Space Development Agency launches first ‘operational’ satellites for data relay
The 21 satellites lofted today on a SpaceX Falcon 9 were all built by York Space Systems and provide Link 16 and K-band communications.
Space Force testing space-based sensors to track airborne targets
Space-based capabilities could put current aerial tracking platforms in question, but top military brass have argued for options "from whatever domain or platform or system that comes [in]."
NGA field testing new processor to speed imagery to US regional commands
"COCOMs reported after these tests that J-REN and SlimGIMS not only met the capability gap, but also reduced the time to create a collection request from an hour to 5 minutes," an NGA spokesperson told Breaking Defense.
Preparing the industrial base for when the Army’s FLRAA tiltrotor is built at scale
The program manager for the Future Long Range Attack Aircraft breaks down what the supply chain needs to be doing now for production.
Anduril could receive up to $100M for Space Surveillance Network upgrade
Anduril's Lattice software "will replace legacy communications systems with a resilient mesh network" to link sensors, rapidly share data with users, and ease integration of new software systems and users, the company said.
Space Force scrambling to get GPS ground system upgrades done by 2025
The troubled OCX ground system to allow users access to the jam-resistant M-Code GPS signal will go into operational tests by the end of the year, and the Space Force also has shaken up its effort to field M-Code radios and receivers, said Cordell DeLaPena, who heads those programs for Space Systems Command.
New DoD space policy directive clarifies Space Force, Space Command roles
The language in the new version of DoDD 3100.10 is notable for the specific reference to SPACECOM's responsibility for "offensive" as well as "defensive" operations worldwide — the word offensive is not included in the 2022 version.
AFRL moves toward flight testing satellite internet radios under Global Lightning
"The expectation is that we will bounce between those constellations in the same flight, so we'll move between them. Now, I don't think anybody should be guaranteeing that on flight one," said AFRL's head engineer for Global Lightning Brian Beal. "We're going to improve as we go and get to that, but that is the goal of the program."
‘New era of crisis’ prompts Japan’ biggest defense budget ever: $59B for 2025
Japan seeks to buy another 11 F-35 joint strike fighters, develop a new military small satellite constellation and invest in new signals intelligence aircraft.
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Solving the massive problem of heat in C4ISR technology
JADC2 and multi-domain operations require computing and communications at the edge, and a way to manage heat generated by these systems.
How the Army is driving enterprise training across five warfighting domains and three dimensions
An enterprise change in some corps-level training moves higher control (HICON) from Fort Leavenworth to the service component command.
Services making progress putting the J in CJADC2: Vice Chief Grady
Adm. Christopher Grady, vice chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said the Joint Requirements Oversight Council is "well on pace" to putting more "teeth" into its processes for driving the military services to fulfill joint requirements.
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How to ensure readiness of next-generation defense technology: Solving the issue of massive heat
High-performance systems generate tremendous amounts of heat that can compromise missions and make high-tech systems less effective in tactical environments. But there is a solution to this modern-age challenge.
Amid lawmaker scrutiny, DoD assessing operational joint force HQ in Indo-Pacific, Austin says
“What I've asked my team to do is look at this and do an assessment to make sure that we get it right, and we understand the operational and cost issues associated with this,” Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin told senators.