Tactical radios are driving force behind the Integrated Tactical Network (ITN) suite of communications and networking hardware and software that provides voice and data communication capabilities to tactical units, and were employed by the 25th Infantry Division throughout the Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Center (JPMRC) 24-01 exercise, held at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, in November 2023. (Photo Credit: U.S. Army/Sam Brooks) New Army sensing CFT to focus on getting intelligence to tactical edge The new "all-domain sensing" team is looking at ways to improve the processing, exploitation and dissemination of key intelligence across the Army and to tactical units. By Mark Pomerleau
Lockheed Martin employees work on the F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter production line in Fort Worth, Texas. (Photo from DVIDS) New DOD strategy aims to improve contractors’ cybersecurity, resiliency Cyber By Mikayla Easley
Gen. James Mingus on a trip to the Scranton Ammunition Plant on March 20. DefenseScoop photo by Brandi Vincent. Army’s new vice chief seeks to drive strategic modernization Tech By Brandi Vincent
Army all-domain sensing team playing the long game with eye toward 2030-2040 time frame By Mark Pomerleau
Navy’s Acting CTO, Justin Fanelli and Active CDO, Duncan McCaskill How the Navy is reducing workforce friction to improve mission outcomes
U.S. Soldiers of the 392nd Expeditionary Signal Battalion in Baltimore, Maryland, assemble an OE254 Radio antenna for communication on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, NJ, June 21, 2019. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Andrew Washington) Army sets sights on flexible contracting, adaptable network The Army is looking at more flexible buying models to be able to inject new technologies and pivot rapidly to address emerging tech and threats. By Mark Pomerleau
The Tactical Intelligence Targeting Access Node (TITAN) is expected to subsume the functionality of the Army’s legacy ground stations including the Advanced Miniaturized Data Acquisition System, Advanced Remote Ground Terminal, and Tactical Intelligence Ground Station. (Army photo) Army repurposes assured PNT cross-functional team to focus on long range, ‘all-domain’ sensing By Mark Pomerleau
Soldiers with 3rd Brigade, 25th Infantry Division. (Photo by Sam Brooks, U.S. Army.) Army requesting funding to initiate new theater signals intelligence program By Mark Pomerleau
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese (L), US President Joe Biden (C) and British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak (R) hold a press conference after a trilateral meeting during the AUKUS summit on March 13, 2023 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images) Trilateral AUKUS alliance kicks off prize competition focused on electromagnetic spectrum capabilities By Mark Pomerleau
US must establish independent military cyber service to fix ‘alarming’ problems — report By Mark Pomerleau
Army expects to mature electromagnetic spectrum decoy and obfuscation systems in FY ’25 By Mark Pomerleau
Army alters funding again for integrated cyber, EW, SIGINT system to speed up delivery of ‘critical’ manpack version By Mark Pomerleau
(Source: Scoop News Group) Defense leaders on accelerating mission with AI and security By Scoop News Group
Joseph Larson, III, deputy chief digital and AI officer for the DOD Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office speaks on a panel at Google NEXT. Task Force Lima spurs movement in the DOD to understand generative AI By Scoop News Group
Elizabeth Moon of Google on advancing defense capabilities with AI-powered insights By Scoop News Group
Google’s Kevin Mulligan on how secure data sharing and cloud enhance global security By Scoop News Group
ManTech’s Hannah Clifford on embracing AI and cloud collaboration to enhance defense strategy By Scoop News Group
The latest on the Pentagon’s major cloud acquisition, the Joint Warfighting Cloud Capability By DefenseScoop Staff
Bryan Thomas, Managing Director, Department of Defense, Google Public Sector How differentiating cloud provider’s capabilities will be a boon to defense agencies By Scoop News Group
