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Army not sold on new approach to radio acquisition
The effort would be a departure from the service’s traditional approach to buying and sustaining radios.
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This system may allow small Army teams to probe 1,000 targets per hour
One goal of using the Maven targeting system is for a team of 20 or fewer to be able to identify and strike 1,000 targets per hour.
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Reliant on Starlink, Army eager for more SATCOM constellation options
Army officials said at TechNet Augusta that the service wants to ensure its units have access to multiple satellite connectivity options.
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Commanders find new ways to leverage network in theater and training
The war in Ukraine and combat training center rotations are yielding lessons for the U.S. Army’s network plans.
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DISA eyes more vendors, faster contracts for joint cloud successor
The director of the Defense Information Systems Agency said Tuesday the department is in the early phases of planning for JWCC Next.
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Aircraft carrier Bush gets first-ever Stingray drone control room
The carrier George H.W. Bush is now the host of an unmanned air warfare center, and more carriers are getting it soon.
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Signal battalions to be rebuilt for modern combat, Army says
The move, which may be approved by December, is expected to free up signal soldiers for more unit-level work within the brigades.
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Army tweaking major software effort to be more commercial friendly
The Army in May unveiled plans to award more than $1 billion in software development contracts over the next decade.
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Missile Defense Agency eyes discriminating space sensor launch by 2029
The MDA director told Defense News the sensor is a key part of the agency’s vision for a space-based missile-tracking layer.
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US Army aerial jammer ‘in pretty good shape’ following soldier testing
“The software and hardware is stable,” U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Ed Barker said in an interview at TechNet Augusta. “I think we’re in pretty good shape.”
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Don’t ditch soldiers for machines, combine them, Rainey says
The U.S. Army was pursuing more than 200 artificial intelligence-related projects as of 2021, according to a federal watchdog.
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Troops need improved cyber education, US Army leaders say
Failing “to defend the networks that our warfighters use absolutely will cause us to lose,” said Lt. Gen. Maria Barrett, the ARCYBER commander.
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New Army CIO wants to trade bureaucracy for speedier modernization
Leonel Garciga, a Navy veteran, succeeds Raj Iyer, who after nearly three years as Army chief information officer returned to private industry.
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Orders flooding in on Pentagon’s $9 billion cloud contract
The Pentagon in late 2022 tapped Amazon, Google, Microsoft and Oracle for its potential $9 billion Joint Warfighting Cloud Capability, or JWCC.
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US Army seeks industry input on AI bill of materials
An AI BOM measure is not meant to hurt companies or jeopardize sensitive IP but rather improve cybersecurity and consistency, according to Young Bang.
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US Army set to test combined cyber, jamming, signal intelligence tool
TLS-BCT is designed to provide smaller Army formations a means to understand their surroundings and disrupt networks and advanced electronics.
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Thousands using personal cell phones, tablets for official Army work
If “you want to reach me on the weekend,” Lt. Gen. John Morrison said at TechNet Augusta, “call me on my personal device.”
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US Army testing communications gear for different fighting styles
The Army is investing in the division as it prepares for potential conflict in the Indo-Pacific, against China, or in Europe, against Russia.
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To nail logistics, US Army works on info-sharing at Talisman Sabre
The Talisman Sabre exercise was led this year by Australia. It featured more than 30,000 troops from more than a dozen countries.
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Ukraine war driving US Army electronic warfare development, Bush says
The Terrestrial Layer System-Brigade Combat Team and -Echelons Above Brigade are both “on track, and I feel good about them,” said Doug Bush.
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Army IT leader pledges quicker cloud uptake in ‘year of action’
When it comes to cloud, the coming year will be one of “action and acceleration,” according to U.S. Army Lt. Gen. John Morrison.
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Will soldiers get Gmail? Army considers expanding beta test
Army leadership is mulling advancing and expanding its preliminary test of Google Workspace.
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US Army to synchronize defenses as cyber fight goes global
“I watch a lot of HGTV,” said Lt. Gen. Maria Barrett, commander of ARCYBER. “It’s time for the open concept.”
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Pentagon’s command and control concept needs work, Army official says
“Project Convergence 22 is the perfect, practical example of where we are coordinating laterally with our sister services,” said Lt. Gen. John Morrison.
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How a new Army cyber general got George Patton’s stars
The new commander of the Cyber Center of Excellence at Fort Gordon received the artifact the night before his promotion.