Mikayla Easley

Mikayla Easley reports on the Pentagon’s acquisition and use of emerging technologies. Prior to joining DefenseScoop, she covered national security and the defense industry for National Defense Magazine. She received a BA in Russian language and literature from the University of Michigan and a MA in journalism from the University of Missouri. You can follow her on Twitter @MikaylaEasley

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Next-generation air dominance and CCA drone concept art (Lockheed Martin image)

Air Force tackling network needs for future CCA drone operations

Weapons

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Air Force finalizing Cloud One follow-on acquisition strategy with RFP coming soon

IT

An UH-60 Blackhawk flies multiple passes at different altitudes over the runway during a series of 5G avionics tests March 2, 2022, at Hill Air Force Base, Utah. A 5G mobile test station was used during the testing as part of demonstration to implement 5G technologies without compromising the safety of military and civilian aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Cynthia Griggs)

Pentagon, telecom industry’s battle over spectrum symptomatic of a troubled system

Tech

Former Google emerging tech ‘evangelist’ joins AFRL as first CIO, director of digital capabilities directorate

R&D

Soliders take part in the Synthetic Training Environment – Information System (STE-IS) Soldier Touch Point 2B in Orlando, Fla., March 29-31. The event was sponsored by the Army’s Program Executive Office for Simulation, Training and Instrumentation and the Army’s Synthetic Training Environment Cross Functional Team. (U.S. Army photo by Donnie W. Ryan)

Army aims to field reconfigurable, air-ground training system by end of 2024

Emerging Tech

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Updated data analytics, AI strategy coming from CDAO by end of summer

AI

Members of the 56th Air and Space Communications Squadron at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam operate cyber systems using a Enhanced communications flyaway kit during the Global Information Dominance Experiment 3 and Architect Demonstration Evaluation 5 at Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center, Alpena, Michigan, July, 12, 2021. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Amy Picard)

Joint fires, ally integration will take center stage in next ‘global information dominance’ experiment

AI

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Enterprise cloud seen as tool for integrating international partners into JADC2 efforts — with caveats

IT

HAWC concept art (DARPA)

DARPA taps Raytheon for next phase of air-breathing hypersonic program

Weapons