Lighter and mobile: Army trains first National Guard unit with new network equipment

Lighter and mobile: Army trains first National Guard unit with new network equipment
Lighter and mobile: Army trains first National Guard unit with new network equipment

“So what this does is allow us now to move and be more mobile on the battlefield and get out of the way [of] adversaries capabilities to take out our command post,” Brig. Gen. Jeth Rey said. “So this is really going to enhance what we’re doing, making this lighter, mobile, less detected.” 

Army CIO: FY23 is ‘year of inflection’ for digital transformation

Army CIO: FY23 is ‘year of inflection’ for digital transformation
Army CIO: FY23 is ‘year of inflection’ for digital transformation

“It’s very, very tempting to continue to spend money on technologies that are 10 years old because we’ve gotten comfortable with them,” Army CIO Raj Iyer said. “That’s not what’s going to help us fight and win…for the Army of 2030.”

Ukraine invasion ‘reinforcing’ Army’s work on secure networks, comms

Ukraine invasion ‘reinforcing’ Army’s work on secure networks, comms
Ukraine invasion ‘reinforcing’ Army’s work on secure networks, comms

“…[W]hen you have a living and breathing threat, you need to think about the things such as a contested and congested environment,” Maj. Gen. Rob Collins, the service’s program executive officer for command, control, communications-tactical (PEO C3T) said.

Army Command Posts Getting Mobile, Dispersed, Quieter; Division Exercise In October

Army Command Posts Getting Mobile, Dispersed, Quieter; Division Exercise In October
Army Command Posts Getting Mobile, Dispersed, Quieter; Division Exercise In October

All the shelters in the new system come pre-wired for workstations, which helps eliminate much of the setup time. Anyone who has ever been to a command post for the last 15 years knows how much electrical cabling runs around the tents. And, the use of pop-up shelters instead of tents makes quite a difference as well.

Army Seeks New Tech For Capability Set 25

Army Seeks New Tech For Capability Set 25
Army Seeks New Tech For Capability Set 25

More quickly, efficiently, and effectively getting soldiers the working tech they need is a big goal of the capability sets.

Army Network Gets Most 2022 Modernization $

Army Network Gets Most 2022 Modernization $
Army Network Gets Most 2022 Modernization $

Some $2.7 billion goes to network upgrades, more than any other Army priority area, according to acting acquisition chief Doug Bush.

Army Network Upgrade Seeks Fast Data For JADC2

Army Network Upgrade Seeks Fast Data For JADC2
Army Network Upgrade Seeks Fast Data For JADC2

The upcoming upgrade to the Army’s tactical network, Capability Set ’23, will exploit the boom in commercial Low- and Medium-Earth Orbit satellites to boost communications for fast-moving Stryker units.

Testing Concerns Won’t Delay Tactical Network Upgrades: Army

Testing Concerns Won’t Delay Tactical Network Upgrades: Army
Testing Concerns Won’t Delay Tactical Network Upgrades: Army

The Pentagon’s top tester, DOT&E, had urged the Army to take more time. But Army leaders said today they’ve got plenty of field tests scheduled with real soldiers.

‘Improvised Mode’: The Army Network Evolves In Project Convergence

‘Improvised Mode’: The Army Network Evolves In Project Convergence
‘Improvised Mode’: The Army Network Evolves In Project Convergence

How do you get targeting data from satellite to howitzer in less than 20 seconds, on a tactical network that was never designed to do that? You improvise, Maj. Gen. Peter Gallagher told me.

COVID Disrupts Network Tests – But Army Presses On

COVID Disrupts Network Tests – But Army Presses On
COVID Disrupts Network Tests – But Army Presses On

The Army pushed hard to field-test new tech with real soldiers. Then came the coronavirus. Now the service will have to rely much more on lab testing.

New Army Network ‘A Revolution’ For Airborne: Commander

New Army Network ‘A Revolution’ For Airborne: Commander
New Army Network ‘A Revolution’ For Airborne: Commander

Since World War II, every airdrop has been a well-armed leap of faith into the unknown. A new tactical wireless network could change that.

Uncle Sam Wants YOU To Compete For Army Network Upgrade: CS 21

Uncle Sam Wants YOU To Compete For Army Network Upgrade: CS 21
Uncle Sam Wants YOU To Compete For Army Network Upgrade: CS 21

Gone are the days of a stately, deliberate, laborious acquisition process in which the Army would plan out the future in detail before going to industry. “We’d almost always guess wrong,” said Maj. Gen. David Bassett. “Eventually we’d deliver yesterday’s technology tomorrow.”