Capability exists to simulate the future of kill chains at theater scale
A tool to explore what-if scenarios and tradeoffs at the theater-level faster than traditional analysis.
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FCC’s Carr: Close Chinese Backdoors Into US Networks
"It’s the presence of this insecure gear in our networks that’s the threat, not the source of funding used to purchase it," Commissioner Carr said.
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Next-generation C2 won’t be next-gen without the network transport
The network transport architecture for NGC2 could be a hybrid approach that combines high assurance communications with 5G, WiFi, and multi-orbit satellites.
JEDI Delay Doesn’t Derail DoD Cloud: Pentagon CIO
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.
Pentagon Gives Up Huge Slice Of Spectrum For 5G
An unprecedentedly quick 15-week review identified 100 mHZ of spectrum, now heavily used by military radars, that will be auctioned off in December 2021.
Iridium Publicly Threatens Lawsuit To Overturn FCC’s Ligado Vote
"I think there's some very compelling petitions for reconsideration before the FCC right now, so I'm hoping that they would hit the pause button," says Iridium's legal rep Robert McDowell.
NDAA: Senate Takes On China, Russia – And The FCC
Besides shoring up physical defenses against foreign threats, Senate Armed Services chairman Jim Inhofe is fighting against the FCC’s transfer of spectrum from GPS to 5G firm Ligado.
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Data overload threatens decisionmakers as autonomy expands
Reducing cognitive overload on warfighters while improving “time to trust” for autonomous systems is a matter of design.
FCC Reconsiders Tightening 25-Year Deadline For Space Junk Disposal
"Putting non-maneuverable cubesats into LEO in densely populated orbits ... is like putting go-carts on the freeway. Nobody would do that," says Viasat's John Janka.
Feds, DoD & Lawmakers Oppose FCC’s Ligado 5G Plan
"The Department continues to support domestic 5G options, but not at the risk of crippling our GPS networks," Defense Secretary Mark Esper tweeted yesterday after the FCC vote.
DoD, Industry Press FCC To Stop Vote On Space Debris Regs
The independent FCC seemingly "wrote these proposed rules mostly (if not entirely) in a vacuum, potentially failing to ensure White House directions in Space Policy Directives 1-through-4 were fully accounted for," said one USG official with an eye on the debate.
Security Trumps Speed For 5G Networks: CNAS
“Security will be more important than speed in establishing a durable foundation for 5G’s future,” writes leading scholar Elsa Kania – and Washington must lead the way.
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GPS: Still the gold standard in global navigation
The GPS network continues to prove its unmatched reliability, and it’s only getting stronger.
As DoD Seeks Smallsats, FCC Eases Licensing
"I see no reason why a satellite the size of a shoebox, with the life expectancy of a guinea pig, should be regulated the same way as a spacecraft the size of a school bus that will stay in orbit for centuries," says FCC Chairman Ajit Pai.
Pence: 5G Plan Will Spur Space Innovation
"President Trump has made it clear that the race to 5G is a race America will win," Pence said.
Commercial Space Needs Regulatory Clarity
Commercial space has many military applications, The National Geospatial Intelligence Agency relies heavily on commercial imagery supplied by DigitalGlobe satellites. The National Reconnaissance Office recently joined with NGA in something called the Commercial GEOINT Activity to buy commercial satellite imagery. A raft of companies are talking about building and operating satellites to provide imagery and other data. […]
Don’t Launch Drones Or Blimps As Emergency Coms Relays After Disaster
Launching drones/blimps as communication relays after disaster would do more harm than good, say AT&T, Sprint, & APCO: http://politi.co/MiSVqJ SydneyFreedberg