White House comes out against Senate FY26 NDAA language on DoD spectrum rights
Section 1564 would give the Joint Chiefs of Staff the right to nix changes to military systems that would be required to comply with planned spectrum sharing plans.
Senate Republicans ‘very close’ to deal to protect key DoD spectrum in reconciliation language
Democrat Sen. Maria Cantwell of Washington, where Boeing is headquartered, continues to raise concerns about potential interference with civil and military aviation.
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In contested seas, autonomy has to think ahead, not just steer
As missions stretch farther and comms grow less reliable, predictive software could become the edge that keeps missions afloat.
Changes in FCC rules to support GPS alternatives could impact DoD
The FCC's concerns echo those from DoD and the Space Force about the ease of GPS jamming — and the rapid rise in deliberate jamming by governments and militaries in hot spots around the world such as Syria, Ukraine and the Red Sea.
Not on the same wavelength: Trump inherits spectrum fight between DoD, commercial industry
Here's everything you need to know about the spectrum battle between DoD and industry, which offices control the issues, and which way the Trump administration may be leaning.
Ligado files Chapter 11, commences restructuring to slash debt burden
Meanwhile, the company said it has no intentions of dropping its lawsuit against the federal government over L-band spectrum use.
US wins protections for Pentagon radar spectrum at WRC-23
The US and its allies managed to block a move by China to open up the 6 GHz band Beijing uses for 5G mobile wireless communications to global use — a move that would have empowered Chinese telecom firms such as Huawei.
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.
Ligado sues DoD, Commerce for $39B in long-running spectrum saga
The lawsuit is the latest in a decade-spanning battle between Ligado and opponents in government.
STRATCOM wrapping spectrum ops center plan, as military faces bandwidth grab by 5G firms
STRATCOM's Joint Electromagnetic Spectrum Operations Center is focused primarily on repelling threats from Russia and China, but DoD also faces a potentially crippling spectrum grab by US commercial 5G wireless giants.
Key senators renew push to undo FCC’s Ligado spectrum ruling
The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine is planning to release on Sept. 9 its review of the impacts on DoD use of GPS - just a few weeks before Ligado plans to go live.
What Will Spur Open Standards For 5G: DoD, NTIA Ask Industry
DoD wants 5G systems based on open architectures that allow plug-and-play operations and avoid vendor lock.
Modernizing defense enterprise IT without disrupting the mission
Government can’t stop to update systems, so modernization has to happen without interruptions.
Ligado Exemplifies Broken US Spectrum Management: Industry Experts
"There's a lot of inefficiencies in the process. But it's basically a fight, with each community pressing its case to its own regulatory body," says Jennifer Warren, Lockheed Martin's vice president for technology, policy and regulation.
Pentagon Gives Up Huge Slice Of Spectrum For 5G
An unprecedentedly quick 15-week review identified 100 mHZ of spectrum, now heavily used by military radars, that will be auctioned off in December 2021.
FCC Cracks Under Hill Pressure On Ligado 5G Network
"I'm very confident going forward that we've made a decision that is based much more on sound engineering as opposed to some of the fear mongering that we've heard," FCC Chairman Ajit Pai says.
NTIA Aims For Shareable Software Forensics To Protect Supply Chain
NTIA is not aiming at eventual regulations; rather voluntary sharing of critical information about software supply chains.