{"id":21093,"date":"2020-07-17T19:10:22","date_gmt":"2020-07-17T19:10:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/uncategorized\/2020\/07\/17\/us-army-to-test-more-rapid-patching-of-combat-system-software\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T18:12:21","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T18:12:21","slug":"us-army-to-test-more-rapid-patching-of-combat-system-software","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/battlefield-tech\/it-networks-battlefield-tech\/2020\/07\/17\/us-army-to-test-more-rapid-patching-of-combat-system-software\/","title":{"rendered":"US Army to test more rapid patching of combat system software"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The U.S. Army is making a \u201cheavy push\u201d this fiscal year to finish its common software repository, a platform meant to provide patches for combat systems months faster than the current process, the commander of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.c4isrnet.com\/battlefield-tech\/2019\/08\/02\/the-army-experiment-with-the-network-in-afghanistan\/\" target=_blank>Communications-Electronics Command<\/a> said July 17.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Under the current system, patches would arrive on disks in the mail on a quarterly basis. That system, Maj. Gen. Mitchell Kilgo said, would put units 90 days behind where they should be, assuming that the patch took place as soon as the updates arrived.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The common software repository will be on a centralized server for both the NIPR and SIPRnet, and it will house all the software platforms that CECOM sustains, Kilgo said. The site will be hosted by the Defense Information Systems Agency. The system will be accessible for users across the globe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cHaving that available with the latest and greatest software for all your systems allows you to pull that software at any time. So when they have the opportunity to upgrade their systems, that software is available for them. They know it\u2019s the latest, they know it\u2019s securely patched and all vulnerabilities have been mitigated,\u201d Kilgo said at the AFCEA Army Signal Conference.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">CECOM sustains command, control, communications, computers, cyber, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance systems for the Army. It will pilot the common software repository starting next week with the 101st Airborne Division. The command will test the platform, collect lessons learned and make adjustments through that pilot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the late fourth quarter of fiscal 2020, it will conduct another pilot with a different unit before adding yet another pilot with a unit outside the United States before December. The repository is expected to reach full operating capability in December, Kilgo said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In mid-fiscal 2021, CECOM plans for the repository to be available to the whole Army.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The service is also developing a scorecard where units will be required to report the status of their software. The scorecard will be included in the Army\u2019s unit status report and will affect their readiness rating.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The scorecard is an important piece of getting commanders to understand that software is a \u201ccritical enabler\u201d of units\u2019 missions, Kilgo said. With it, the Army will know that \u201cwhen a battle platform rolls, it\u2019s rolling with the most current software and it\u2019s secure,\u201d Kilgo said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kilgo also said CECOM is working to field an automated technology that will scan units\u2019 software and discern what version they are running, versus what version they should be operating on. The technology will also then automatically patch the system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He added that the service plans to work on those tools in FY21 and roll out the capability in FY22. Kilgo said the Army must consider how to determine when the system should push the patch \u201cso that we\u2019re conducting these automated patches when units are available to do them.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThis gets at time, hardware and software of our systems to give us a better picture of how ready our forces are to fight,\u201d Kilgo said. \u201cArmy senior leaders will have the opportunity leveraging tools they already have &#8230; to see the software readiness of their systems within their portfolio. 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