5G

A UH-60 Black Hawk passes over the runway during a series of 5G avionics tests March 2, 2022, at Hill Air Force Base, Utah.

Pentagon CIO taking over 5G activities with eye on expanded testing

The Pentagon in late 2020 launched 5G pilots at five military installations — to the tune of $600 million — and has since doubled the experimentation.

4 weeks ago

Federal agencies get ‘shopper’s guide’ to aid purchases of 5G

Some 90% of federal agencies are planning to adopt 5G, according to a 2022 study by General Dynamics Information Technology.

2 months ago

U.S Army Chief Information Officer Raj Iyer speaks to the audience at the Cyber Security Summit in July 2022.

Industry

Former Army CIO joins ServiceNow as global head of public sector

Raj Iyer in January said he would leave his military job, after two and a half years, and would return to industry.

First lateral entrants could join the Marine Corps within months

Marine officials underscored that lateral entry will not be a way for people to bypass Officer Candidates School or boot camp.

3 months ago

US Space Force crafting new schedule for GPS ground system

The service expects the new schedule for the Next-Generation Operational Control Segment to be approved this spring.

4 months ago

People walk past the Qualcomm stand at the Mobile World Congress event in February 2019.

US Navy teams with Qualcomm to research 5G, artificial intelligence

The new collaboration reflects the U.S. military's ambitions to invest in seamless connectivity and computer-augmented decision-making.

4 months ago

Alone and unafraid: How to prepare to fight and win the next war

As policymakers and war planners prepare for a potential of near-peer conflict — the biggest fight of modern times — two imperatives must be considered.

4 months ago

A work crew prepares a 5G mobile test station for trials at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, in February 2022.

Pentagon kicks off 5G competition to upgrade base communications

Fifth-generation wireless tech promises faster speeds and the ability to accommodate more and more-advanced devices — a windfall for defense.

4 months ago

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.

4 months ago

The Northrop Grumman corporate headquarters is pictured. Northrop is the world's fourth largest defense company when ranked by revenue, according to Defense News analysis.

Northrop, AT&T, Fujitsu relay intel with 5G during testing at new lab

Word of the successful demonstration comes nearly one year after Northrop and AT&T announced they would jointly develop a "digital battle network."

5 months 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.

6 months ago

Pentagon, private sector must partner to fight new era of cyberattacks

Over the past six months, there have been 10,666 ransomware variants identified, almost twice the total in the previous six months.

6 months 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.

6 months ago

Limiting Gen Z phone use hard but necessary, top Marine says

“Now we have to completely undo 18 years of communicating all day long and tell them, ‘That’s bad, that will get you killed.’”

6 months ago

DISA’s ‘Gray Network’ faces performance monitoring challenges

Gray networks sit between inner and outer VPN tunnels and provide an extra layer of security for encrypted classified data.

6 months ago

US Air Force’s AdAir fighter training needs road map

Plan for 10-year, $6.4 billion program flying about 37,000 flight hours per year at 12 bases is still underdeveloped.

6 months ago

Proliferation of precision fires creates overmatch

GPS can no longer be relied upon to support the accurate delivery of precision fires, given adversarial capabilities to disrupt satellite communications.

7 months ago

GPS navigation strands US-made Dodge Charger on German church steps

The navigation system reportedly brought the unnamed driver to the steps of the church, where the vehicle got stuck.

7 months ago

Six hours to share one piece of data? Here’s a faster, more secure way

Trusted Data Format is an open standard for protecting data with military-grade encryption

8 months ago