Dunlap Unveils First ‘Global’ ABMS Exercise
Video interview: Dunlap says the F-35, the F-22, "even a KC-46 tanker" and ground assets will be able to share data in fiscal 2022.
Army Lost 3 NTC Training Rotations To COVID; FORSCOM Curbs Pace Next Year Too
Gen. Michael Garrett said computer simulations and other technical means can be used for some of the Army's higher echelon training. The focus must, he said, stay on the men and women who fight the last 100 yards as they close with the enemy.
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Next-generation C2 won’t be next-gen without the network transport
The network transport architecture for NGC2 could be a hybrid approach that combines high assurance communications with 5G, WiFi, and multi-orbit satellites.
No to Trump: Former VCJCS Selva, 488 Other Former Top NatSec Leaders
Ten days ago the Trump campaign released a letter signed by 235 former military officers, including eight four-star general officers.
US Condemns PRC For Paracel Missile Shots
The missile firings, DoD says, "further destabilize the situation in the South China Sea. Such exercises also violate PRC commitments under the 2002 Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the South China Sea to avoid activities that would complicate or escalate disputes and affect peace and stability, and call into question its motivations with ongoing negotiations for a Code of Conduct between China and ASEAN."
Esper Departure Reports Thin Gruel; End Of Administration Looms
"And you know I'm aware, because as everyone knows [with a chuckle], these political positions they can, they can turn quickly on the other side of the election," says Will Roper.
US To China: You Do NOT Control South China Sea
"Beijing’s approach has been clear for years," Mike Pompeo says. "In 2010, then-PRC Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi told his ASEAN counterparts that “China is a big country and other countries are small countries and that is just a fact.' The PRC’s predatory world view has no place in the 21st century."
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Data overload threatens decisionmakers as autonomy expands
Reducing cognitive overload on warfighters while improving “time to trust” for autonomous systems is a matter of design.
House Appropriators Add 12 F-35s, Boost Weapons Spending, But…
"To us, it means that there is going to be much more tension and debate over future modernization programs as flat investment will not enable DoD to recapitalize in a timely and militarily relevant pace," says defense analyst Byron Callan.
CJCS Milley To Nation: I Made A Mistake
When the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff takes to the Internet to tell the national security establishment -- and the rest of the world -- that he made a mistake appearing with the president at a civil rights protest after security personnel used tear gas and riot shields to clear the area, that is extraordinary.
Esper Opposes Active Duty Troop Use As Military Decry Racism, Floyd’s Death
Esper rejects using the Insurrection Act as rumors swirl over how long President Trump will keep him around.
B-1B Flies Dark Close To Russia, Over Kurils; China Announces Defense Budget
"This B-1 left from home base, got a great training mission, and showed its capability for a 29-hour round-trip into the super-busy airspace around Japan where Chinese and Russian fighters routinely buzz the borders."
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Keeping sensitive information safe in a new AI era
Why edge and endpoint security can’t be an afterthought.
Trump On F-35: ‘We Should Make Everything’ In US
"All because President [Barack] Obama and others — I’m not just blaming him — thought it was a wonderful thing,” President Trump said. “The problem is, if we have a problem with a country, you can’t make the jet. We get parts from all over the place. It’s so crazy."
F-35 Faces Parts Problems After Turks Expulsion
WASHINGTON: It’s a familiar tale, if one told with fewer operational problems. The Government Accountability Office today details a $1.5 billion increase for 2019 in the F-35’s Block 4 costs — now up to $12.1 billion — and serious parts problems caused by the expulsion of Turkey from the Joint Strike Fighter program. And that […]
COVID-19: F-35 Testing Suspended; Edwards AFB Flight Tests Halted
"As of yesterday, F-35 flight test organizations have ceased flight operations, but organizations that can continue verification activities via telework are continuing to do so," Brandi Schiff, JPO spokesman, said yesterday in an email.
Iran Strike Indications Rise For Israel, US Forces In Middle East
The United States and the United Arab Emirates held a large exercise, Native Fury, on Monday with troops from both countries operating side by side at Al Hamra Military Base. They practiced clearing and taking a Middle East city with 4,000 U.S. troops from the Army, Marines and Navy.