The Air Force will lead work on the concept for command & control, the Navy will lead joint fires, and the Army has logistics.
By Theresa HitchensBringing together an estimated 33,000 soldiers and civilians from around the world was just too dangerous in the coronavirus era.
By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.The military services are working together on how to use long-range, land-based missiles to destroy enemy anti-aircraft defenses, says the director of artillery modernization at Army Futures Command.
By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.Due out this fall, the Zero Trust Reference Architecture is about upgrading cybersecurity in existing systems, without buying all-new tech. The Army is enthusiastic – mostly.
By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.Army Secretary Ryan McCarthy said the two sides would work to identify “how we could co-develop certain capabilities that can help us get the next generation weapons system, but also to be complimentary if necessary for our forces as we deploy.”
By Paul McLearyDespite 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.
By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.“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.”
By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.Integrating missile defense – shooting down incoming missiles – with missile offense – destroying the launchers before they fire again – requires major changes in how the military fights.
By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.Postponed seven weeks by the pandemic, the high-stakes field test of the IBCS missile defense network is now back on, with elaborate precautions against COVID-19.
By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.The military will consolidate from dozens of different, often-incompatible counter-drone defenses to just seven — with a single common standard for command & control.
By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.Skeptical senators on the Senate Armed Services Committee want to slow down bleeding-edge prototypes, while building up more traditional weapons.
By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.