C4ISRNET Conference

Full coverage of the annual C4ISRNET Conference, held in Arlington, Virginia.

‘Tremendous’ momentum seen as US Army upgrades network tech

U.S. Army officials have likened the capability set plan to Apple’s iPhone approach: new, enhanced hardware rolling out on the heels of the last release.

4 months ago

Goodbye hoarding? Official sees increased data sharing at Pentagon

“I think what we’re seeing across the department is folks leaning into the need to share.”

4 months ago

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US Space Force developing plans for tactically responsive capabilities

While Congress pushes for the Space Force to craft a plan for tactically responsive launch, the service is taking a step back to ensure its entire architecture is responsive to urgent, wartime needs.

US Space Force space defense squadron tasked to focus on deep space

The 19th Space Defense Squadron has been tasked to focus on the cislunar space domain as activity increases in the realm.

4 months ago

SpaceX shut down a Russian electromagnetic warfare attack in Ukraine last month — and the Pentagon is taking notes

“The next day, Starlink had slung a line of code and fixed it," said Pentagon electronic warfare director Dave Tremper. "And how they did that was eye-watering to me."

4 months ago

Pentagon seeks reauthorization, expansion of small business funding

The Pentagon is pursuing the reauthorization and expansion for programs meant to boost small business participation in defense research, set to expire Sept. 30.

4 months ago

US Army working closely with allies amid push to upgrade networks

“If we fail, the next day we’ll come back and we’ll find out if there is a configuration that needs to be changed or a policy for us to get after,” U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Jeth Rey said.

4 months ago

Marines making big investments in electromagnetic warfare

At the same time, the Marine Corps sees nonkinetic weapons as a less expensive alternative to traditional weapons.

16 months ago

The Army is optimizing electronic warfare equipment for Indo-Pacific

The Army wants to make sure its forthcoming electronic warfare systems can support forces across the vast maritime distances of the Indo-Pacific region.

16 months ago

DARPA’s plan to use drones to find drones

With Aerial Dragnet, DARPA is using overhead sensors to find drones in urban environments.

16 months ago

Top general: Access provided by enterprise cloud needed for JADC2

Lt. Gen. Dennis Crall, CIO of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, outlined why the Pentagon needs cloud to enable JADC2.

16 months ago

Navy to test potential for information warfare cells at maritime operations centers

The Navy is looking to test a new information warfare cell concept in an exercise scheduled for later this year.

16 months ago

AI leaders: DoD must be more transparent with startups

The Department of Defense needs to improve how it communicates its requirements to bring in nontraditional contractors.

16 months ago

Swimming in data, Army and Air Force make sure they’re capturing the best info

The services are structuring themselves to give soldiers and airmen access to more data.

16 months ago

Preliminary design review looms for Army’s next set of tactical network tools

The next set of tactical network tools will soon pass through its preliminary design review.

16 months ago

Space Development Agency wants to update the standard for its orbital mesh network

The Space Development Agency wants industry feedback as it develops a standard for its optical intersatellite links.

16 months ago

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New cyber-hardening mandates may be coming for defense firms

Washington seems likely to take steps requiring the defense industrial base better harden against cyber attacks, two veterans of the Cyberspace Solarium Commission said Wednesday.

16 months ago

JADC2 strategy ‘days’ away from going to Austin’s desk

The document will come with a robust unclassified section, according to Lt. Gen. Dennis Crall.

16 months ago

Coming soon: An announcement on which Army and Navy units will move to the Space Force

The services have reached an agreement and an announcement will follow imminently, the Space Force's vice chief said.

16 months ago

Here’s the DARPA project it says could pull the Navy a decade forward in unmanned technology

DARPA's NOMARS project could be a giant leap forward for the US Navy's unmanned aspirations.

2 years ago

How low-Earth orbit satellites will enable connectivity across all domains of warfare

Once in place, the Space Development Agency's space-based mesh network will facilitate near-real time connections between sensors and shooters, regardless of domain.

2 years ago

Pentagon reports boost in predatory foreign investment to US tech firms amid pandemic

There has been a "small uptick" in cases over the past several months, said the Defense Department official charged with overseeing the industrial base.

2 years ago

Countdown begins for release date of Pentagon’s spectrum strategy

The office of the Pentagon's chief information officer plans to open an internal division focuses on the electromagnetic spectrum.

2 years ago

Telework programs at DoD could stick around after coronavirus

The Department of Defense has expanded several capabilities to enable mass telework. Now it's discussing which ones may stick around permanently.

2 years ago

How industry can build better AI for the military

Government leaders explained how they can help improve incentives for industry to build better artificial intelligence for military use.

3 years ago

The Army wants a singular focus, not one-off solutions

A tactical common operating environment is coming to soldiers in 2021.

3 years ago

Is electronic warfare already legacy technology?

Electronic warfare is often held up as a core category of modern warfare. But if you ask William Conley, director of electronic warfare in the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, the military will soon be moving on.

3 years ago

If the Army doesn’t get the network right, is everything else a wasted effort?

All other Army modernization efforts are dependent on the success of its network development, the three-star in charge of Army resourcing and programming said at the C4ISRNET conference June 6.

3 years ago