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US Army may ask defense industry to disclose AI algorithms

"It's not to get at vendor IP," Young Bang said. "It's really about, how do we manage the cyber risks and the vulnerabilities?"

7 days ago

New Zealand unveils defense budget, with Army in the lead

The government's signals intelligence agency is to receive a 25% boost in funding.

3 weeks ago

Soldiers assigned to the "Can Do Battalion" test and provide feedback on network equipment during the U.S. Army’s three-week pilot at Fort Stewart, Georgia, in February 2022.

JADC2 & Comms

US Army preps for fresh mobile communications experiment

Armored formations lack the connectivity Army leaders want, and network modernization is among the service’s priorities as it preps for large-scale fights.

Marine Innovation Unit tackles some remaining Force Design tech needs

The unit aims to leverage reservists' contacts in the business and tech worlds to quickly solve modernization problems.

4 weeks ago

US cyber team unearths malware during ‘hunt-forward’ mission in Latvia

The Cyber National Mission Force has deployed to 22 countries including Ukraine, ahead of Russia’s invasion, and Albania, following Iranian cyberattacks.

4 weeks ago

US busts Russian cyber operation in dozens of countries

The Justice Department says it has disrupted a long-running Russian cyberespionage campaign that stole sensitive information from U.S. and NATO networks.

4 weeks ago

Ohio Air National Guard Capt. Travis Dancer exits his aircraft after landing at Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center in Michigan during the Global Information Dominance Experiment 3 in July 2021.

Pentagon’s AI office rebooting global experiments for JADC2

Craig Martell said his team took the reins of the Global Information Dominance Experiments to “understand what’s the right way to get after JADC2.”

4 weeks ago

U.S. Army Maj. Gens. Anthony Potts, with the Program Executive Office for Command Control and Communications-Tactical, and Jeth Rey, the director of the Network Cross-Functional Team, listen to questions from reporters at Fort Myer, Virginia, on May 4, 2023.

US Army revising how it develops, deploys advanced networking gear

As the U.S. Army prepares for potential conflicts in the Indo-Pacific or Europe, it is placing increasing emphasis on the division, some 15,000 soldiers.

5 weeks ago

Massachusetts Air National Guardsman Jack Teixeira, right, appears in U.S. District Court in Boston, Friday, April 14, 2023.

Zero trust would have helped prevent Pentagon leak, CIO Sherman says

“This is something we’ve grappled with for years,” Pentagon CIO John Sherman said. “We had the Snowden disclosures nearly 10 years ago.”

5 weeks ago

159th Fighter Squadron pilots take off from the 125th Fighter Wing in Jacksonville, Florida, on August 26, 2016.

US Air Force shifting hundreds of computer apps to the cloud

The U.S. Air Force launched Cloud One years ago and has sought industry input on its successor, Cloud One Next, or C1N.

5 weeks ago

Connectivity will ‘make or break’ US military use of AI, official says

The Pentagon is pursuing seamless networking through a connect-everything campaign known as Joint All-Domain Command and Control, or JADC2.

6 weeks ago

More missiles, less vehicles: Australia unveils strategic review

For the first time, the review addresses the need to harden Australia’s air bases and secure fuel supplies against attack from Australia’s north.

6 weeks ago

Bipartisan bill would ‘arm Taiwan to the teeth’ with US cyber tech

China considers Taiwan a renegade province and has vowed to retake it by force, if necessary.

7 weeks ago

How to accelerate innovation adoption at the Pentagon

Systemic barriers to innovation persist within the military’s acquisition system that prevent the adoption of emerging technology.

7 weeks ago

A photo taken in March 2023 shows a computer screen displaying the OpenAI website and its ChatGPT product.

AI tools like ChatGPT likely to empower hacks, NSA cyber boss warns

U.S. officials consider mastery of AI critical to long-term international competitiveness — whether that’s in defense, finance or another sector.

8 weeks ago

U.S. Army Soldiers with the 2nd Cavalry Regiment are pictured during Dragoon Ready 2023. They are using integrated tactical network capabilities, which include radios.

Bandwidth of Brothers: US Army’s 101st Airborne to get advanced radios

The Army's capability set venture kicked off in 2021, with special attention paid to infantry. Additional batches of gear are expected every two years.

2 months ago

The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Porter arrives in Helsinki, Finland, for a scheduled port visit April 18, 2018.

US Navy needs seamless ‘virtual cloud,’ cyber leaders say

Navy vessels dot waters the world over and are expected to play a critical role in a conflict with China or Russia.

2 months ago

U.S. Marine Corps Commandant Gen. David Berger speaks at the Sea-Air-Space conference in National Harbor, Maryland, on April 3, 2023.

Over-classified information hampers work with allies, top Marines say

“Sometimes we get in our own way, by over-classifying, over-compartmentalizing,” Gen. David Berger said.

2 months 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.

2 months ago

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"It's not to get at vendor IP," Young Bang said. "It's really about, how do we manage the cyber risks and the vulnerabilities?"

The government's signals intelligence agency is to receive a 25% boost in funding.

Armored formations lack the connectivity Army leaders want, and network modernization is among the service’s priorities as it preps for large-scale fights.

The unit aims to leverage reservists' contacts in the business and tech worlds to quickly solve modernization problems.

The Cyber National Mission Force has deployed to 22 countries including Ukraine, ahead of Russia’s invasion, and Albania, following Iranian cyberattacks.

The Justice Department says it has disrupted a long-running Russian cyberespionage campaign that stole sensitive information from U.S. and NATO networks.

Craig Martell said his team took the reins of the Global Information Dominance Experiments to “understand what’s the right way to get after JADC2.”

As the U.S. Army prepares for potential conflicts in the Indo-Pacific or Europe, it is placing increasing emphasis on the division, some 15,000 soldiers.

“This is something we’ve grappled with for years,” Pentagon CIO John Sherman said. “We had the Snowden disclosures nearly 10 years ago.”

The U.S. Air Force launched Cloud One years ago and has sought industry input on its successor, Cloud One Next, or C1N.

The Pentagon is pursuing seamless networking through a connect-everything campaign known as Joint All-Domain Command and Control, or JADC2.

For the first time, the review addresses the need to harden Australia’s air bases and secure fuel supplies against attack from Australia’s north.

China considers Taiwan a renegade province and has vowed to retake it by force, if necessary.

Systemic barriers to innovation persist within the military’s acquisition system that prevent the adoption of emerging technology.

U.S. officials consider mastery of AI critical to long-term international competitiveness — whether that’s in defense, finance or another sector.

The Army's capability set venture kicked off in 2021, with special attention paid to infantry. Additional batches of gear are expected every two years.

Navy vessels dot waters the world over and are expected to play a critical role in a conflict with China or Russia.

“Sometimes we get in our own way, by over-classifying, over-compartmentalizing,” Gen. David Berger said.

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