AIS@P: Army aims to get AI ASAP for intel, jammers and sensors

AIS@P: Army aims to get AI ASAP for intel, jammers and sensors
AIS@P: Army aims to get AI ASAP for intel, jammers and sensors

The multi-vendor contract for “Artificial Intelligence & Software at Pace” will divide $1 billion over 10 years into bite-sized, quick-turn task orders of $25 million or less.

Army’s new compact electronic warfare kit goes on everything from backpacks to balloons

Army’s new compact electronic warfare kit goes on everything from backpacks to balloons
Army’s new compact electronic warfare kit goes on everything from backpacks to balloons

The service started fielding the new TLS Manpack in August, but soldiers are already innovating, using the reconfigurable electronic warfare kit to identify incoming drones or scan wide areas from an aerostat.

‘Plug and play’: Army’s Project Linchpin prepares to unveil open-source architecture for AI

‘Plug and play’: Army’s Project Linchpin prepares to unveil open-source architecture for AI
‘Plug and play’: Army’s Project Linchpin prepares to unveil open-source architecture for AI

“It’s like the Wild, Wild West when it comes to AI right now,” Linchpin product lead Bharat Patel told Breaking Defense. “We don’t want to be the government and be like, ‘Here’re our standards, you must comply.’”

‘A lot … at once’: Army cyber and network officials take stock 1 year after organizational shuffle

‘A lot … at once’: Army cyber and network officials take stock 1 year after organizational shuffle
‘A lot … at once’: Army cyber and network officials take stock 1 year after organizational shuffle

Last year, PEO C3T and PEO IEW&S absorbed several programs from the PEO Enterprise Information Systems (EIS), in hopes of better orienting the land forces for the fights of the future.

Rapid Raven: Air Force exercise updates electronic warfare threats in hours, not months

Rapid Raven: Air Force exercise updates electronic warfare threats in hours, not months
Rapid Raven: Air Force exercise updates electronic warfare threats in hours, not months

The 350th Spectrum Warfare Wing is modeling a new approach to electronic warfare for all the services: Instead of traditional quarterly updates, the 350th can now update over 30 Air Force systems about new threats within three hours.

Here are the Army’s new planned EW, signals programs

Here are the Army’s new planned EW, signals programs
Here are the Army’s new planned EW, signals programs

Brig. Gen. Ed Barker gave reporters a look ahead on his fiscal 2024, 2025 and 2026 priorities.

Army awards Booz Allen, Red Hat $2M Project Linchpin artificial intelligence contract

Army awards Booz Allen, Red Hat $2M Project Linchpin artificial intelligence contract
Army awards Booz Allen, Red Hat $2M Project Linchpin artificial intelligence contract

The service “will use Project Linchpin to develop and deploy trusted AI & ML capabilities to intelligence, cyber, and electronic warfare sensor systems,” Col. Chris Anderson, project manager for intelligence systems and analytics, said. 

Newly created Army cyber/space office to focus on streamlining efforts, building out talent

Newly created Army cyber/space office to focus on streamlining efforts, building out talent
Newly created Army cyber/space office to focus on streamlining efforts, building out talent

“I think our focus right now is we have to grow fast…And that’s done through good hiring actions…it’s also the retention of employees that we have,” Christopher Green said. “I want to make sure we build a culture where people want to come to work everyday, they want to stay with us and they want to help us build our capabilities.”

Army’s new PEO IEW&S: ‘Holistic’ relook at reorganized office needed for evolving threats

Army’s new PEO IEW&S: ‘Holistic’ relook at reorganized office needed for evolving threats
Army’s new PEO IEW&S: ‘Holistic’ relook at reorganized office needed for evolving threats

Brig. Gen. Ed Barker said he’s outlined a 100-day plan as he takes over the Army’s program executive office for intelligence, electronic warfare and sensors.

Simplifying and streamlining: How the Army’s new network boss aims to modernize

Simplifying and streamlining: How the Army’s new network boss aims to modernize
Simplifying and streamlining: How the Army’s new network boss aims to modernize

“I think across our entire portfolio, there are opportunities for us to simplify and deliver capabilities that allow for our units to have a more flexible network infrastructure,” Mark Kitz said.

Here’s how the Army is reorganizing its network, cyberops offices

Here’s how the Army is reorganizing its network, cyberops offices
Here’s how the Army is reorganizing its network, cyberops offices

No current contracts, awards, jobs or physical moves are being affected by the PEOs restructuring, an Army spokesman said, but the reorg aims to streamline technical capabilities.

Army’s network and advanced tech office gets a new leader

Army’s network and advanced tech office gets a new leader
Army’s network and advanced tech office gets a new leader

Mark Kitz succeeds Maj. Gen. Anthony Potts, who led the office since June last year.

Army reorganizing program offices for network and cyber ops, UAVs may be next: Officials

Army reorganizing program offices for network and cyber ops, UAVs may be next: Officials
Army reorganizing program offices for network and cyber ops, UAVs may be next: Officials

The way the historic PEO organizations were initially set up was “for a reason,” but now the Army is modernizing, and the shift is needed to support its unified network, Young Bang said.

Army moves ahead with Palantir and Raytheon for next phase of TITAN

Army moves ahead with Palantir and Raytheon for next phase of TITAN
Army moves ahead with Palantir and Raytheon for next phase of TITAN

The TITAN program is a tactical ground station that will process data from across space and land-based sensors using artificial intelligence and ship it off to the right shooter — such as one of the new Army long-range precision fires missiles.