Gen. Joseph Anderson

New Army Unit To Test Tactics: Meet The Multi-Domain Task Force

WASHINGTON: The Army is creating an experimental combat unit to develop new tactics for lethally fast-paced future battlefields. The Multi-Domain Task Force will be “a relatively small organization…1,500 or so troops,” the Army Chief of Staff, Gen. Mark Milley, told the Future of Warfare conference here this morning. While small, it will have capabilities not found in […]

By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.

Land Warfare

Army Builds Advisor Brigades: Counterinsurgency Is Here To Stay

WASHINGTON: After a decade of debate, the US Army is finally creating permanent units dedicated to advising foreign forces. The six new Security Force Assistance Brigades will be a marked departure from the ad hoc training teams used throughout the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. They would also be well suited to build up local […]

By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.

Networks & Digital Warfare

The future of Zero Trust

Zero Trust is the Pentagon’s foundation for its modern cybersecurity strategy.

By Barry Rosenberg

Sponsored Post, Networks & Digital Warfare

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.

By Breaking Defense

Sponsored Post, Networks & Digital Warfare

Turning R&D into reality to meet the challenges of the modern battlefield

Knowing when to build on commercial systems and when to develop something new can be the difference between parity and information dominance.

By Breaking Defense

Space

The state of play in military space

The military space sector is evolving fast. Get the latest from Space Force and industry officials on what’s next for acquisition, policy and training in a new Breaking Defense eBook.

By Breaking Defense