How the Pentagon is moving to counter converging IT and OT threats
The Pentagon is adapting to the expanding integration of information systems with operational technologies that control physical assets.
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The Pentagon (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Marisol Walker) Cyber -
Nov. 5, 2024 — An unmanned surface vessel, equipped with an aerial missile system, sails to its position for launch during exercise Digital Talon 3.0 in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. (Photo by Spc. Karla Guerrero) Weapons Navy plying new tactics while pairing kamikaze drones with robo-ships
The latest Digital Talon exercise, conducting earlier this month in the Middle East region, included a variety of robotic capabilities that could play a significant role in future conflicts.
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From center, Schuyler Moore, U.S. Central Command chief technology officer, speaks with Task Force 99 at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, Nov. 21, 2022. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Ashley N. Mikaio) Tech Centcom’s first CTO Schuyler Moore moves on to Navy intel role in Europe
Moore said in an email that while she’s sad to leave her team at U.S. Central Command, she’s looking forward to gaining more experience in uniform.
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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) Tech Navy CNO unveils ‘Project 33’ with a heavy emphasis on robotic systems, information dominance
The forthcoming push is part of Adm. Lisa Franchetti’s “CNO Navigation Plan.”
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Inside U.S. Cyber Command at Fort Meade, Maryland. (Josef Cole / DOD / U.S. Cyber Command) Op-Ed An argument against establishing a U.S. Cyber Force
“Some academics, military leaders and politicians believe that establishing a U.S. Cyber Force will address challenges faced by the DOD cyberspace operations community. We disagree,” Alan Brian Long Jr. and Maj. Alexander Pytlar write in this Op-Ed for DefenseScoop.
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Schuyler Moore
Most Inspiring Up-and-Comer Schuyler Moore, the chief technology officer for U.S. Central Command, is perhaps an up-and-comer only in that she’s still relatively early on in her career. But in the less than a decade since she graduated from Harvard with her bachelor’s degree in political science, she’s gone on to quickly rise through the […]
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Task Force 59
Innovation of the Year Task Force 59, launched in 2021, is the U.S. Navy’s first dedicated unit for unmanned systems and artificial intelligence. Operating in the Middle East, it focuses on integrating these technologies into everyday missions. This “digital fleet” includes drones and other uncrewed vehicles working alongside crewed ships. AI helps analyze sensor data, […]
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The MARTAC T-38 Devil Ray autonomous unmanned surface vessel (USV) built by Maritime Tactical Systems demonstrates an autonomous high-speed pass along the port side of the Spearhead-Class expeditionary fast transport vessel USNS Burlington (T-EPF-10) amongst onlookers from the Scientists-to-Sea program underway during the Navy’s Fleet Experimentation Program (FLEX), Oct. 17, 2022. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Steven Khor/Released) Weapons DIU shopping for autonomous robo-boats with swarming capabilities for US Navy
The organization is on the hunt for low-cost unmanned surface vessels that could go into production next year
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Commercial operators deploy Saildrone Voyager Unmanned Surface Vessels (USVs) out to sea in the initial steps of U.S. 4th Fleet’s Operation Windward Stack during a launch from Naval Air Station Key West’s Mole Pier and Truman Harbor, Sept. 13, 2023. (U.S. Navy photo by Danette Baso Silvers/Released) AI Navy’s 4th Fleet sets sights on command center upgrades for drone ops
“We have the robots and we’re making lots of progress there, but in terms of what we have at the headquarters and how we actually manage the command for it [and] how we manage that data — it’s overwhelming,” Rear Adm. Jim Aiken said.
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KITTERY, ME. Nov. 17, 2022, Portsmouth Naval Shipyard: Vice Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Lisa Franchetti meets with leadership at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard during a visit which included briefs on the Shipyard Infrastructure Optimization Program and Naval Sustainment System – Shipyards. (U.S. Navy photo by Jim Cleveland/Released). Emerging Tech New Navy CNO eyes unmanned systems, disruptive tech to augment force
“We will put more players on the field, which means ready players,” Adm. Lisa Franchetti said during her keynote speech at the Surface Navy Association’s annual symposium.