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Insights on digital transformation following successes on B-21 and Sentinel

Insights on digital transformation following successes on B-21 and Sentinel
Insights on digital transformation following successes on B-21 and Sentinel

Customers and employees are experiencing the ‘Butterfly Effect’ of digital transformation from key national security programs.

Honeywell unveils new F-35 thermal management fix as Pentagon hunts for better cooling

Honeywell unveils new F-35 thermal management fix as Pentagon hunts for better cooling
Honeywell unveils new F-35 thermal management fix as Pentagon hunts for better cooling

“Now that we understand that 80 kilowatts is a must-have, it was the mission of: how do we get there, with the lowest impact to the overall airframe?” Honeywell Aerospace’s Matt Milas told Breaking Defense in an exclusive interview.

Mirroring DoD’s interest, GDIT chief says it’s upping investment in digital engineering

Mirroring DoD’s interest, GDIT chief says it’s upping investment in digital engineering
Mirroring DoD’s interest, GDIT chief says it’s upping investment in digital engineering

GDIT President Amy Gilliland sat down with Breaking Defense to talk digital engineering, zero trust and the firm’s strategy for 2024.

Army’s digital engineering strategy aims to speed weapon systems development

Army’s digital engineering strategy aims to speed weapon systems development
Army’s digital engineering strategy aims to speed weapon systems development

The service has already asked vendors to come back with digital engineering “artifacts” and designs for two of its six modernization priorities, Army Under Secretary Gabe Camarillo told reporters.

Why Will Roper still believes the Pentagon should work more like Formula One

Why Will Roper still believes the Pentagon should work more like Formula One
Why Will Roper still believes the Pentagon should work more like Formula One

“Formula One is amazingly complex from an aerodynamic perspective. And in my opinion, it’s more complex than what we do in aviation,” said Will Roper, the Air Force’s former acquisition chief.

Army Futures Command honing in on ‘human-machine integration,’ beyond a ‘bolt-on’ capability

Army Futures Command honing in on ‘human-machine integration,’ beyond a ‘bolt-on’ capability
Army Futures Command honing in on ‘human-machine integration,’ beyond a ‘bolt-on’ capability

Other R&D focus areas next year include software applications and energetic materials, or chemicals found in weapon systems, a key area of value for the Army. 

‘Tremendous amount of power’: Army digital engineering strategy slated for FY24

‘Tremendous amount of power’: Army digital engineering strategy slated for FY24
‘Tremendous amount of power’: Army digital engineering strategy slated for FY24

Through digital engineering, the Army wants to move from manual processes to an all-digital environment, so much so that deputy assistant secretary of the Army for data, engineering and software Jennifer Swanson told Breaking Defense she hopes Army projects would be “born digital” within a few years.

The Space Force wants more ‘indigenous software experts’ that can write code

The Space Force wants more ‘indigenous software experts’ that can write code
The Space Force wants more ‘indigenous software experts’ that can write code

The Space Force revealed its “Vision for a Digital Service” last May, which defined what the digital service would look like through four focus areas.

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Hypersonic weapons meet speed-of-light defenses

Hypersonic weapons meet speed-of-light defenses
Hypersonic weapons meet speed-of-light defenses

See how Raytheon Missiles & Defense is developing high-power microwaves as part of layered air defenses.

Wrangling disparate ground systems is ‘major’ priority for Space Force integration office

Wrangling disparate ground systems is ‘major’ priority for Space Force integration office
Wrangling disparate ground systems is ‘major’ priority for Space Force integration office

“Progress has not been as great as we wanted it to be” in the Space Force’s effort to reduce the number of disparate satellite ground control centers, according to Clare Leon, head of Space Systems Command’s (SSC) Space Systems Integration Office (SSIO).

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Accelerating Innovative Digital Engineering Capabilities To The Warfighter

Accelerating Innovative Digital Engineering Capabilities To The Warfighter
Accelerating Innovative Digital Engineering Capabilities To The Warfighter

BAE Systems delivers efficient decision-making capability through effective product lifecycle management and digital engineering approaches.

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Every Moment Counts In The New Era Of Missile Defense

Every Moment Counts In The New Era Of Missile Defense
Every Moment Counts In The New Era Of Missile Defense

By digitally designing, integrating, testing and addressing issues long before they can arise in the operations and sustainment environments, we are able to deliver value throughout the life cycle of the product.

New NDIA Spin-Off Focuses On Building Next-Gen Tech Base For DoD

New NDIA Spin-Off Focuses On Building Next-Gen Tech Base For DoD
New NDIA Spin-Off Focuses On Building Next-Gen Tech Base For DoD

The institute will concentrate on artificial intelligence; autonomy; biotechnology; cyber; directed energy; command, control and communications; hypersonics; microelectronics; quantum science; space; and ‘5G to Next G.’

Air Force ‘Not There Yet’ On Key Hurdle For Digital Revolution

Air Force ‘Not There Yet’ On Key Hurdle For Digital Revolution
Air Force ‘Not There Yet’ On Key Hurdle For Digital Revolution

Darlene Costello, acting Air Force acquisition head, has issued a guidance document, called the Digital Building Code, for implementing the service’s ambitious digital revolution.