JADC2 & Comms

An F-35B Lightning II approaches the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp as the guided-missile destroyer USS Dewey is seen alongside it.

Bill urges Pentagon to speed JADC2 transition in focus on Indo-Pacific

The new legislation motivates “the right people and programs at the Pentagon to deploy needed strategies in a transformative way,” said Rep. Darrell Issa.

4 days ago

Pentagon’s ‘Replicator’ gambit may speed decisions on lethal autonomy

The program presents immense technological and personnel challenges for procurement and development.

8 days ago

Opinion

The ‘Replicator’ dilemma: When mass isn’t enough

The Pentagon should match its big investment in attritable autonomy with smarter targeting, the author argues.

Patriot replacement radar defeats cruise missile in Raytheon test

The Army's Lower Tier Air and Missile Defense Sensor enabled the intercept of a cruise missile target in a developmental test ahead of first unit fielding.

2 weeks ago

Craig Martell, the Pentagon's chief digital and artificial intelligence officer, or CDAO, responds to a question May 3, 2023, at the AFCEA TechNet Cyber conference in Baltimore, Maryland.

Pentagon AI boss seeks ‘justified confidence’ to take tech into battle

Not a soldier but a data scientist, Martell headed machine-learning at companies including LinkedIn, Dropbox and Lyft before taking the job last year.

2 weeks ago

This image from video provided by the Department of Defense shows a Nov. 8, 2023, airstrike on a weapons warehouse. center, in eastern Syria.

How the US strikes a balance in responding to attacks on its forces

According to the Pentagon, Iranian-backed militants have launched 61 attacks on bases and facilities housing U.S. personnel in Iraq and Syria since Oct. 17

2 weeks ago

Northrop pushes Battle Command tool to a missile-defense hungry Europe

The company is marketing its Integrated Battle Command System as the glue for disparate systems.

2 weeks ago

NATO to buy 6 Boeing Wedgetails to update surveillance capability

The contract with the company — one of the military organization’s biggest-ever purchases — is set to be signed next year.

2 weeks ago

Navy creates three new IT submarine ratings to promote specialization

The sailors will specialize in communications, network security and electronic warfare.

3 weeks ago

Austria to buy long-range air defenses under Sky Shield push

Vienna is expected to consider the American Patriot system and the Israeli-U.S. Arrow-3 as contenders for the envisioned European missile shield.

3 weeks ago

US Air Force’s Sentinel missile ‘struggling,’ faces rising costs

It has been decades since the Air Force last developed a nuclear missile, the secretary says, and surprise issues are cropping up.

3 weeks ago

US, Japan navies stage aircraft carrier meetup in Western Pacific

The gathering was meant to telegraph to would-be adversaries that the two allies can quickly mass forces at sea, officials said.

4 weeks ago

DARPA program seeks ways to measure effective team performance

The 2.5-year program will start by evaluating Marine Fire Support Team training.

4 weeks ago

U.S. Army Cpl. Jordan Wierzbicki, left, and Spc. Daemon Vann pose in front of a Sentinel A4 sensor while clad in chemical protective gear.

Lockheed to ship advanced Sentinel A4 radars for US Army tests

The radar can plug into the Army’s Integrated Battle Command System, a key piece of the Pentagon’s Combined Joint All-Domain Command and Control strategy.

4 weeks ago

Japan delivers radar to Philippines amid tension in South China Sea

The new warning and control radar system, FPS-3ME, can detect multiple fighter jets and ballistic missiles.

4 weeks ago

Air Force boss urges staying the course in first message to airmen

“We have a responsibility to lead and advance the integration of the joint force," Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David Allvin told airmen.

4 weeks ago

U.S. Army soldiers fire the M121 mortar system during a live-fire exercise at Fort Campbell, Kentucky, in January 2018.

US Army seeks industry input for overhaul of aging artillery software

"Today, we have a really robust capability to do fires," said Col. Matt Paul, "but it was not built for how we have to share data in the future."

4 weeks ago

US Navy submarine branch focuses on developing Project Overmatch

A submarine community reorganization is allowing greater focus on submarine sustainment, weapons production and new capabilities like Project Overmatch.

5 weeks ago

What weapons might Israeli forces use for a ground campaign in Gaza?

One of the new technologies that could see combat is the Spark drone developed by Rafael Advanced Defense Systems and its subsidiary Aeronautics.

6 weeks ago

Command, control, communications: It's what powers action on the battlefield. Click here to get the latest in JADC2 and comms.

The new legislation motivates “the right people and programs at the Pentagon to deploy needed strategies in a transformative way,” said Rep. Darrell Issa.

The program presents immense technological and personnel challenges for procurement and development.

The Pentagon should match its big investment in attritable autonomy with smarter targeting, the author argues.

The Army's Lower Tier Air and Missile Defense Sensor enabled the intercept of a cruise missile target in a developmental test ahead of first unit fielding.

Not a soldier but a data scientist, Martell headed machine-learning at companies including LinkedIn, Dropbox and Lyft before taking the job last year.

According to the Pentagon, Iranian-backed militants have launched 61 attacks on bases and facilities housing U.S. personnel in Iraq and Syria since Oct. 17

The company is marketing its Integrated Battle Command System as the glue for disparate systems.

The contract with the company — one of the military organization’s biggest-ever purchases — is set to be signed next year.

The sailors will specialize in communications, network security and electronic warfare.

Vienna is expected to consider the American Patriot system and the Israeli-U.S. Arrow-3 as contenders for the envisioned European missile shield.

It has been decades since the Air Force last developed a nuclear missile, the secretary says, and surprise issues are cropping up.

The gathering was meant to telegraph to would-be adversaries that the two allies can quickly mass forces at sea, officials said.

The 2.5-year program will start by evaluating Marine Fire Support Team training.

The radar can plug into the Army’s Integrated Battle Command System, a key piece of the Pentagon’s Combined Joint All-Domain Command and Control strategy.

The new warning and control radar system, FPS-3ME, can detect multiple fighter jets and ballistic missiles.

“We have a responsibility to lead and advance the integration of the joint force," Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David Allvin told airmen.

"Today, we have a really robust capability to do fires," said Col. Matt Paul, "but it was not built for how we have to share data in the future."

A submarine community reorganization is allowing greater focus on submarine sustainment, weapons production and new capabilities like Project Overmatch.

One of the new technologies that could see combat is the Spark drone developed by Rafael Advanced Defense Systems and its subsidiary Aeronautics.