Lyft exec Craig Martell tapped as Pentagon’s AI chief: Exclusive Interview

Lyft exec Craig Martell tapped as Pentagon’s AI chief: Exclusive Interview
Lyft exec Craig Martell tapped as Pentagon’s AI chief: Exclusive Interview

“I’m convinced we’re going to be able to do some great things,” Craig Martel told Breaking Defense in an exclusive interview. “But they’re going to be hard things. It’s going to be a challenge.”

Joint AI Center Turns To Air Force cloudONE As JEDI Stalls

Joint AI Center Turns To Air Force cloudONE As JEDI Stalls
Joint AI Center Turns To Air Force cloudONE As JEDI Stalls

The Joint Artificial Intelligence Center needs three things: new acquisition authorities, more staff, and the cloud. With JEDI delayed ‘potentially many more months,’ director Lt. Gen. Jack Shanahan said, he’s turning to an Air Force alternative.

Army IBCS: Joint, Up To A Point

Army IBCS: Joint, Up To A Point
Army IBCS: Joint, Up To A Point

The Army’s eager to link its missile defense C2 network to the Air Force, Navy, and Marines – as long as that doesn’t slow the millisecond timing required to hit high-speed targets.

MDA: All-Domain C2 Key To Countering Hypersonic Missiles

MDA: All-Domain C2 Key To Countering Hypersonic Missiles
MDA: All-Domain C2 Key To Countering Hypersonic Missiles

“We’ll take anybody’s sensors,” MDA’s John Bier said, “as long as it contributes to the missile warning, missile defense and space domain environment.”

DIU Seeks Prototype Sat Terminal For Army All-Domain Ops

DIU Seeks Prototype Sat Terminal For Army All-Domain Ops
DIU Seeks Prototype Sat Terminal For Army All-Domain Ops

The mobile TITAN satellite ground station is a critical node in Army plans for all-domain operations.

April All-Domain Test Postponed; AF Keeps Flying The Globe: Goldfein

April All-Domain Test Postponed; AF Keeps Flying The Globe: Goldfein
April All-Domain Test Postponed; AF Keeps Flying The Globe: Goldfein

The Air Force’s global air mobility operations — in support of the other services to deliver spare parts, as well as helping the Department of Health and Human Services cope with the Coronavirus pandemic by delivering test kits — continue. says Chief of Staff Gen. David Goldfein.

‘No Timeout’ In Future Wars: Army Gen. Murray EXCLUSIVE

‘No Timeout’ In Future Wars: Army Gen. Murray EXCLUSIVE
‘No Timeout’ In Future Wars: Army Gen. Murray EXCLUSIVE

20th century warfare was like football, with lines, phases, and pauses, the head of Army Futures Command told us. 21st century conflict is like hockey: unrelenting, brutal, and chaotic. So how do you coordinate your players well enough to win?

All-Domain Ops Require Rethinking Combatant Commands: Goldfein

All-Domain Ops Require Rethinking Combatant Commands: Goldfein
All-Domain Ops Require Rethinking Combatant Commands: Goldfein

“This is foundational to who we are,” Goldfein says of the new all-domain operations warfighting concept.

New Army Cannon Doubles Range; Ramjet Ammo May Be Next

New Army Cannon Doubles Range; Ramjet Ammo May Be Next
New Army Cannon Doubles Range; Ramjet Ammo May Be Next

BAE will deliver the first 18 ERCA vehicles by 2023 – but the Army is already working on further upgrades.

Future Vertical Lift: Army’s Aerial Vanguard

Future Vertical Lift: Army’s Aerial Vanguard
Future Vertical Lift: Army’s Aerial Vanguard

The Army isn’t just replacing old helicopters. It’s building a networked “ecosystem” of mutually supporting manned and unmanned weapons that can drive a flying wedge into Russian and Chinese air defenses.

Hyten: All Domain Drives Requirements Shakeup

Hyten: All Domain Drives Requirements Shakeup
Hyten: All Domain Drives Requirements Shakeup

“The JROC tended to be a receiver of requirements from services, not a generator of requirements for the services to meet,” Gen. Hyten said. “That’s not what was intended by Congress.”

Defense Digital Service Builds Counter-Drone SWAT Team, ASAP

Defense Digital Service Builds Counter-Drone SWAT Team, ASAP
Defense Digital Service Builds Counter-Drone SWAT Team, ASAP

The Pentagon’s digital elite wants to rapidly develop new techniques and technologies to detect, hack, and jam enemy drones – with wide potential applications for Joint All-Domain Command & Control.

Gen. Hyten On The New American Way of War: All-Domain Operations

Gen. Hyten On The New American Way of War: All-Domain Operations
Gen. Hyten On The New American Way of War: All-Domain Operations

All-Domain Operations is”the biggest key to the future of the entire budget,” the Vice-Chairman of the Joint Chiefs said, “because if we figure that out, we’ll have a significant advantage over everybody in the world for a long time.”

Air Force Cuts Aircraft To Fund Space, Multi-Domain

Air Force Cuts Aircraft To Fund Space, Multi-Domain
Air Force Cuts Aircraft To Fund Space, Multi-Domain

“Winning the future fight will require us to dominate space,” said Maj. Gen. John Pletcher, Air Force deputy assistant secretary for budget.