John Plumb, key DoD space official, to exit

John Plumb, key DoD space official, to exit
John Plumb, key DoD space official, to exit

Plumb has been assistant secretary of Defense for Space Policy since March 2022.

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Avoiding Rashomon with defense venture funding: DoD, VCs need to tell same story

Avoiding Rashomon with defense venture funding: DoD, VCs need to tell same story
Avoiding Rashomon with defense venture funding: DoD, VCs need to tell same story

Masao Dahlgren in this op-ed offers reasons why venture capitalists and the Pentagon aren’t yet on the same page, and calls for them to work together so that both can reap the benefits.

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The Sentinel ICBM remains affordable – because context matters

The Sentinel ICBM remains affordable – because context matters
The Sentinel ICBM remains affordable – because context matters

Adam Lowther and Curtis McGiffin argue in this op-ed that added context is needed before deciding that the Sentinel ICBM is too expensive.

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Multi-domain operations start with security, interoperability in the cloud

Multi-domain operations start with security, interoperability in the cloud
Multi-domain operations start with security, interoperability in the cloud

MDO requires operations at the tactical edge and cloud is the transport that makes it possible.

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Airborne tactical operations centers are needed for JADC2; Northern Edge demoed one in a KC-135

Airborne tactical operations centers are needed for JADC2; Northern Edge demoed one in a KC-135
Airborne tactical operations centers are needed for JADC2; Northern Edge demoed one in a KC-135

Integrating C2 solutions on more assets ensures that operators share a common operating picture they can act on based on verified, secure intelligence.

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Global security a collective responsibility of nations and industry

Global security a collective responsibility of nations and industry
Global security a collective responsibility of nations and industry

Heidi Grant, President, Business Development, Defense, Space & Security Global Services at Boeing, shares an industry perspective to this year’s theme of moving into the future with transformational insights.

By   Heidi Grant - Boeing
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True all-domain operations? It happened at Northern Edge ‘23

True all-domain operations? It happened at Northern Edge ‘23
True all-domain operations? It happened at Northern Edge ‘23

Collins Aerospace and Raytheon successfully demonstrated a suite of sensing and networking technologies that are foundational to Combined Joint All Domain Command and Control.

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For Replicator to succeed, the government must stay out of the production business

For Replicator to succeed, the government must stay out of the production business
For Replicator to succeed, the government must stay out of the production business

“Replicator should be a triumphant moment for modern American industrial policy and free market economics — not an attempt to emulate China’s command economy over the proven value of American ingenuity,” write Jeff Decker and Noah Sheinbaum.

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Implementing strategic deterrence through test

Implementing strategic deterrence through test
Implementing strategic deterrence through test

United States defense leaders can leverage private sector solutions to maintain the country’s position in the Indo-Pacific region and leap ahead of its peer competitors in hypersonic test and development.

By   Lt. Gen. Henry “Trey” Obering III (Ret.)
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Breaking OEM vendor lock with technical data packages the DoD owns for aircraft mods against new threats

Breaking OEM vendor lock with technical data packages the DoD owns for aircraft mods against new threats
Breaking OEM vendor lock with technical data packages the DoD owns for aircraft mods against new threats

Using leading edge technology and tools to generate digital data packages in lieu of proprietary OEM data, SNC is on track to be the first to offer true digital twins in a post-production environment.

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How DISA’s new Indo-Pacific network meets the Great Power threat

How DISA’s new Indo-Pacific network meets the Great Power threat
How DISA’s new Indo-Pacific network meets the Great Power threat

Lumen is not just replacing aged transport pipes for the DoD, it is transitioning and transforming network capabilities for better speed, latency, availability, affordability, and security.

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With DISA’s award of a new Indo-Pacific network, one company is transforming DoD global networks

With DISA’s award of a new Indo-Pacific network, one company is transforming DoD global networks
With DISA’s award of a new Indo-Pacific network, one company is transforming DoD global networks

“Where we touch them, we are working hard to transform them,” says Lumen of its network modernization programs for the Defense Department.

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With hypersonic worries, lawmakers request reports on US missile defense

With hypersonic worries, lawmakers request reports on US missile defense
With hypersonic worries, lawmakers request reports on US missile defense

The draft legislation also requires DoD to submit an overarching strategy for defeating hypersonic missile threats using asymmetric capabilities, including directed energy, microwave systems, cyber and “any other capabilities.”

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The danger of FVL incorporating too much IP and hindering spiral improvements

The danger of FVL incorporating too much IP and hindering spiral improvements
The danger of FVL incorporating too much IP and hindering spiral improvements

If the Army heeds industry’s emphasis on protecting intellectual property than a dependence on proprietary technology will hamstring FVL’s ability to address evolving threats.

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