The annual unfunded lists typically provide Capitol Hill with ammo for boosting the defense budget —particularly to buy weapons made in the districts of lawmakers on the defense committees.
By Valerie InsinnaCombat engineering evolves with autonomy and robotics
Robotic combat engineering will reduce risk to soldiers in the breach while maintaining or increasing the tempo of movement for maneuver forces.
After what Gen. Glen VanHerck called a “totally deceiving and incorrect” SPACECOM statement, there was widespread confusion about who is charged with the missile defense mission.
By Theresa Hitchens
By bringing the three mission areas of missile warning, missile defense and space domain awareness under one command as the Global Sensor Manager, USSPACECOM can more effectively integrate and fuse the sensor data for rapid detection, characterization, tracking and dissemination to ensure theaters can defeat any threat,” said Gen. Jim Dickinson, SPACECOM commander.
By Theresa Hitchens
At a security level, the Royal Air Force will be on watch to monitor and manage UK airspace throughout the event.
By Tim Martin
STRATCOM’s Joint Electromagnetic Spectrum Operations Center is focused primarily on repelling threats from Russia and China, but DoD also faces a potentially crippling spectrum grab by US commercial 5G wireless giants.
By Theresa Hitchens
Air Force Gen. Anthony Cotton, who is nominated to lead US Strategic Command, said he wants to evaluate whether SLCM-N is the right fit to meet an existing nuclear capability gap.
By Valerie Insinna
In the near term, STRATCOM Commander Adm. Charles Richard said that missile warning is his top priority, and expressed concern over China’s FOBS test.
By Theresa Hitchens
How AI and UX/UI are transforming defense operations
Many operations are experiencing some degree of data automation or AI enablement, and the usability of that data is key to decision making.
The House subcommittee’s markup of the fiscal 2023 defense policy bill also calls upon GAO to review the effectiveness of the NC3 Enterprise Center run by STRATCOM.
By Theresa Hitchens
“Our findings expose gaps between Chinese and Russian aspirations and the reality on the ground, bringing greater accuracy and nuance to current assessments of Sino-Russian cooperation,” on AI, notes a new report by the Center for Security and Emerging Technology.
By Brad D. Williams
“If you try to life-extend a weapon system that was built before the invention of the Internet, and then turn around and ask me why it’s not cyber-secure — I don’t know how,” Adm. Charles Richard told SASC today.
By Theresa Hitchens
Combatant commanders, have been clamoring for real-world access fast to new software tools.
By Theresa Hitchens
“We have a lot of work to do before we get there,” Vice Chair of Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. John Hyten says of the Pentagon’s efforts to implement its new Electronic Spectrum Superiority Strategy.
By Theresa Hitchens The nuclear command control system for nuclear weapons is safe and was not compromised by the massive SolarWinds hack by Russia, the head of Strategic Command says.
By Theresa Hitchens NC3 is “the last line of communication capabilities and associated equipment that we know will always be there during our worst day,” explains Air Force Lt. Gen. James Dawkins, deputy CSAF for strategic deterrence and nuclear integration.
By Theresa Hitchens
