5G

Fifth-generation wireless technologies are expected to to improve intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance systems, as well as empower new methods of command and control.

Lockheed eyes 5G trials following delivery of test bed to Marine Corps

The delivery to Camp Pendleton in California marks a step forward for the Open Systems Interoperable and Reconfigurable Infrastructure Solution, or OSIRIS.

4 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.

NATO to test 5G capabilities in Latvia with virtual reality, drones

The technology is on the rise in military applications, promising faster data transfer and better security than the 4G standard.

4 weeks ago

Boeing’s AAI procedures, coupled with ADDS, collects data during inspections and informs maintainers of deficiencies in an aircraft’s exterior.

Unmanned

Autonomous drones may help Air Force slash aircraft inspection times

"A preflight inspection right now can take up to four hours," a Near Earth Autonomy official told reporters. "We can do it in 30 minutes."

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.

10 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.

10 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.

11 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

11 months ago

Tactical Air Control Party specialists at the 13th Air Support Operations Squadron conduct reconnaissance training, Aug. 03, 2021, at Fort Carson Army Base. The training provided instruction and preparation for Joint All-Domain Command and Control operations.

How military teams can optimize data, decision-making at tactical edge

Simply having a lot of data doesn’t mean anyone’s gaining actionable insights from it.

11 months ago

Ukraine envoy hopeful about fate of Musk’s satellite network

Starlink, which provides broadband internet service using more than 2,200 low-orbiting satellites, has provided crucial communications for Ukraine.

11 months ago

Gear updates from the center for all things soldier kit

From boots and gloves to batteries, scopes and body armor, if it touches the soldier, this program touches it.

12 months ago

How to combine 5G networks, artificial intelligence to aid warfighters

5G communications utilizing forms of artificial intelligence holds the promise of a network topology that’s situationally aware and continuously optimized.

12 months ago

Lockheed, Verizon testing 5G-linked drone swarm for intel collection

Army, Air Force and Pentagon representatives, among others, attended a demonstration in May.

12 months ago

A 5G hotspot sign is displayed at the MWC in Barcelona on March 2, 2022.

Pentagon experimenting with 5G at Idaho National Laboratory test range

The Department of Energy facility is outfitted with fifth-generation radios, antennas and base stations.

13 months ago