Navy’s Project Overmatch eager for new software, ahead of schedule, admiral says
“What we need is the applications — not new computers, that takes longer to install on ships," said Rear Adm. Doug Small, commander of NAVWAR.
Army picks Akamai for prototype battlefield zero trust project: T-ICAM
The civilian internet firm will build prototype software for Tactical Identity Credential & Access Management, a critical step in bringing “zero trust” cybersecurity to battlefield networks.
Pentagon tested generative AI to draft supply plans in latest GIDE 9 wargame
“For certain use cases, it’s proving to have a lot of value,” said Col. Matt “Nomad” Strohmeyer. “It’s not this panacea, but it’s also not this Pandora’s box of evil. It’s somewhere in between.”
Israel’s Axon Vision CEO talks AI in ground combat in Gaza
Roy Riftin says AI can help ground forces identify threats, as long as it defends against false flags and keeps a human in "the loop."
Airbus greenlights Saab to put Arexis sensor suite, with ‘AI platform’, on German Eurofighters
Micael Johansson, Saab's CEO, said that "combining advanced hardware and AI-enabled software, our Arexis sensor suite will strengthen the German defence with future-proof electronic warfare capability for decades to come."
Avoiding accidental armageddon: Report urges new safety rules for unmanned systems
Even if China doesn’t agree to or abide by new “confidence-building measures,” CNAS scholar Tom Shugart says, the US and its allies should adopt them unilaterally to reduce the risk of accidents or worse in the West Pacific.
Radha Plumb named new Pentagon CDAO as Martell exits in April
Plumb, the current deputy under secretary of defense for acquisition and sustainment, has held high-powered jobs from Google to the National Security Council.
SDA requests nearly $4.3B for FY25, slight drop from last year
SDA is asking for $357 million for FY25 launch services, down from the nearly $530 million in FY24. Those funds would pay to manifest four planned launches of the Tranche 2 Transport Layer satellites in 2027.
Space Force vice chief says failure on continuing resolution could cost service up to $3.9B
Gen. Michael Guetlein said that the service is "looking at losing about seven" of the 10 launches it planned under the National Security Space Launch program in FY24 if the CR is prolonged.
Palantir wins contract for Army TITAN next-gen targeting system
In December, an Army official called TITAN “one of the foundational elements from the intelligence modernization efforts within the Army.”
Poland signs $2.5B air defense battle system deal, plans new fleet of light recon vehicles
Warsaw continues its defense spending spree in back-to-back signings.
New Air Force Vice Chief has ‘passion’ for better data, wants industry help
Recently confirmed Gen. Jim Slife pledged to work on sharing data not only inside the Air Force but with his counterparts at the other armed services.
Fewer special ops, more tech: Formal force structure cements a trimmer Army
“We are transforming our force structure, we are transforming our weapons systems through our modernization programs and what we've done, through the force structure changes, is make room for some new formations,” said Army Secretary Christine Wormuth.
First version of all-service battle network is ‘real and ready now’: Hicks
“The Minimum Viable Capability for CJADC2 [Combined Joint All Domain Command & Control] is real and ready now,” said Deputy Secretary Kathleen Hicks. “It's low latency and extremely reliable.” But budget gridlock blocks deployment.