The civilian internet firm will build prototype software for Tactical Identity Credential & Access Management, a critical step in bringing “zero trust” cybersecurity to battlefield networks.
By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.A major overhaul is coming in software for missile warning
Space Systems Command’s FORGE program is the first, major missile-warning software modernization effort in 20 years.
Because it needs much less electricity per computation than current chips, the new hardware could take AI out of big data centers and onto drones, robots, and other small platforms at the “tactical edge.”
By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.
It’s tempting to use AI to micromanage military operations from an all-seeing HQ. But experts warn the chaos of war means AI is best used to empower decentralized initiative — an area where the democratic West just might have the edge.
By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.
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How can warfighters know when the AI is telling the truth? The answer to that and the roles of AI/ML in all-domain operations are inextricably linked.
By Breaking Defense
After just three years, there are now 200 teams across DoD doing DevSecOps, which has saved, on average, a year and $12.5 million per app it’s been used to launch, the Air Force’s Chief Software Officer says. When you consider the number of apps, that’s significant. And now there’s a push to make DevSecOps resources available to JADC2.
By Brad D. Williams
The new owners bring venture capital and software expertise to upgrade Area-I’s ALTIUS mini-drone, already a favorite in Army experiments with ‘Air-Launched Effects.’
By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.
The sixth ABMS onramp “was going to be in partnership with Australia, and allies and partners, in the Pacific Rim,” Air Force Chief Architect Preston Dunlap said, but “just due to the budget constraints, we had to pull the plug on that.”
By Theresa Hitchens
Future inevitability of quantum computers is a security problem today
‘Store Now, Decrypt Later’ attacks must be thwarted now with Zero Trust cybersecurity.
The Pentagon’s grand plans for Joint All Domain Command & Control require translating masses of data across incompatible systems. “Unless you get the underpinnings of a foundational data fabric,” Maj. Gen. Peter Gallagher told me, “it will never happen.”
By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.
The military sees huge potential in tiny electronics to revolutionize warfare with swarms of expendable, interconnected drones. But it doesn’t want to repeat the mistakes of the F-35 by building a single multi-service mega-program to build them.
By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.
The Pentagon is finding alternative clouds while waiting for JEDI, Dana Deasy said, so it can upgrade them to JEDI as soon as the courts allow.
By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.
The pair of unmanned scout vehicles had enough AI smarts aboard to navigate cross-country, identify “enemy” forces, and open fire – but a human still decides whether to shoot.
By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.
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 Air Force is pushing ABMS as the backbone for future Joint All Domain Command & Control. Can the network scale up from hundreds of aircraft to thousands of ground troops?
By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.
Why did Amazon bypass the GAO protest process and go straight to federal court? That strategy faces two major risks.
By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.
