Space Force anticipates first Kronos C2 contracts in April
While Kronos is moving forward, the other major part of the C2 upgrade, ATLAS, has not reached full viability, according to the most recent report by DOT&E.
To accelerate space capabilities, Pentagon ups Golden Dome spending plan by $10 billion
By raising the cost estimate to $185 billion, Gen. Michael Guetlein said it would accelerate development of the Airborne Moving Target Indication, space data network and the Hypersonic Ballistic Tracking Space Sensor.
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Do more with less: streamline workflows, reduce duplication, invest upfront to save long-term.
Army shakeup will supercharge simulation, training and network ops: STRI chief
The reorganization of the Army’s acquisition offices aims to lessen the number of people in charge of requirements and combine offices who already shared some of the same capabilities and missions.
EDGE Group to equip Angola with C2 border security systems
"Angola stands out as a forward-thinking nation with a clear vision for modernising its national security architecture, which makes it an ideal partner in shaping the future of border control," said EDGE Group CEO Hamad Al Marar in a statement.
No help from you: Marines’ first Thunderstruck competition tests comms skills in hard places
In a real fight, “if you're detected and you can't move, you will die. If you move and you can't reestablish comms, you will fail,” one officer told Breaking Defense.
PACAF commander: Air Force needs to ‘improve,’ staff up C2 capabilities
"The tree that that hangs on, the tree of our platforms and our capabilities is command and control, and I see a need for us to continue to invest and improve. And that’s people,” said Pacific Air Forces Commander Gen. Kevin Schneider.
Breaking Defense announces Breaking Defense Europe, a new, distinct, European edition
Breaking Defense Europe will launch May 4 with Tim Martin and Elisabeth Gosselin-Malo as co-editors.
AI Transformational Model accelerates battle staff decision-making ‘seven-fold’ in Air Force experiment
In the service’s inaugural DASH experiment, coders from both industry and the Shadow Operations Center - Nellis (ShOC-N) spent two weeks building "agentic AI" tools that staff officers then tried out in high-pressure conflict scenarios.
‘We need your creative, innovative, patriotic, and diabolical minds’: Joint Chiefs Chairman Caine
Gen. Dan Caine called for greater collaboration between the Pentagon and industry — building on the Silicon Valley-based Defense Innovation Unit — to speed up new technology, especially for globally integrated command and control.
Marines undergo ‘big cultural shift’ in hopes of more flexible budget
The change in the Marines' budgeting approach comes as other services in recent years have been readjusting their budgeting processes in an effort to get Congress to let them have larger, more flexible pots of money.
Making comms and collaboration secure for DoD CONOPS and CJADC2
In this Breaking Defense on-demand webinar, we examine the demand signals from DoD command-and-control leadership about their expectations for keeping information secure without hindering effective collaboration, and their plans for transitioning capabilities from demonstration to deployment.
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Air Force eyes ‘Advanced E-7’ Wedgetail with upgrades including new radar
A request for information released by the service raises the possibility of integrating new upgrades on a platform “equivalent” to the E-7, though it’s not clear what that could be.
‘Never been done’: Army to test out new integrated data layer on classified networks at Convergence
"We're pulling live data and then integrating it in all the different warfighting functions. So it's a pretty big, pretty big push,” Col. Matt Skaggs told Breaking Defense.
How SATCOM and resilient space networks are driving the future of command and control
In this live Breaking Defense webinar, we bring together DoD and think tank leadership to discuss the latest developments in both strategic and tactical SATCOM.
Aussie passive radar becomes first kit delivered for AIR6500 missile defense system
"You know, gone are the days where we wait for years, and then something gets delivered. What we've got now is every nine months there's going to be a release internally," Air Commodore Benjamin Sleeman, director-general for integrated air and missile defense, said.