Pentagon kicks off spectrum sharing experiments in Utah
The experiments will include airborne radar systems and 5G technologies operating on mid-band spectrum.
DoD Deal Targets Doubling Efficiency Of 5G Spectrum
“Fundamentally, we do it the same way as noise canceling headphones; we listen to what the radio transmits and inject it in reverse in the radio, so the radio thinks that it doesn’t hear itself, and it can hear everything else” Joel Brand of Kumu Networks says.
Breaking Defense announces Breaking Defense Europe, a new, distinct, European edition
Breaking Defense Europe will launch May 4 with Tim Martin and Elisabeth Gosselin-Malo as co-editors.
Pentagon Briefs Industry On 5G Experiments
Four bases around the country will pioneer military use of the new high-speed communications network technology.
F-35A Will Fly At Paris Air Show; JSF Boasts High Readiness Rates In Europe
WASHINGTON: The F-35A demonstrated higher mission capable rates during its just-concluded European deployment than the fourth generation aircraft it is replacing. “It’s very important to know that we are experiencing reliability rates rates that are unheard of in our legacy fleet with this jet. We’ve seen a very, very high rate of success with just […]
Flight Ops Of 15 F-35As Suspended Due To Fuel Tank Problem
The US Air Force and Norway announced the temporary suspension of flight operations for 15 F-35As today because of “peeling and crumbling insulation in avionics cooling lines inside the fuel tanks.” The problem, caused by a supplier, was discovered during depot modification of an F-35A and affects a total of 57 aircraft, 42 of them still on the […]
F-35A Looks A Lock For IOC OK; CAS As Good As F-16
WASHINGTON: All the boxes are ticked for the Air Force to declare the F-35A ready for combat. The final clearance hasn’t been given by the man who will decide, Air Combat Command’s Gen. Hawk Carlisle, but he has received all the data on the planes, pilots and maintainers, said Lt. Col. Steven Anderson, 388th Maintenance […]
Modernizing defense enterprise IT without disrupting the mission
Government can’t stop to update systems, so modernization has to happen without interruptions.
New Air Force Missile Turns Out Lights With Raytheon Microwave Tech
The missile launched from the wing pylon of a B-52 heavy bomber and streaked over the desert of western Utah. At pre-set coordinates, a microwave emitter installed in the winged, jet-propelled cruise missile blasted a target building. But there was no big bang, no billowing clouds of dust and debris. Instead, the building was struck […]