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Continued operation in RF environments — whether that’s GPS denial or communications disruption — is the number one need for tactical unmanned aerial systems.
By Breaking DefenseBAE Systems’ LR-PGK: The Superior Anti-Jam Solution
Going the distance to defeat emerging jam threats.
The Pentagon doesn’t believe Russia has fully unleashed its significant electronic warfare capabilities, a senior defense official said.
By Theresa Hitchens
Optical clocks in labs today “fill out a huge room, a big room with a very complex, very sophisticated apparatus that takes multiple PhDs to run,” Tatjana Curcic, who manages DARPA’s Robust Optical Clock Network project, told Breaking Defense.
By Theresa Hitchens and Jaspreet Gill
The effort is meant to help the service integrate new A-PNT systems faster as technology advances.
By Andrew Eversden
“The risks are real but are not quite as bad as some have claimed in some of the hypothetical ‘day without space’ scenarios,” says Secure World Foundation’s Brian Weeden.
By Theresa Hitchens
“The Army needs information when and where they want it,” said Rob Zitz, a former Army intel official. “The IC should not get a vote on what Army needs or how Army executes combat missions.”
By Theresa Hitchens and Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.
“We have data collection managers onsite, with stopwatches, [timing] how long does it take the data to get… from Point A to Point B to C,” said Army APNT director Willie Nelson.
By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.
Why cloud modernization is critical to multi-domain operations
JADC2 is a forcing function, driving digital transformation of network infrastructure.
This is part of a larger Army effort, launched in November by Army Secretary Ryan McCarthy, to map out the service’s future space endeavors.
By Theresa Hitchens
Experimental AI software, Prometheus and SHOT, can turn masses of data – from both government and commercial satellites – into precise targets for long-range missiles and cannon. But what do the humans do?
By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr. “These GPS receivers provide secure and resilient position data that can help our PGMs be more precise,” explains BAE spokesperson Mark Daly.
By Theresa Hitchens
From throwable cameras to magnetic brakes, from disease prevention to battlefield networks, these small businesses have technologies the Army really wants. Read on to find out why.
By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.
The Army’s 2021 budget request trims the troubled Next Generation Combat Vehicle program 11 percent while raising spending on its other modernization priorities – more than doubling investments in new high-tech infantry kit.
By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.
