JADC2 & Comms

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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.

What’s in the defense wish lists? Unraveling FY24 unfunded priorities

Given the political drama stemming from the FY24 budget request, it is worth investigating what’s not in the president's submission.

8 weeks ago

US Army greenlights key battle command system for full-rate production

The U.S. Army has approved its linchpin Integrated Battle Command System for full-rate production after a long and bumpy development road.

8 weeks ago

US Army official reveals watercraft, networks as logistics focus areas

The Army is taking steps to master contested logistics by focusing on key modernization requirements taking shape now.

8 weeks ago

Northrop’s ‘Integrated Viper’ counters radio frequency threat in test

IVEWS is a program of record electronic warfare suite for the service's F-16 fleet.

8 weeks ago

Italy reveals plans for converting Gulfstream jets

The aircraft have spent the last year flying missions close to Ukraine to monitor the airspace.

8 weeks ago

Pfc. Chesty XVI, an English bulldog that serves as the U.S. Marine Corps mascot, is petted at the Sea-Air-Space conference in National Harbor, Maryland, on April 4, 2023.

Sea-Air-Space: A recap of news and tech from the Navy League event

U.S. military and defense industry officials flocked to the Navy League’s Sea-Air-Space conference south of Washington, D.C., this week.

8 weeks ago

Changes ahead in the next version of the Army’s ‘mixed reality’ goggle

The 1.2 version, due in fiscal 2025, will have major design differences and better night vision.

9 weeks ago

Military officials hold a news conference in Fort Campbell, KY, on Thursday March 30, 2023, to discuss a fatal helicopter crash.

Flight data recorders found after deadly Black Hawk crash

The helicopters crashed near Fort Campbell during a nighttime training exercise on March 29.

2 months ago

Navy creating unmanned, AI operations hub within US Southern Command

The service said that, following the success of Task Force 59 in the Middle East, it would bring unmanned and AI operations to Central and South America.

2 months ago

U.S. soldiers, assigned to 82nd Airborne 3rd Brigade Combat Team, train with the Integrated Visual Augmentation System during Project Convergence 2022 at Camp Talega, California.

The US Army moves to tweak its formations for future conflicts

Key service official wants to make light units more survivable and increase their combat punch.

2 months ago