Thought Leadership

Information superiority and the race for global AI leadership

The Pentagon is pursuing a third offset strategy — one that puts Artificial Intelligence at the forefront of U.S. defense policy.

7 hours ago

The failure of integrated deterrence, and what to do about China

Modernization must not be sacrificed during this time of crisis, or we risk winning the battle to ultimately lose the war.

23 hours ago

Cyber

Technical debt: The cybersecurity threat hiding in plain sight

The Biden Administration’s executive order on cybersecurity in May 2021 jump started the movement toward a zero trust architecture.

How to build a robust space domain defense

The integration of ASAT weapon countermeasures will be necessary on future military satellites to responsibly protect these assets.

4 days 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.

8 days ago

Ukraine needs help to counter Iranian-made ballistic missiles, drones

Iran could soon provide the Russian military with even deadlier weapons than the Iranian drones it has been using to target Ukraine.

2 weeks 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.

3 weeks ago

How Robotic Process Automation is helping federal agencies manage data

RPA and the use of intelligent bots are proving critical for agencies seeking to automate time-consuming manual processes.

3 weeks ago

Airmen assigned to the 28th Bomb Wing recieve a U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer assigned to the 37th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron, Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota, after landing at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, in support of a Bomber Task Force mission, Oct. 18, 2022. Bomber missions contribute to joint force lethality and deter aggression in the Indo-Pacific by demonstrating the U.S. Air Force’s ability to operate anywhere in the world at any time in support of the National Defense Strategy. (Senior Airman Yosselin Campos/Air Force)

US Air Force’s ‘divest to invest’ plan is too risky

This strategy may look attractive on paper, but past attempts show that it doesn’t work in practice. Here’s why.

3 weeks ago

Pentagon must embrace commercial technologies to win data war

Commercial cloud providers, well entrenched in the DoD, already have the capabilities integrated into their offerings.

3 weeks ago

It’s time to reset America’s long-range strike deficit

America simply has far more demand for long-range strike aircraft than planes and crews.

3 weeks ago

Robust cryptographic policies will help save military software systems

How can we build resilient software systems out of unreliable parts?

3 weeks ago

How secure collaboration improves quality of military decision making

Air Mobility Command relied on a collaboration platform for tactical communications to enhance decision advantage during Operation Allies Refuge.

3 weeks ago

The human touch: ‘Artificial General Intelligence’ is next phase of AI

AGI is the ability of an intelligent agent to understand or learn any intellectual task in the same way that humans do.

4 weeks ago

Demystifying the five ‘sights’ of artificial intelligence

Hindsight, foresight, insight, oversight and rightsight all needed to unlock AI's full potential.

4 weeks ago

Data preparation is key to expanding military benefits of AI

Using data correctly can provide new AI capabilities to commanders without taking away any of their legacy decision-making tools.

4 weeks ago

A Counter Rocket, Artillery, Mortar weapon system is test fired on Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, Jan. 13, 2018.

Send Ukraine C-RAMs and VAMPIREs to help defeat Iranian drones

Washington should deliver Vehicle-Agnostic Modular Palletized ISR Rocket Equipment (VAMPIRE) and Counter–Rocket, Artillery, Mortar (C-RAM) systems asap.

5 weeks ago

Enhance US rare earth security through international cooperation

China is dominating battery material separation and processing as well as component manufacturing.

5 weeks ago

State Dept. plan to track weapons for Ukraine should be starting point

Since the conflict began, the U.S. has provided more than $17.6 billion in security assistance to Ukraine.

5 weeks ago

US tech companies in China may soon be forced to ‘choose a flag’

Amazon, Facebook, IBM and other companies with U.S. military ties have expanded their businesses in China.

5 weeks ago

Thought Leadership

An array of perspectives and messages from thought leaders in the defense IT and C4ISRNET community.

The Pentagon is pursuing a third offset strategy — one that puts Artificial Intelligence at the forefront of U.S. defense policy.

Modernization must not be sacrificed during this time of crisis, or we risk winning the battle to ultimately lose the war.

The Biden Administration’s executive order on cybersecurity in May 2021 jump started the movement toward a zero trust architecture.

The integration of ASAT weapon countermeasures will be necessary on future military satellites to responsibly protect these assets.

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

Iran could soon provide the Russian military with even deadlier weapons than the Iranian drones it has been using to target Ukraine.

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

RPA and the use of intelligent bots are proving critical for agencies seeking to automate time-consuming manual processes.

This strategy may look attractive on paper, but past attempts show that it doesn’t work in practice. Here’s why.

Commercial cloud providers, well entrenched in the DoD, already have the capabilities integrated into their offerings.

America simply has far more demand for long-range strike aircraft than planes and crews.

How can we build resilient software systems out of unreliable parts?

Air Mobility Command relied on a collaboration platform for tactical communications to enhance decision advantage during Operation Allies Refuge.

AGI is the ability of an intelligent agent to understand or learn any intellectual task in the same way that humans do.

Hindsight, foresight, insight, oversight and rightsight all needed to unlock AI's full potential.

Using data correctly can provide new AI capabilities to commanders without taking away any of their legacy decision-making tools.

Washington should deliver Vehicle-Agnostic Modular Palletized ISR Rocket Equipment (VAMPIRE) and Counter–Rocket, Artillery, Mortar (C-RAM) systems asap.

China is dominating battery material separation and processing as well as component manufacturing.

Since the conflict began, the U.S. has provided more than $17.6 billion in security assistance to Ukraine.

Amazon, Facebook, IBM and other companies with U.S. military ties have expanded their businesses in China.