How TAK gives the US military an advantage at the Edge
“Tactical operating system” for warfighters has evolved to provide more situational awareness of the battlefield.
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Evolution and future of the Tactical Assault Kit for soldiers and special operators
“Tactical operating system” for warfighters has evolved to provide more situational awareness of the battlefield.
The future of Zero Trust
Zero Trust is the Pentagon’s foundation for its modern cybersecurity strategy.
Army, Navy experimentation efforts foreshadow second wind for Hypervelocity Projectile
Both services view the projectile as a potential defense against unmanned aerial drone threats on land or at sea.
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Future inevitability of quantum computers is a security problem today
‘Store Now, Decrypt Later’ attacks must be thwarted now with Zero Trust cybersecurity.
Take 2: Kratos aims for prime status on second CCA ‘increment’
“So there's a sweet spot for where we can prime it and there's a stretch area. ... What I hope is you see the sweet spot increases and the stretch area is moving to higher” program sizes and complexities, Kratos’s Steve Fendley told Breaking Defense.
Lockheed delivers airborne laser LANCE to Air Force Research Lab
LANCE is the laser weapon system part of the Air Force's SHiELD program.
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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.
Service Leaders Push For Earlier S&T Cooperation In Indo-Pacific
"We often talk about 'interoperability', okay, the ability to operate with another nation, or even among the services," says Rear Adm. Loren Selby, Office of Naval Research chief. "But there's a distinct difference between interoperability and interchangeability," which involves developing "specs and standards together" to meet mutual requirements.
AFRL’s Golden Horde To Test Swarming Munitions In Digital ‘Colosseum’
The new simulation environment will use 'digital twins' to rapidly test and iterate "collaborative autonomous networked technologies," AFRL explains.
B-52 Could Get New Hypersonic Missile: Global Strike Commander
"Certainly, we're in the in the conversation for the HACM as that gets developed," Global Strike Command head Gen. Timothy Ray said.
THOR: Air Force Tests Counter-Drone Microwave In Africa
"I've watched it in action and its really quite impressive," says Air Force Chief Scientist Richard Joseph.
The state of play in military space
The military space sector is evolving fast. Get the latest from Space Force and industry officials on what’s next for acquisition, policy and training in a new Breaking Defense eBook.
DoD Kicks Off New Hypersonic Program; F-18 To Get Hypersonic Cruise Missile
The Pentagon will retain strict security protocols to ensure “we’re not training Chinese scientists that are going to go help their programs" said Gillian Bussey, head of the Joint Hypersonic Transition Office
First Joint Exercise To Test All-Domain Capabilities: Valiant Shield 2020
The exercise also served as the Air Force's third "On Ramp" demo for its Advanced Battle Management System (ABMS), demonstrating a new software for battlefield situational awareness.
ARRW To Mayhem To The Future Of Hypersonic Operations
"How are we going to employ hypersonic weapons, what do they bring to the battlefield?," asks Maj. Gen. Mark Weatherington, commander of the 8th Air Force and the Joint-Global Strike Operations Center.
DoD Drafts Guidelines For Laser Design
The Pentagon's draft “reference architecture,” which also covers high-powered microwave weapons, will be circulated for industry comment early next year.