SecArmy’s Multi-Domain Kill Chain: Space-Cloud-AI
Top Army leaders want Low Earth Orbit satellites, cloud computing, and artificial intelligence to find targets for future long-range weapons.
US Electronic Warfare: You’re Doing It Wrong
CSBA says the US is investing in the wrong jammers to counter Russia and China’s powerful EW forces. There's another approach that would exploit our adversaries’ weaknesses.
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.
Peraton Wins Sole Award For Army ISR-Sat Terminal Prototype
Development of the ISR satellite terminal prototype is a foundational element of the Army's multi-domain operation plans.
OSD & Joint Staff Grapple With Joint All-Domain Command
The armed services agree they need to work together better -- they just don't agree on how. Now the Joint Staff is taking a hand.
EXCLUSIVE Pentagon’s AI Problem Is ‘Dirty’ Data: Lt. Gen. Shanahan
The military has all the data it needs to train machine learning algorithms for war – somewhere. Now the Joint AI Center has to find it all and clean it up. The goal: AI Ready data.
EXCLUSIVE Navy, Air Force Chiefs Agree To Work On All Domain C2
Today, "we have Navy-only systems," said Vice Adm. Lewis, "which is really frustrating" -- in fact, it's "asinine."
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Answering the demand signal to move faster, field sooner, iterate continuously
As threats rapidly evolve, digital engineering, manufacturing capacity and robust supply chains are critical to meeting challenges.
Air Force ABMS: One Architecture To Rule Them All?
The Air Force’s Advanced Battle Management System is growing from an alternative to JSTARS to a multi-domain mega-network to connect all four services in future wars. Is this a revolution or overreach?
F-35 To F-22: Can We Talk? Finally, The Answer Is Yes
Next month, the Air Force will start rapid-fire field tests of new network tech, including a long-delayed secure datalink between its two stealth fighters.
New Space BMC2 System To Debut at Corona: Raymond
"A lot of the challenges we face in space are big data problems," says Gen. John Raymond, who is dual-hatted as commander of Space Command and Air Force Space Command.
AF Education & Training Shifts To ‘Space Warfighting Ethos’: Gen. Webb
"Gen. Raymond has asked me, in particular, to make sure that we are incorporating all aspects of space warfighting ... into our curriculum."
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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.
EXCLUSIVE Air Force To Upgrade ABMS Every 4 Months: Roper
The ultimate goal of ABMS, Air Force acquisition czar Will Roper enthused, is to "build a family of systems" and "create something that feels like the Internet of Things for the Air Force."
Air Force Will Shift Up To $30B For Space, Multi Domain
"But make no mistake…if in fact a war starts or extends into space, everyone loses," Air Force Chief of Staff David Goldfein told the AFA 2019 conference. "I don’t see any winners.”
Target, Kaliningrad: Air Force Puts Putin On Notice
The threat of long-range missile launchers in the Russian enclave is driving the Air Force to develop new tactics for multi-domain attack and dispersed defense.
Army Multi-Domain Wargame Reveals C2 Shortfalls
In a massive simulated conflict, the human players adapted rapidly to futuristic technologies and tactics. But their command-and-control software couldn't keep up.