JADC2 & Comms

U.S. Army Cpl. Tyler Reilly, an infantryman, radios in his situation report after clearing a mock building during training in 2018 at Fort Bliss, Texas.

US Army receives mixed signals from industry on ‘radio as a service’

The Army has hundreds of thousands of radios — too many to quickly and cost-effectively modernize given security deadlines and international competition.

10 days ago

U.S. Air Force, Navy, Marine Corps, Royal Air Force and Royal Australian Air Force aircraft sit on the flightline at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, during Northern Edge 23-1.

Lockheed paces JADC2 information-sharing at Northern Edge

The Pentagon is pursuing JADC2 — to the tune of billions of dollars — in order to maintain an edge on China and Russia, among other tech-savvy forces.

11 days ago

Cyber

New Zealand unveils defense budget, with Army in the lead

The government's signals intelligence agency is to receive a 25% boost in funding.

Soldiers assigned to the "Can Do Battalion" test and provide feedback on network equipment during the U.S. Army’s three-week pilot at Fort Stewart, Georgia, in February 2022.

US Army preps for fresh mobile communications experiment

Armored formations lack the connectivity Army leaders want, and network modernization is among the service’s priorities as it preps for large-scale fights.

3 weeks ago

Defense ministers from Japan, China inaugurate hotline

Tokyo and Beijing are embroiled in a dispute over tiny Japanese-controlled islands in the East China Sea.

3 weeks ago

Georgia base welcomes first ‘BACN’ communications relay plane

The 18th Airborne Command and Control Squadron at Robins AFB will serve as the stateside home for the Battlefield Airborne Communications Node fleet.

3 weeks ago

Signals intelligence teams reposition to face China, Russia

The mission has shifted dramatically as the United States ratchets up competition in the frequency bands with peer competitors like Russia and China.

3 weeks ago

Marine Innovation Unit tackles some remaining Force Design tech needs

The unit aims to leverage reservists' contacts in the business and tech worlds to quickly solve modernization problems.

4 weeks ago

Navigation tools, electric-powered fleet top of mind for special ops

“We know the window is closing to stay on GPS when denied.”

4 weeks ago

Ohio Air National Guard Capt. Travis Dancer exits his aircraft after landing at Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center in Michigan during the Global Information Dominance Experiment 3 in July 2021.

Pentagon’s AI office rebooting global experiments for JADC2

Craig Martell said his team took the reins of the Global Information Dominance Experiments to “understand what’s the right way to get after JADC2.”

4 weeks ago

U.S. Army Maj. Gens. Anthony Potts, with the Program Executive Office for Command Control and Communications-Tactical, and Jeth Rey, the director of the Network Cross-Functional Team, listen to questions from reporters at Fort Myer, Virginia, on May 4, 2023.

US Army revising how it develops, deploys advanced networking gear

As the U.S. Army prepares for potential conflicts in the Indo-Pacific or Europe, it is placing increasing emphasis on the division, some 15,000 soldiers.

4 weeks ago

How ‘Edge Semaphores’ can help solve interoperability challenges

Modern communications needs compact data packages, or “edge semaphores," that are concise, precise, interoperable and secure.

5 weeks ago

More international forces to join US Army’s aviation experiment Edge

This year's event is taking place in Arizona but spans all the way to Alaska with a growing number of other countries.

5 weeks ago

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Timothy Quigley, assigned to U.S. Army Special Operations Command, relays his site assessment after clearing a chemical laboratory while competing in the 2017 Best Warrior Competition on Fort A.P. Hill, Virginia.

US Army evaluating radios for both Indo-Pacific and Europe

"Do we need to a have a radio in every vehicle?" Col. Shermoan Daiyaan said. "Do we need to have one radio per team? Or is it one radio per squad?”

6 weeks ago

Why the US Navy needs dedicated command ships

Suggestions that there is no need for a sea-based battle staff platform fly in the face of Cold War and recent history.

6 weeks ago

More missiles, less vehicles: Australia unveils strategic review

For the first time, the review addresses the need to harden Australia’s air bases and secure fuel supplies against attack from Australia’s north.

6 weeks ago

US Air Force, Navy conduct ICBM test aboard nuclear command aircraft

This was the first Minuteman III test conducted from an airborne control center on a Navy E-6B Mercury aircraft since August.

7 weeks ago

Pentagon’s Shyu gives ‘sneak peek’ of tech strategy focused on teaming

The undersecretary of defense for research and engineering said the document is finished and awaiting approval from Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin.

7 weeks ago

US Navy, Marines push to make virtual training more real

The sea services want to be able to practice complex scenarios in a training and simulation environment that pulls together all-domain sailors and Marines.

7 weeks ago

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The Army has hundreds of thousands of radios — too many to quickly and cost-effectively modernize given security deadlines and international competition.

The Pentagon is pursuing JADC2 — to the tune of billions of dollars — in order to maintain an edge on China and Russia, among other tech-savvy forces.

The government's signals intelligence agency is to receive a 25% boost in funding.

Armored formations lack the connectivity Army leaders want, and network modernization is among the service’s priorities as it preps for large-scale fights.

Tokyo and Beijing are embroiled in a dispute over tiny Japanese-controlled islands in the East China Sea.

The 18th Airborne Command and Control Squadron at Robins AFB will serve as the stateside home for the Battlefield Airborne Communications Node fleet.

The mission has shifted dramatically as the United States ratchets up competition in the frequency bands with peer competitors like Russia and China.

The unit aims to leverage reservists' contacts in the business and tech worlds to quickly solve modernization problems.

“We know the window is closing to stay on GPS when denied.”

Craig Martell said his team took the reins of the Global Information Dominance Experiments to “understand what’s the right way to get after JADC2.”

As the U.S. Army prepares for potential conflicts in the Indo-Pacific or Europe, it is placing increasing emphasis on the division, some 15,000 soldiers.

Modern communications needs compact data packages, or “edge semaphores," that are concise, precise, interoperable and secure.

This year's event is taking place in Arizona but spans all the way to Alaska with a growing number of other countries.

"Do we need to a have a radio in every vehicle?" Col. Shermoan Daiyaan said. "Do we need to have one radio per team? Or is it one radio per squad?”

Suggestions that there is no need for a sea-based battle staff platform fly in the face of Cold War and recent history.

For the first time, the review addresses the need to harden Australia’s air bases and secure fuel supplies against attack from Australia’s north.

This was the first Minuteman III test conducted from an airborne control center on a Navy E-6B Mercury aircraft since August.

The undersecretary of defense for research and engineering said the document is finished and awaiting approval from Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin.

The sea services want to be able to practice complex scenarios in a training and simulation environment that pulls together all-domain sailors and Marines.