New information warfare squadrons will increase readiness and lethality at sea: Officer
The Navy is piloting two information warfare squadrons to increase capabilities to carrier strike groups.
Who’s Who in Defense: Joni Ernst, Chairman, Senate Armed Services (SASC) Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities
For the 119th Congress, Ernst again picks up the reins of a legislative body with jurisdiction over the programs and policies related to: intelligence; counterterrorism; special operations; weapons of mass destruction; and drug trafficking.
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America must adopt a Sixth Domain of warfare doctrine
The Sixth Domain is not defined by geography. It’s a new kind of conflict in which autonomy and networked systems allow thousand-dollar consumer electronics to destroy multi-million-dollar conventional weapons systems.
DOGE-related workforce cuts have left the Navy with a ‘big challenge,’ CIO says
“In some cases, we lost some people that we wanted to lose, but we lost some people that we didn't want to lose," CIO of the Department of the Navy Jane Rathbun said.
Air Force special ops commander tapped to lead Air Force Academy, other nominees announced
The Pentagon announced nominees for other key Air Force roles, such as a new deputy chief of staff for plans and programs.
Brute force: Russia ‘doubled down’ on often-crude disinformation in 2023, says report
With official outlets like RT and Sputnik kicked out of many Western countries, Moscow now emphasizes social media — exploiting TikTok, X, and the explosion in generative AI, according to a new report.
‘Central to everything we do’: Army unveils first-ever doctrine for ‘information’
“We no longer regard information as a separate consideration or the sole purview of technical specialists,” the new ADP 3-13 says. “Instead, we view information as a resource that is integrated into operations” — from cyberwar to psyops, reconnaissance to deterrence, social media to camouflage.
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.
Ukraine War: Vast hacker ‘militias’ do little damage – but can rally mass support, says study
"Hacktivist" groups like the IT Army of Ukraine claim hundreds of thousands of members, but their cyber attacks are less about tangible results than online agitprop, says a forthcoming study from CSIS exclusively previewed by Breaking Defense.
Navy information warfare boss eyeing increased presence in MQ-4C Triton ops
Vice Adm. Kelly Aeschbach said pilots to add IW billets on Amphibious Readiness Groups and submarines was successful this past year.
‘It’s a race’: Air Force CIO ‘confident’ FY24 budget will bolster information tech
"I'll say the day we can really say we have JADC2 is the day we're working out of Ender's Game," said Air Force CIO Lauren Knausenberger.
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Cyber and full-spectrum operations push the Great Power conflict left of boom
In this Game Changer, HII cyber experts discuss the importance of optimizing the use of cyber capabilities and electromagnetic spectrum operations to help DoD shut down threats before they can escalate to open conflict.
Modernizing defense enterprise IT without disrupting the mission
Government can’t stop to update systems, so modernization has to happen without interruptions.
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Cyber and full-spectrum operations push the Great Power conflict left of boom
Unlike a weapon that can be tested, validated, and put on a shelf knowing that it will work when needed, deployed information warfare and cyber capabilities have to be continually tuned and optimized in order to be relevant to the warfighter.
‘Win before firing a shot:’ Top Marine explains why the service is focused on information warfare
Gen. David Berger says the past four months of war in Ukraine has been a "fantastic case study" in information warfare.
Watching Ukraine, US special ops realizes it’s behind on information war capabilities
SOCOM "working very hard" to use AI and machine learning-driven "sentiment analysis" to better craft messaging, Gen. Richard Clarke, commander of US Special Operations Command, said.
How US intel worked with commercial satellite firms to reveal Ukraine info
While the NGA chief said it's "surprising to see that information advantage on the battlefield is so far countering superior equipment and mass" in Ukraine, experts warn a future information fight with China won't likely go as smoothly.