Tag: department of defense

Pentagon strategy calls for integrated satellite comm networks

DefenseJanuary 20, 2023

WASHINGTON — As the Pentagon modernizes its satellite communications enterprise, its first task will be to develop standards to improve data sharing among SATCOM...

US auditors report USAF lacks JADC2 plans and requirements

DefenseJanuary 20, 2023

20 January 2023 by Zach Rosenberg USAF personnel test ABMS capabilities. The USAF is making progress on...

U.S. Air Force And Navy Aggressors Receive Upgraded F-16Cs From Air National Guard

AviationJanuary 20, 2023

The Aggressors are bringing new capabilities to the fight, so they can better replicate new threats and train US and allied forces to counter...

Critical minerals: US DoD backs plan to revive antimony mine

DefenseJanuary 20, 2023

20 January 2023 by Marc Selinger Perpetua Resources wants to revive this abandoned mine in the US...

Defense Innovation Unit eyes partnerships for drone-vetting effort

DefenseJanuary 19, 2023

WASHINGTON — The long-term viability of a Defense Innovation Unit effort to vet commercial drones for military use and make it easier for the...

Northrop, AT&T, Fujitsu relay intel with 5G during testing at new lab

DefenseJanuary 18, 2023

WASHINGTON — Northrop Grumman, AT&T and Fujitsu said they successfully relayed intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance data and video using 5G technologies, a critical step...

Development Of An Active Flow Control X-Plane For DARPA Progresses

AviationJanuary 18, 2023

DARPA wants to develop and fly a demonstrator aircraft that does not use external mechanical flight controls. Aurora plans to fly an X-Plane in 2025. The...

US military services exchanging cloud-computing wisdom amid JADC2 push

DefenseJanuary 17, 2023

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Army’s cloud-computing experts are increasingly chatting with colleagues in the Air Force and Navy, as the Department of Defense craves...