“There comes a degree that the thing that causes concern is the numbers game — as drones, specifically, are cheap to make in large numbers — that becomes a challenge when you’re exclusively playing defense against them,” Lt. Gen. Derek France said.
The Rapid Employment Joint Task Force will involve experts in information systems, data integration, procurement, logistics, warfighter integration, assessments and other areas.
Cyrus Jabbari is the new CDO at the combatant command that oversees American military operations in the Middle East.
Meanwhile, the Senate Armed Services Committee still hasn’t scheduled confirmation hearings for several other key positions at the Defense Department.
The commander-in-chief this week nominated officers to lead U.S. European Command, Central Command, Africa Command and Special Operations Command.
Joy Angela Shanaberger said she wants to scale up Centcom’s innovation efforts.
Under the five-year ID/IQ contract, Anduril will integrate its Lattice software into the SSN.
The unit performs intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance activities and experiments with cutting-edge technologies.
“It is [the] Hungry Hippo of data. And it’s going out and it’s pulling in lots of data, and then you can layer it and look at it different ways,” Lt. Gen. Alexus Grynkewich said.
The hiring of Foster reflects the combatant command’s desire to bring in tech experts, including from the private sector.
