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Pentagon close to making first awards on $9 billion cloud contract

The Pentagon in December tapped Amazon, Google, Microsoft and Oracle for its highly anticipated Joint Warfighting Cloud Capability contract.

Biden proposes Pentagon spending increase with industrial base focus

Biden is proposing a 3.2% increase in Defense Department spending with an eye on the Pacific and bolstering the naval industrial base.

At Army experiment, experts tinker with tanks and communications kit

The preliminary work done at Project Convergence — the Army's contribution to the Pentagon's JADC2 vision — will inform how Capability Set 25 proceeds.

U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Doug Small hosts a question-and-answer session during the WEST conference at the San Diego Convention Center in February 2022.

Navy’s Project Overmatch boss pushing hard for international synergy

Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Michael Gilday in October said the service was sharing insights from Project Overmatch with friendly forces abroad.

An MQ-4C Triton Unmanned Aircraft System, assigned to Unmanned Patrol Squadron 19, lands at Naval Station Mayport, Florida, in December 2021.

Northrop links drones, ships in demonstration of connected Navy fleet

To stay ahead of China and Russia, the U.S. military is attempting to dissolve the walls between the services, their databases and their weapons.

Navy’s Project Overmatch boss pushing hard for international synergy

Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Michael Gilday in October said the service was sharing insights from Project Overmatch with friendly forces abroad.

By Colin Demarest

Northrop links drones, ships in demonstration of connected Navy fleet

To stay ahead of China and Russia, the U.S. military is attempting to dissolve the walls between the services, their databases and their weapons.

By Colin Demarest

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.

By Colin Demarest

This undated photograph released by the Ukrainian military's Strategic Communications Directorate shows the wreckage of what Kyiv has described as an Iranian Shahed drone downed near Kupiansk, Ukraine.

How to help Kyiv go on a drone offensive

Russia and Iran are planning to build a factory within Russia to produce thousands of Shahed-136 drones.

By Ryan Brobst

China spy balloon moving east over US, Pentagon says

China claims balloon is weather research “airship” that blew off course.

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.

By Colin Demarest

Space Force chief calls for tighter link between operators and buyers

Gen. Chance Saltzman told reporters today he wants space operators to be more involved in shaping plans for future systems and defining training needs.

By Courtney Albon

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."

By Colin Demarest

US military services exchanging cloud-computing wisdom amid JADC2 push

The Army is expected to spend some $290 million on cloud uptake in the coming months, amid a push service officials dubbed the “year of action.”

By Colin Demarest

US Army to spend $290 million on cloud uptake in coming months

The Army has already migrated hundreds of legacy applications to the cloud.

By Colin Demarest

US Air Force wants industry input for ‘innovative’ ABMS technologies

The Air Force is specifically interested in commercial gear that is hardened against jamming and can boost data transfer rates and reduce latency.

By Colin Demarest

China developing own version of JADC2 to counter US

The Chinese military, the People’s Liberation Army, “refers to systems destruction warfare as the next way of war,” a U.S. defense official said.

By Colin Demarest

L3Harris completes $2 billion purchase of Viasat Link 16 assets

Brendan O’Connell, an L3Harris Technologies executive, told C4ISRNET the Link 16 portfolio is “a very natural fit” for the company.

By Colin Demarest

Cloud-friendly Air Force has eyes on Pentagon’s JWCC contract

CTO Jay Bonci said U.S. defense leaders "have to think about cloud as being a part of a resilience baseline."

By Colin Demarest

Special Multimedia Report

The Pentagon in December tapped Amazon, Google, Microsoft and Oracle for its highly anticipated Joint Warfighting Cloud Capability contract.

Biden is proposing a 3.2% increase in Defense Department spending with an eye on the Pacific and bolstering the naval industrial base.

The preliminary work done at Project Convergence — the Army's contribution to the Pentagon's JADC2 vision — will inform how Capability Set 25 proceeds.

Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Michael Gilday in October said the service was sharing insights from Project Overmatch with friendly forces abroad.

To stay ahead of China and Russia, the U.S. military is attempting to dissolve the walls between the services, their databases and their weapons.

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Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Michael Gilday in October said the service was sharing insights from Project Overmatch with friendly forces abroad.

To stay ahead of China and Russia, the U.S. military is attempting to dissolve the walls between the services, their databases and their weapons.

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

Russia and Iran are planning to build a factory within Russia to produce thousands of Shahed-136 drones.

China claims balloon is weather research “airship” that blew off course.

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

Gen. Chance Saltzman told reporters today he wants space operators to be more involved in shaping plans for future systems and defining training needs.

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

The Army is expected to spend some $290 million on cloud uptake in the coming months, amid a push service officials dubbed the “year of action.”

The Army has already migrated hundreds of legacy applications to the cloud.

The Air Force is specifically interested in commercial gear that is hardened against jamming and can boost data transfer rates and reduce latency.

The Chinese military, the People’s Liberation Army, “refers to systems destruction warfare as the next way of war,” a U.S. defense official said.

Brendan O’Connell, an L3Harris Technologies executive, told C4ISRNET the Link 16 portfolio is “a very natural fit” for the company.

CTO Jay Bonci said U.S. defense leaders "have to think about cloud as being a part of a resilience baseline."

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