Pentagon mulling new critical infrastructure defense ops plan: VanHerck
"I think the future of homeland defense looks vastly different than it does today," NORTHCOM/NORAD Commander Gen. Glen VanHerck said Thursday.
NORTHCOM’s head sets record straight on missile defense boundaries with SPACECOM
After what Gen. Glen VanHerck called a "totally deceiving and incorrect" SPACECOM statement, there was widespread confusion about who is charged with the missile defense mission.
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NORTHCOM chief: Homeland defense could be imperiled by commercial spectrum sale
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo on March 5 sent a letter to Congress endorsing a plan for sharing the disputed 3.1-3.45 spectrum band — but also opening the possibility that DoD could vacate it entirely, according to the Congressional Research Service.
Arctic chill: Sanctions biting Chinese-Russian energy initiatives, IC-sponsored report says
"Russia's need for economic support in the face of new sanctions combined with China's need for energy and Arctic influence make them logical partners," says the report published through the NGA's Tearline project.
Eyeing Russia and China, NORTHCOM head frets over US ability to respond to Arctic threats
After the White House released strategy for the far north, Gen. Glen VanHerck, commander of NORTHCOM/NORAD, said the US isn't "organized, trained and equipped" to operate there quickly.
Long-range missile defense radar ready to ‘plug in’ at NORTHCOM within ‘months’
The LRDR not only will improve ballistic missile tracking for homeland defense, but also will contribute to space domain awareness, said Northern Command's Director of Operations Brig. Gen. Joey Lestorti.
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US homeland at risk from ‘garden-variety’ cruise missiles: CSIS
"It is high time to adapt our air and missile defense posture, policy and programs to the near-peer and to things other than ICBMs," Tom Karako, co-author of the report, told Breaking Defense in an interview.
Combatant Commands Worry About Service JADC2 Stovepipes
"One of the challenges that I see with JADC2 is: is it really joint? Or is it SADC2 -- in other words, is it really just a service all domain command and control?" quipped George Ka'iliwai, director of requirements and resources (J8), at Indo-Pacific Command headquarters.
First ABMS Buy: KC-46 Pods To Link F-22, F-35
Decision-making software tools and IT infrastructure are next on the agenda for ABMS investment, say senior Air Force officials.
Exclusive: NORTHCOM Developing, Testing AI Tools To Implement JADC2
The command is leading a virtual exercise, called the Global Information Dominance Exercise (GIDE) 2, March 18-23 to test three "decision aids" using AI to speed commanders' ability to act.
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AFRL, NORTHCOM Eye Commercial Internet Sats For Arctic
"We'll have communications capability up there within the next year or so," said NORTHCOM commander Gen. Glen VanHerck.
Picking 1st ABMS Capabilities A Top Issue At Air Force Corona
The technologies that allowed a tracked howitzer to shoot down a cruise missile in the Sept. 3 ABMS On Ramp was "a Sputnik or Alpha-Go moment where AI did something that could not have been done otherwise," says Will Roper.
ABMS Demo Proves AI Chops For C2
"Tanks shooting down cruise missiles is awesome -- video game, sci-fi awesome," Air Force acquisition czar Will Roper told a small group of reporters.
More Ambitious ABMS Demo Uses 5G: Roper
"ABMS is about taking the concept of the OODA Loop and transcending it from something that people do to something that machines do," says Will Roper, AF acquisition czar.