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US Special Operations Command picks Anduril to lead counter-drone integration work in $1B deal

Anduril will provide counter-drone services to U.S. Special Operations Command for the next decade.

By Jen Judson

Opinion

What is 5G? An electrical engineer explains.

Will 5G mean no more bad cell connections in crowded places?

By Prasenjit Mitra

Department of Defense labs face $5 billion infrastructure shortfall

The Pentagon's innovation steering group will brief Congress this month on the details of the funding gap.

By Courtney Albon

The Forge software factory is in need of stable resourcing

Congress needs to snatch victory from the jaws of technological defeat by committing to stable resourcing and leadership support for the solutions this capability generates.

By Mackenzie Eaglen

Space Force expands on-orbit ‘neighborhood watch’ mission with two new tracking satellites

The service now has six GSSAP satellites on orbit, improving its situational awareness from the GEO belt.

By Courtney Albon

SPECIAL FEATURES

Watch: Removing Stovepipes Webcast Series

We’re talking to leaders across the DoD about how they’re eliminating silos in tech.

Whitepaper

This whitepaper explores the DoD's five strategic goals for its digital engineering efforts, a better process for weapons development, and more.

Project Convergence

Explore Defense News’ special multimedia report looking at the campaign of learning.

CyberCon 2021 Recap Coverage

Military, government and industry leaders will gather discuss the unique threats the nation faces in cyberspace and how the military can best prepare.

Space

Space Force expands on-orbit ‘neighborhood watch’ mission with two new tracking satellites

The service now has six GSSAP satellites on orbit, improving its situational awareness from the GEO belt.

New NATO policy positions the alliance as a broker, not an owner, in space race

AFRL partners with SpaceX to explore Rocket Cargo potential

National Reconnaissance Office awards five contracts for commercial satellite radar capabilities

US Space Force wants funding for a new mission — tracking ground targets

Artificial Intelligence

Three ways the Pentagon can create an automation first culture

Automation has the ability to transform the DoD, but to do so it must become a mission-critical priority on the same level as cybersecurity and other top initiatives. The time to do that is now.

Inspector General criticizes documentation on Pentagon’s artificial intelligence project

DARPA invests in AI that can translate instruction manuals into augmented reality

Pentagon creates new digital and artificial intelligence office

Defense Innovation Unit publishes ethical AI guidelines

Cyber

The Forge software factory is in need of stable resourcing

Congress needs to snatch victory from the jaws of technological defeat by committing to stable resourcing and leadership support for the solutions this capability generates.

Biden signs memorandum to secure sensitive national security systems

US Cyber Command will use new academic engagement network to tackle cyber challenges

In change, Army to allow file downloads for Army 365 email on personal devices

Online survey finds hacking to be the number one concern of government IT workers

Electronic Warfare

Following procurement cut, the Army is looking to add funding back in 2022 for aerial jamming pod

The Army updated its capability document for the MFEW-Air Large system.

Northrop looks to adapt electronic attack system for smaller ships

‘Confusion’ emerges as new weapon class for Air Force cyber warriors

IAI unveils Scorpius electronic warfare system for multi-threat confrontations

High operations tempo contributing to Lockheed spectrum convergence growth

VIDEOS

Zero trust: defense from within

A surge in distributed applications and non-traditional computing devices have expanded the cyber attack surface, creating a need for zero trust policies.

Featured Videos

Cyber leaders' methods evolve for a new era

A paradigm shift in cybersecurity

Making sense of the Pentagon's cyber priorities

Cybersecurity's biggest challenge?

Cyber tools for the future

The Army Software Factory's role in improving cybersecurity

Is the Pentagon's cyber strategy working?

The future of the Army in space

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What is 5G? An electrical engineer explains.

Department of Defense labs face $5 billion infrastructure shortfall

US Space Force wants funding for a new mission — tracking ground targets

Pentagon AI tool for battling coronavirus hold lessons for war

New US Army cyber unit is building concepts for tactical cyber operations

US Special Operations Command picks Anduril to lead counter-drone integration work in $1B deal

Anduril will provide counter-drone services to U.S. Special Operations Command for the next decade.

By Jen Judson

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What is 5G? An electrical engineer explains.

Will 5G mean no more bad cell connections in crowded places?

By Prasenjit Mitra

10 hours ago

Department of Defense labs face $5 billion infrastructure shortfall

The Pentagon's innovation steering group will brief Congress this month on the details of the funding gap.

By Courtney Albon

13 hours ago

The Forge software factory is in need of stable resourcing

Congress needs to snatch victory from the jaws of technological defeat by committing to stable resourcing and leadership support for the solutions this capability generates.

By Mackenzie Eaglen

15 hours ago

Space Force expands on-orbit ‘neighborhood watch’ mission with two new tracking satellites

The service now has six GSSAP satellites on orbit, improving its situational awareness from the GEO belt.

By Courtney Albon

3 days ago

New NATO policy positions the alliance as a broker, not an owner, in space race

The document, which mostly hails from 2019 but was only published now, stakes out a broad vision for space but hedges on the details.