The U.S. Naval Observatory celebrates the 150th birthday of one of its most important telescopes By DefenseScoop Staff
How a defense tech startup is protecting the nation’s IP from falling into the wrong hands By DefenseScoop Staff
A medium range ballistic missile target is launched from the Pacific Missile Range Facility in Kauai, Hawaii, as part of the U.S. Missile Defense Agency’s Flight Test Aegis Weapon System 31 Event 1a (FTM-31 E1a), held on March 30, 2023 in cooperation with the U.S. Navy. (MDA photo) Indo-Pacific Command to test prototype of Joint Fires Network this year
Capt. Ryan Baity, (left) 33d Cyberspace Operations Squadron exercise lead, discusses cyber defense with 1st Lt. Tricia Dang, 834th COS mission element lead and Justin Connelley, 834th COS host analyst, during Cyber Coalition 2023, Joint Base San Antonio, Lackland, Nov. 30, 2023. Sixteenth Air Force was the lead representative for the U.S. at the global exercise that included NATO key allies and partners sharing and integrating cyber security tactics, techniques, and procedures. (U.S. Air Force photo by Matthew McGovern) Space Force installs mission analysis team at Fort Meade to assess adding component to Cyber Command
U.S. Army Soldiers, assigned to the 6th Squadron, 8th Cavalry Regiment, and the Artificial Intelligence Integration Center, conduct drone test flights and software troubleshooting during Allied Spirit 24 at the Hohenfels Training Area, Joint Multinational Readiness Center, Germany, March 6, 2024. (U.S. Army photo by Micah Wilson) Army proposing 3 systems for 2nd round of Replicator; 1 picked for initial tranche
Illustration of a hypersonic missile (Getty Images) Navy requesting big boost in funding for HALO air-launched ‘hypersonic’ missile
Space Development Agency Director Derek Tournear is interviewed by DefenseScoop Managing Editor Jon Harper at DefenseTalks, Sept. 15, 2022. Tournear: Deorbiting services could have cost-saving benefits for SDA
Sen. Jack Reed (D-RI) listens as Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) speaks during a news conference on the introduction of their Protection from Abusive Passengers Act at the U.S. Capitol Building on April 06, 2022 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images) SASC chair anticipates push for ‘significant reforms’ in 2025 NDAA to help Pentagon acquire new tech
Rendering of Northrop Grumman’s GAS-T design that will leverage an ESPAStar-D satellite platform to add fuel and extend the life of in-orbit assets. (Northrop Grumman image) Space Force looks to ramp up space mobility, logistics research in FY ’25
Finnish Marines prepare to board on a Swedish CB90-class fast assault craft ahead of an amphibious assault demonstration during the Nordic Response 24 military exercise on March 10, 2024, at sea near Sorstraumen, above the Arctic Circle in Norway. Nordic Response 24 is part of the larger NATO exercise Steadfast Defender. The exercise involves air, sea, and land forces, with over 100 fighter jets, 50 ships, and over 20,000 troops practicing defensive maneuvres in cold and harsh weather conditions. (Photo by Jonathan NACKSTRAND / AFP) Latest NATO expansion includes massive increase in DIANA innovation accelerator sites
PACIFIC OCEAN (May 3, 2023) A global advanced reconnaissance craft is deployed in the Pacific Ocean during the U.S. Pacific Fleet’s Integrated Battle Problem (IBP) 23.1. IBP 23.1 is a U.S. Pacific Fleet experiment, executed by U.S. 3rd Fleet, operationalizing multi-domain employment of unmanned systems to create fleet warfighting advantages. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Derek Kelley) CJADC2 needs a hedge to succeed
Dr. Craig Martell, chief digital and artificial intelligence officer at the Defense Department, speaks during a hearing of the House Oversight Committee’s Cybersecurity, Information Technology, and Government Innovation Subcommittee on Capitol Hill September 14, 2023, in Washington, DC. (Photo by Brendan Smialowski / AFP) (Photo by BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images) Craig Martell, the Pentagon’s first-ever Chief Digital and AI Officer, to depart in April