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Download the Military Space Survey eBook

Download the Military Space Survey eBook
Download the Military Space Survey eBook

Inside this collection, you’ll find a series of stories and infographics hitting the most interesting results from the survey.

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JADC2: The art of filling gaps

JADC2: The art of filling gaps
JADC2: The art of filling gaps

Data has been, arguably, the US military’s most valuable-but-untapped resource since the founding of the US Army in 1787 and the US Navy a decade later.

Download the 2021 Review/2022 Preview eBook

Download the 2021 Review/2022 Preview eBook
Download the 2021 Review/2022 Preview eBook

One-stop shopping for Breaking Defense’s roundup of stories you may have missed from 2021, and what to be thinking about in 2022.

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The “digital thread” is key to continual improvement for the Army’s Future Vertical Lift programs

The “digital thread” is key to continual improvement for the Army’s Future Vertical Lift programs
The “digital thread” is key to continual improvement for the Army’s Future Vertical Lift programs

By implementing a design-as-built methodology that digitally connects entire FVL programs throughout the lifecycle, Bell has increased its ability to collaborate in real-time with program partners and the Army to deliver new capabilities faster and more affordably.

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Multi-domain unmanned systems for future warfare at the tactical edge

Multi-domain unmanned systems for future warfare at the tactical edge
Multi-domain unmanned systems for future warfare at the tactical edge

The “right solutions” for future conflict must have multi-domain capabilities and be intelligent and interoperable to communicate and transfer data between systems.

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From the edge to the enterprise: Securing networks with scalable high-assurance encryption

From the edge to the enterprise: Securing networks with scalable high-assurance encryption
From the edge to the enterprise: Securing networks with scalable high-assurance encryption

Data protection solutions are key to the JADC2 goal of an interconnected tactical network that enables the sharing of sensor data among all military branches in every domain.

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StormBreaker: A networked, all-weather weapon for low-collateral-damage engagement

StormBreaker: A networked, all-weather weapon for low-collateral-damage engagement
StormBreaker: A networked, all-weather weapon for low-collateral-damage engagement

Now being integrated on the F-35B, F/A-18E/F, and F-15E, the StormBreaker glide bomb has an advanced tri-mode seeker and is the first network-enabled weapon in the Air Force inventory.

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Building Multi-Cloud in the Intelligence Community

Building Multi-Cloud in the Intelligence Community
Building Multi-Cloud in the Intelligence Community

Information superiority and speed to mission are the hallmark of multi-cloud environments, along with automation, cybersecurity, and governance.

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Myriad ways that commercial satellite capabilities augment DoD space assets

Myriad ways that commercial satellite capabilities augment DoD space assets
Myriad ways that commercial satellite capabilities augment DoD space assets

The U.S. Space Force is looking to the commercial satellite industry to make sure that breakthroughs in technologies like artificial intelligence and machine learning are made available to combined commercial/military satellite networks.

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It’s both AI technology and ethics that will enable JADC2

It’s both AI technology and ethics that will enable JADC2
It’s both AI technology and ethics that will enable JADC2

Responsible Artificial Intelligence principles will build justified confidence in AI systems that the DoD will depend upon for all-domain operations.

Army to industry: What technologies will increase our ability to drive electrification to the tactical edge?

Army to industry: What technologies will increase our ability to drive electrification to the tactical edge?
Army to industry: What technologies will increase our ability to drive electrification to the tactical edge?

The Army’s on-the-horizon electric, tactical wheeled vehicles need to align with the commercial market so that industry can both build and sustain them.

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A resilient, layered space-based architecture is well suited to missile warning systems

A resilient, layered space-based architecture is well suited to missile warning systems
A resilient, layered space-based architecture is well suited to missile warning systems

While the GEO-based Space-Based Infrared System continues to serve US missile-warning needs, emerging threats and an increasingly contested space environment may benefit from a layered architecture in multiple orbits.

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How digital systems integration makes future vertical lift more capable and affordable for the Army

How digital systems integration makes future vertical lift more capable and affordable for the Army
How digital systems integration makes future vertical lift more capable and affordable for the Army

The future of Army aviation depends on major improvements in aircraft speed, range, and reliability. Bell’s vision to ensure these programs enhance national security and are affordable relies on digital engineering and modeling to integrate missions and air vehicle systems with sustainment in mind so they all meld together in advance of manufacturing to reduce risk.

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Swarms of attritable UAS can create the ISR picture the Air Force wants

Swarms of attritable UAS can create the ISR picture the Air Force wants
Swarms of attritable UAS can create the ISR picture the Air Force wants

The Air Force Research Laboratory and Kratos are developing the Off-Board Sensing System to deploy less expensive UAS in large numbers.

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