” said Mandy Long, CEO of BigBear.ai.
By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.
The Army has nixed future “Capability Set” upgrade packages for brigade networks in favor of smaller, more frequent updates, with the most complex technology reserved for division and corps HQs.
By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.
Today, just nine of the Army’s 540 acquisition programs use the streamlined Software Pathway, but senior officials told Breaking Defense in an exclusive interview they aim to “exponentially” increase that number by the end of next year.
By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.
A new proposal from Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall seems helpful on its face, but Bill Greenwalt and John Ferrari of AEI see red flags in the details.
By Bill Greenwalt and John Ferrari
How to ensure readiness of next-generation defense technology: Solving the issue of massive heat.
High-performance systems generate tremendous amounts of heat that can compromise missions and make high-tech systems less effective in tactical environments. But there is a solution to this modern-age challenge.
The report, co-chaired by former Defense Secretary Mark Esper and Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee James, encourages reforms in other parts of the government to speed up defense acquisition.
By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.
Former Pentagon official Jerry McGinn has a prescription for America’s production problems.
By Jerry McGinn
The watchdog report in particular hones in on concerns about a lack of transparency in service and Pentagon component MTA programs.
By Theresa Hitchens
Led by the Institute for Defense Analyses, this new entity is tasked with looking for ways to improve how the department operates and building a digital repository.
By Ashley Roque
From the F-35 to night-vision goggles, how military hardware performs in combat is increasingly driven by its software. But Pentagon procurement is too slow to keep code up to date, according to a forthcoming report from the Hudson Institute.
By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.
Instead of laborious decades-long development cycles that produce exquisite, expensive military-specific systems, the Pentagon needs to exploit affordable, off-the-shelf 5G technology that’s available right now, say two Hudson Institute analysts.
By Bryan Clark and Dan Patt
“DoD, through its neglect, is turning its back on the disruptive opportunities from the commercial and non-traditional innovation sector,” warns Bill Greenwalt of AEI.
By Bill Greenwalt
The need to strengthen supply chains is creating an opportunity for the revival of second sourcing, a method used until the 1990s to secure defense supply chains, write Olivia Letts and Jerry McGinn.
By Olivia Letts and Jerry McGinn