JADC2 & Comms

New Marine information command aims to sync up data operations

The Marine Corps recently activated a two-star command that it hopes will better coordinate its information operations.

6 days ago

Following deficiency, Marines add comms capability to ACV variant

The command and control ACVs originally lacked sufficient long-range secure communications, which has since been added as the vehicles enter fielding.

10 days ago

An MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter flies past the guided-missile destroyer USS Sterett.

Overmatch secrecy needed as China, Russia surveil US Navy, experts say

The Navy plans to deploy a carrier strike group with Project Overmatch products, namely advanced networking capabilities, later this year.

With issues resolved, Bradley to get Iron Fist protection system

The U.S. Army's Bradley infantry fighting vehicle is getting Iron Fist after a successful round of testing in 2022.

13 days ago

F-22 Raptors assigned to the 1st Fighter Wing arrive at Royal Air Force Lakenheath, in England, Oct. 5, 2018.

F-22 cut from US Air Force data-sharing prototype

Officials told the GAO the decision to exclude the F-22 stems from the fighter's "reduced role in the future force structure," among other factors.

3 weeks ago

Europeans wade into fighting seabed threats with drones and sensors

Nations are moving to defend the vast network of undersea cables and pipelines that pump energy and data to the continent.

4 weeks ago

L3Harris completes $2 billion purchase of Viasat Link 16 assets

Brendan O’Connell, an L3Harris Technologies executive, told C4ISRNET the Link 16 portfolio is “a very natural fit” for the company.

5 weeks ago

Army special operations rethinking force structure, tech

Restructuring is needed for a new kind of fight.

6 weeks ago

Could the LCS fleet be getting a new mission?

A provision in the FY23 defense bill calls on U.S. Southern Command to study the feasibility of permanently assigning LCSs to the combatant command.

6 weeks ago

New in 23: The Army’s poised to select a Bradley replacement in 2023

The Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle could have a human driver or run by remote operation.

6 weeks ago

With three prototypes in hand, Marines ready for recon vehicle testing

The Marine Corps will test three options for its Advanced Reconnaissance Vehicle in early 2023, now that all competitors have turned in their vehicles.

6 weeks ago

An UH-60 Blackhawk flies multiple passes at different altitudes over the runway during a series of 5G avionics tests March 2, 2022, at Hill Air Force Base, Utah.

US Air Force sees 5G as one of many connectors on future battlefields

The Defense Department and its contractors are tinkering with 5G as demand explodes for more and more-protected lines of communication.

7 weeks ago

The Cyber National Mission Force officially became the Department of Defense’s newest subordinate unified command during a ceremony at U.S. Cyber Command headquarters on Dec. 19, 2022.

Election-defending Cyber National Mission Force elevated by Pentagon

The force has been integral to the command’s work to secure U.S. elections, including the midterms this year.

7 weeks ago

Navy’s Digital Horizon exercise showcases power of ‘mesh networks,’ AI

The unmanned exercise has prompted innovation and tech improvements at a pace the Task Force 59 commodore said he's never seen before.

8 weeks ago

This photo provided on Nov. 19, 2022, by the North Korean government shows the test-firing of a missile at Pyongyang International Airport in Pyongyang, North Korea, Friday, Nov. 18, 2022.

US military creates space unit in South Korea amid North Korea threats

U.S. Space Forces Korea is a subordinate of a bigger U.S. Space Force unit established within the Indo-Pacific command.

8 weeks ago

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 ponders ‘radio as a service’ to keep communications up to date

“It is ironic to me that we would actually come up with any IT program where we think we’re going to be fielding the same capability for decades.”

8 weeks ago

Move over, Tempest: Japan pact takes UK-Italy fighter plan ‘global’

The Global Combat Air Programme envisions fielding a 6th-generation fighter aircraft by 2035, merging the Europeans' work on Tempest and Japan's F-X plans.

9 weeks ago

Seven federal contract opportunities to watch in FY23

Congress has yet to approve the fiscal 2023 defense budget, but industry is already tracking some key future programs.

2 months ago

Ukraine war ‘validates’ small-group ISR principles of US Marine unit

The collection of intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance data is becoming more ubiquitous.

2 months ago

US Navy secretary talks drones, fleet size and South American security

What's weighing on the service for the new year? Carlos Del Toro discusses what's top of mind.

2 months ago

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The Marine Corps recently activated a two-star command that it hopes will better coordinate its information operations.

The command and control ACVs originally lacked sufficient long-range secure communications, which has since been added as the vehicles enter fielding.

The Navy plans to deploy a carrier strike group with Project Overmatch products, namely advanced networking capabilities, later this year.

The U.S. Army's Bradley infantry fighting vehicle is getting Iron Fist after a successful round of testing in 2022.

Officials told the GAO the decision to exclude the F-22 stems from the fighter's "reduced role in the future force structure," among other factors.

Nations are moving to defend the vast network of undersea cables and pipelines that pump energy and data to the continent.

Brendan O’Connell, an L3Harris Technologies executive, told C4ISRNET the Link 16 portfolio is “a very natural fit” for the company.

Restructuring is needed for a new kind of fight.

A provision in the FY23 defense bill calls on U.S. Southern Command to study the feasibility of permanently assigning LCSs to the combatant command.

The Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle could have a human driver or run by remote operation.

The Marine Corps will test three options for its Advanced Reconnaissance Vehicle in early 2023, now that all competitors have turned in their vehicles.

The Defense Department and its contractors are tinkering with 5G as demand explodes for more and more-protected lines of communication.

The force has been integral to the command’s work to secure U.S. elections, including the midterms this year.

The unmanned exercise has prompted innovation and tech improvements at a pace the Task Force 59 commodore said he's never seen before.

U.S. Space Forces Korea is a subordinate of a bigger U.S. Space Force unit established within the Indo-Pacific command.

“It is ironic to me that we would actually come up with any IT program where we think we’re going to be fielding the same capability for decades.”

The Global Combat Air Programme envisions fielding a 6th-generation fighter aircraft by 2035, merging the Europeans' work on Tempest and Japan's F-X plans.

Congress has yet to approve the fiscal 2023 defense budget, but industry is already tracking some key future programs.

The collection of intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance data is becoming more ubiquitous.

What's weighing on the service for the new year? Carlos Del Toro discusses what's top of mind.