Proliferated LEO, hybrid cloud capabilities enable U.S. forces to operate more disconnected
With connectivity expected to be limited in future conflicts, U.S. troops must learn to operate without persistent communications and data.
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U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Amado Saltosandrade, left, radio operator, and Lance Cpl. Miguel Alfaro, Right, electronics maintenance repairer, with the 3d Littoral Combat Team, 3d Marine Littoral Regiment set up the Marine Corps Wideband Satellite during the establishment of the 3d LCT command and control node at Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Oct. 25, 2022. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Cody Purcell) Tech -
An MQ-9 Reaper contracted from General Atomics, is parked at Camp Wilson, Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, June 15, 2024. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Anna Higman) Tech Marine Corps wants to mount high-performance computer on Reaper drones
The service is reaching out to industry in search of potential solutions.
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(illustration by Northrop Grumman) Space Northrop Grumman demos hybrid SATCOM solution using commercial internet
The Air Force Research Lab has also awarded a new contract to Viasat for the next phase of the Global Lightning effort.
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Under the direction of the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD), two F-15s assigned to the Massachusetts Air National Guard and two CF-18 assigned to the Royal Canadian Air Force fly in formation behind a KC-135 assigned to the Pennsylvania Air National Guard during air-defense Operation NOBLE DEFENDER, Oct. 27, 2022. (U.S. Air National Guard Photos by Tech. Sgt. Bryan Hoover) IT Air Force deploys cloud-based C2 capability to all NORAD air defense sectors
The Air Force is now looking to scale the CBC2 capability from a tactical level up to an operational level.
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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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DefenseScoop’s Brandi Vincent speaks to Col. Strohmeyer during a panel at a GDIT event produced by FedScoop in collaboration with AWS on Sept. 12, 2024. (FedScoop photo) AI What’s unique about the CDAO’s upcoming Global Information Dominance Experiment
A senior Pentagon official shared new details about what to expect in GIDE 12.
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Global data concept art. (Getty Images) Space Space Force awards follow-on contract to scale terrestrial data transport system
MeshONE-T is a ground-based architecture that serves as a “data-transport-as-a-service” for other customers within the Defense Department.
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U.S. Air Force communications specialists, assigned to the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing, check a radio antenna’s alignment with a satellite, as part of a Communications Fly Away Kit (CFK) deployment at an undisclosed location within the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, July 10, 2024. (U.S. Air Force photo) IT DIU seeks data mesh solution to unify distribution across DOD networks
The innovation hub is on the hunt for a capability that “can reliably and efficiently distribute data across multiple, geographically-dispersed network enclaves that can communicate with each other using routing protocols and devices.”
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U.S. Air Force Capt. Joe McArdel, 171st Air Refueling Squadron pilot, starts the engines on a KC-135 Startotanker at the start of a mission in support of the Global Information Dominance Experiment 3 and the Architecture Demonstration and Evaluation 5 event at Selfridge National Guard Base, Harrison Township, Michigan, July, 16, 2021. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Sean Carnes) AI Pentagon accepting video pitches from vendors looking to gain access to CJADC2 enterprise
The Defense Department’s Chief Digital and AI Office is accepting submissions for its inaugural “challenge” to industry.
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U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Amado Saltosandrade, left, radio operator, and Lance Cpl. Miguel Alfaro, Right, electronics maintenance repairer, with the 3d Littoral Combat Team, 3d Marine Littoral Regiment set up the Marine Corps Wideband Satellite during the establishment of the 3d LCT command and control node at Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Oct. 25, 2022. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Cody Purcell) Tech Marine commandant’s new planning guidance emphasizes C2 investments
“My observations over the last year reinforce my belief that command and control, as well as our ability to share data, will play an outsized role in future conflict,” Gen. Eric Smith wrote.