Services’ Fear Of Losing ‘Control’ Blocking JADC2 Progress, Experts Say

“This is a fundamental roles and missions question, and DoD needs to clearly designate a lead service and compel the other services to follow that lead,” says Todd Harrison, space and budget expert at the Center for Strategic and International Security.

Roper Mulls Name Change For Changing ABMS (Not Skynet!)

Roper Mulls Name Change For Changing ABMS (Not Skynet!)
Roper Mulls Name Change For Changing ABMS (Not Skynet!)

“I think Skynet is out,” he said with a sigh and a grin, “as much as I would love doing that as a sci-fi thing. I just don’t think we can go there.”

EXCLUSIVE Navy, Air Force Chiefs Agree To Work On All Domain C2

EXCLUSIVE Navy, Air Force Chiefs Agree To Work On All Domain C2
EXCLUSIVE Navy, Air Force Chiefs Agree To Work On All Domain C2

Today, “we have Navy-only systems,” said Vice Adm. Lewis, “which is really frustrating” — in fact, it’s “asinine.”

Navy, Boeing Tout Block III Super Hornet As Partner For F-35

Navy, Boeing Tout Block III Super Hornet As Partner For F-35
Navy, Boeing Tout Block III Super Hornet As Partner For F-35

Once touted by President Trump himself as an alternative to the F-35, the souped-up Super Hornet is now firmly established as its partner.

Missile Defense Vs. China, Russia: Decentralize, Disperse, & Hide

Missile Defense Vs. China, Russia: Decentralize, Disperse, & Hide
Missile Defense Vs. China, Russia: Decentralize, Disperse, & Hide

WASHINGTON: China or Russia could all too easily detect and destroy US Army missile defenses, exposing American forces to devastating attack, a forthcoming study finds. Patriot and THAAD units are big groups of big objects — launchers, radars, command posts — that emit lots of heat and radio/radar waves, are hard to camouflage, and can’t…

We CAN Tie Army, Navy Missile Defense Networks: Navy Experts

We CAN Tie Army, Navy Missile Defense Networks: Navy Experts
We CAN Tie Army, Navy Missile Defense Networks: Navy Experts

SAN DIEGO: It’s completely possible to plug Army missile defenses into the Navy fire control network, a panel of Navy experts said Wednesday. That could make an obscure system called NIFC-CA (Naval Integrated Fire Control – Counter-Air) the electronic backbone of a seamless defense against Russian, Chinese, Iranian, or North Korean airstrikes and missile salvos.…

Link Army, Navy Missile Defense Nets: Adm. Harris

Link Army, Navy Missile Defense Nets: Adm. Harris
Link Army, Navy Missile Defense Nets: Adm. Harris

SAN DIEGO: The Army and Navy must link their missile defense systems into a single network so Navy weapons can hit targets spotted by Army radars and vice versa, the chief of Pacific Command said today. That’s a daunting technical task but, if surmounted, it could dramatically improve defense against North Korean, Chinese, or Russian…

NORTHCOM: Defending North America At Ten And Two O’clock

NORTHCOM: Defending North America At Ten And Two O’clock
NORTHCOM: Defending North America At Ten And Two O’clock

  In less than three years, Northern Command has witnessed an important strategic shift. North Korea’s leadership changed and the acceleration of their nuclear weapons and missiles program are changing the strategic calculus for the United States and Canada. Meanwhile, the re-launch of Russia under President Putin has Russia’s presence felt in the Middle East, Asia…

DepSecDef Explores New Missile Defense Approach

DepSecDef Explores New Missile Defense Approach
DepSecDef Explores New Missile Defense Approach

HUNTSVILLE, ALA.: What does the NORAD commander think of America’s current approach to missile defense? “Not only is it unaffordable, it will not work,” Adm. Bill Gortney said. “We are going to lose this fight on our current strategy.” “We’ve made incredible strides in missile defense,” acknowledged Gortney, who heads both NORAD and US Northern…

Navy Network Helps SM-6 Find, Kill Supersonic Target It Can’t See

Navy Network Helps SM-6 Find, Kill Supersonic Target It Can’t See
Navy Network Helps SM-6 Find, Kill Supersonic Target It Can’t See

WASHINGTON: Hitting a bullet with a bullet at the speed of sound — well, nowadays, that’s no big deal. Hitting a supersonic target that you can’t actually see — okay, now that’s impressive. This morning Raytheon announced its Standard Missile-6 destroyed  “a medium-range supersonic target” in a June 10 test at White Sands Missile Range in New…

You Spot, I Shoot: Aegis Ships Share Data To Destroy Cruise Missiles

You Spot, I Shoot: Aegis Ships Share Data To Destroy Cruise Missiles
You Spot, I Shoot: Aegis Ships Share Data To Destroy Cruise Missiles

Imagine you’re a sniper. Imagine the bad guys are coming — but you can’t see them yet. Imagine your spotter can see them — but only because he’s miles away from where you are, with a better view. Now imagine that when you put your eye to your gunsights, you see the view through his.…

E-2D Hits IOC; Navy Hawkeye Gets Larger, Lethal Role

E-2D Hits IOC; Navy Hawkeye Gets Larger, Lethal Role
E-2D Hits IOC; Navy Hawkeye Gets Larger, Lethal Role

NORFOLK: The famed “eyes of the fleet” are getting sharper. The Navy has declared the latest variant, the E-2D radar plane, ready for real-world operations just in time for the 50th anniversary of the original E-2 Hawkeye. The first five-plane squadron will deploy on the USS Theodore Roosevelt next year. Meanwhile, the current E-2C models are…

Non-Standard: Navy SM-6 Kills Cruise Missiles Deep Inland

Non-Standard: Navy SM-6 Kills Cruise Missiles Deep Inland
Non-Standard: Navy SM-6 Kills Cruise Missiles Deep Inland

You wouldn’t expect the Navy to test its weapons in the desert. But that’s just what happened Thursday at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico, an Army facility 500 miles from the sea, where a Standard Missile-6 successfully intercepted a mock cruise missile flying low and slow over land. Hitting that target is one sign…

Navy Battles Cyber Threats: Thumb Drives, Wireless Hacking, & China

PENTAGON: Technology is a two-edged sword, and it can cut the hand that wields it in unexpected ways. For a generation, ever since the first Gulf War, the information age has been America’s big advantage, arming the US military with everything from smart bombs to remotely piloted drones to supply databases. But even low-tech Iraqi…