Gen. Gregory Guillot revealed more details at a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing about widespread, recent incidents that highlight the problem.

Work under the new contract will initially cover five U.S. combatant commands: Central Command, European Command, Indo-Pacific Command, Northern Command/NORAD, and Transportation Command.

The work under the three contracts will support a variety of organizations across the Air and Space Forces.

The launches are continuing in the wake of several recent shoot downs of unidentified “objects” flying over North America, by U.S. fighter jets launching AIM-9X air-to-air missiles.

The object was flying at an altitude of 40,000 feet and posed a potential threat to the safety of civilian air traffic, U.S. officials said.

The Navy will use UUVs to help the Defense Department recover debris from China’s suspected surveillance balloon that was shot down off the coast of South Carolina.

“The balloon is currently traveling at an altitude well above commercial air traffic and does not present a military or physical threat to people on the ground,”…

Two top military commanders are currently in Alaska to discuss improving commercial satellite capabilities in the Arctic.

U.S. Northern Command and NORAD don’t have sufficient AI and machine learning capabilities, the dual-hatted chief of both organizations warned.

The Advana platform was used in recent JADC2 experiments to give commanders real-time readiness and other types of data.