By Vivienne Machi

4 days ago

AFRL partners with SpaceX to explore Rocket Cargo potential

Under the new contract, the Air Force Research Lab will leverage SpaceX's point-to-point launch capability to develop a case for future military use.

By Courtney Albon

4 days ago

Contractors demonstrate single-user drone swarm at DARPA experiment

Raytheon Technologies and Northrop Grumman recently demonstrated that a single user could control a swarm of over 100 unmanned systems in an urban environment.

By Mark Pomerleau

4 days ago

National Reconnaissance Office awards five contracts for commercial satellite radar capabilities

Synthetic Aperture Radar, or SAR, uses radar to produce images. Unlike traditional electro-optical imagery, SAR is unaffected by cloud cover, darkness or inclement weather, making it useful for a number of intelligence missions.

By Nathan Strout

5 days ago

At Project Convergence, Army’s new battle command system demonstrated expanded capability

Here's how the Army's Integrated Battle Command System performed at Project Convergence 2021.

By Jen Judson

5 days ago

New DARPA research could make night vision goggles smaller

DARPA selected 10 teams to advance night vision materials research and prototype designs for smaller glasses.

By Courtney Albon

5 days ago

Get ready for ‘computer-assisted’ shooting with the Army’s new optic

The Army is slated to pick the actual weapon in the coming months.

By Todd South

6 days ago

Biden signs memorandum to secure sensitive national security systems

The memorandum builds upon a May 2021 executive order aimed at improving cybersecurity across the entirety of federal government systems.

By Mark Pomerleau

6 days ago

US Space Force wants funding for a new mission — tracking ground targets

The ongoing, SWAC-led analysis is weighing options for a space-based GMTI program that could be funded as soon as fiscal 2024.

By Courtney Albon

6 days ago

Head of US Air Force’s space research will help design the Space Force’s satellite constellations

Col. Eric Felt, currently the director of the Air Force Research Laboratory's Space Vehicles Directorate, is taking on a new role as deputy executive director of the Space Force's Space Architecture, Science and Technology Directorate.

By Courtney Albon

6 days ago

Anduril will provide counter-drone services to U.S. Special Operations Command for the next decade.

Will 5G mean no more bad cell connections in crowded places?

The Pentagon's innovation steering group will brief Congress this month on the details of the funding gap.

Congress needs to snatch victory from the jaws of technological defeat by committing to stable resourcing and leadership support for the solutions this capability generates.

The service now has six GSSAP satellites on orbit, improving its situational awareness from the GEO belt.

SPECIAL FEATURES

We’re talking to leaders across the DoD about how they’re eliminating silos in tech.

This whitepaper explores the DoD's five strategic goals for its digital engineering efforts, a better process for weapons development, and more.

Explore Defense News’ special multimedia report looking at the campaign of learning.

Military, government and industry leaders will gather discuss the unique threats the nation faces in cyberspace and how the military can best prepare.

The service now has six GSSAP satellites on orbit, improving its situational awareness from the GEO belt.

Automation has the ability to transform the DoD, but to do so it must become a mission-critical priority on the same level as cybersecurity and other top initiatives. The time to do that is now.

Congress needs to snatch victory from the jaws of technological defeat by committing to stable resourcing and leadership support for the solutions this capability generates.

The Army updated its capability document for the MFEW-Air Large system.

VIDEOS

A surge in distributed applications and non-traditional computing devices have expanded the cyber attack surface, creating a need for zero trust policies.

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Anduril will provide counter-drone services to U.S. Special Operations Command for the next decade.

Will 5G mean no more bad cell connections in crowded places?

The Pentagon's innovation steering group will brief Congress this month on the details of the funding gap.

Congress needs to snatch victory from the jaws of technological defeat by committing to stable resourcing and leadership support for the solutions this capability generates.

The service now has six GSSAP satellites on orbit, improving its situational awareness from the GEO belt.

The document, which mostly hails from 2019 but was only published now, stakes out a broad vision for space but hedges on the details.

Under the new contract, the Air Force Research Lab will leverage SpaceX's point-to-point launch capability to develop a case for future military use.

Raytheon Technologies and Northrop Grumman recently demonstrated that a single user could control a swarm of over 100 unmanned systems in an urban environment.

Synthetic Aperture Radar, or SAR, uses radar to produce images. Unlike traditional electro-optical imagery, SAR is unaffected by cloud cover, darkness or inclement weather, making it useful for a number of intelligence missions.

Here's how the Army's Integrated Battle Command System performed at Project Convergence 2021.

DARPA selected 10 teams to advance night vision materials research and prototype designs for smaller glasses.

The Army is slated to pick the actual weapon in the coming months.

The memorandum builds upon a May 2021 executive order aimed at improving cybersecurity across the entirety of federal government systems.

The ongoing, SWAC-led analysis is weighing options for a space-based GMTI program that could be funded as soon as fiscal 2024.

Col. Eric Felt, currently the director of the Air Force Research Laboratory's Space Vehicles Directorate, is taking on a new role as deputy executive director of the Space Force's Space Architecture, Science and Technology Directorate.