The Air Force is pushing ABMS as the backbone for future Joint All Domain Command & Control. Can the network scale up from hundreds of aircraft to thousands of ground troops?
By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.Gen. James McConville wants to connect Army networks with the Air Force and replace some soldiers — not all — with automation.
By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.Dozens of generals — and one admiral — will convene at Nellis Air Force Base next week.
By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.Some 80 percent of Army science funding supports the service’s Big Six modernization drive — but the 20 percent left for long-term basic research could transform military and civilian electronics.
By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.A simulated infantry platoon, reinforced with drones and ground robots, repeatedly routed defending forces three times its size — without losing a single human soldier. Would this work in real life?
By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.Young grunts and Microsoft engineers are driving refinements to the new IVAS goggles that often surprise their superiors. Has the Army finally found a better way to develop weapons?
By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.“If you know your enemies and know yourself, you will not be imperiled in a hundred battles.” Guess which half of Sun Tzu’s ancient maxim is the Pentagon’s problem?
By Theresa HitchensThe Army is contributing Long-Range Army Fires, troops on the ground, and Sentinel radar. The Navy is bringing F-35Cs and a destroyer; and the Air Force will bring F-22 and F-35 fighter jets.
By Theresa HitchensTop Army leaders want Low Earth Orbit satellites, cloud computing, and artificial intelligence to find targets for future long-range weapons.
By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.CSBA says the US is investing in the wrong jammers to counter Russia and China’s powerful EW forces. There’s another approach that would exploit our adversaries’ weaknesses.
By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.Development of the ISR satellite terminal prototype is a foundational element of the Army’s multi-domain operation plans.
By Theresa Hitchens