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U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Jeth Rey, the director of the Network Cross-Functional Team, pictured here in August 2022 during an event in Delaware.

Why US Army network leaders are so interested in identity management

The Pentagon's 2020 ICAM strategy acknowledged failures to “maximize the strategic, operational, and tactical benefits of information sharing.”

5 hours ago

The Operational Flight Program Combined Test Force evaluated the Angry Kitten electronic countermeasures combat training pod on board an F-16 Fighting Falcon assigned to the 53rd Wing at the Joint Preflight Integration of Munitions and Electronic Systems test facility at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, Oct. 18, 2021, through Nov. 5, 2021.

Air Force may put Angry Kitten in planes for electronic warfare edge

Despite the inoffensive name — a far cry from Reaper or Predator drones or Hellfire missiles — the electronic warfare system can bare its claws.

26 hours ago

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Maxar to aid L3Harris in tracking missiles from space

The United States, Russia and China are among countries developing hypersonic missiles, which can exceed the speed of sound and are harder to track than conventional missiles.

Army seeks data as it fields Next Generation Squad Weapons

The data platform “will enable units to regularly assess weapons’ health, reduce failure rates, extend the lifetime of a weapon and optimize maintenance plans,” the company stated in a release.

6 days ago

QinetiQ’s American unit agrees to buy software specialist Avantus

“This acquisition is an important step in the execution of QinetiQ’s five-year ambitions to expand our presence in the US,” according to the company’s CEO.

7 days ago

Booz Allen says acquisition aimed at Lockheed, Raytheon, ‘billions’ in contracts

"The government’s narrative is not only inaccurate — it makes no sense," reads one document filed in Maryland federal court.

8 days ago

US Army to collaborate with SpaceLink on tactical communications network

The cooperative research and development agreement allows the organizations to share facilities, intellectual property and expertise to “elevate solutions for both the warfighter and industry,” the company said in a statement.

8 days ago

Raytheon’s Blue Canyon opens expanded small satellite production facility

The Boulder, Colorado-based company produces a range of small space vehicles for customers at the U.S. Department of Defense and NASA, and its new 31,000 square foot plant is dedicated to building cubesats.

11 days ago

Operation Cyber Dragon turning US Navy reservists into digital defenders

“The interesting thing in the IT world or the network world is what’s patched and 100% compliant today might not be patched tomorrow, because vulnerabilities ebb and flow.”

11 days ago

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