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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

The Air Force is planning to release an "integrated aerial network roadmap" sometime in the fall outlining its strategy, an official told DefenseScoop.

Aug 2, 2023 By Mikayla Easley

Spanish soldiers load into a U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook during Defender Europe 2023 at Zaragoza Air Base, Spain, May 15, 2023. Defender Europe 2023 (DE23) is a U.S. European Command multi-national, joint exercise aimed to increase readiness and interoperability between U.S. and NATO allies. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Katie Tamesis)

US Army working to plug European allies into forthcoming JADC2 networks

Gen. McConville has been a proponent of “combined” Joint All-Domain Command and Control. However, there are challenges associated with that.

Jun 23, 2023 By Jon Harper

PHILIPPINE SEA (April 8, 2023) A U.S. Navy Sailor launches an F/A-18F Super Hornet from the ÒMighty ShrikesÓ of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68). Nimitz is in U.S. 7th Fleet conducting routine operations. 7th Fleet is the U.S. Navy’s largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, and routinely interacts and operates with allies and partners in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Joseph Calabrese)

Gilday: 7th Fleet to receive Project Overmatch capabilities

After the Navy wraps up experimentation with the USS Carl Vinson, the service is planning to roll out its Project Overmatch capabilities in the Indo-Pacific, including to…

Jun 7, 2023 By Jon Harper

A forward observer with the 1st Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division uses Integrated Tactical Network components during a live-fire exercise at Camp Atterbury, Indiana, in January, 2019. (U.S. Army photo by Justin Eimers, PEO C3T Public Affairs)

Army looking to accelerate C2 on the move

The Army is imploring industry to help devise solutions to allow units to do command-and-control on the battlefield without having to stop.

May 26, 2023 By Mark Pomerleau

DARPA plans to fuse ‘best-of’ quantum communications tech with military networks

Ahead of launching a new BAA, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency will be hosting a proposers day in Arlington, Virginia, next month.

Apr 25, 2023 By Brandi Vincent

Cyber warfare operators assigned to the 275th Cyber Operations Squadron of the 175th Cyberspace Operations Group of the Maryland Air National Guard configure a threat intelligence feed for daily watch in the Hunter’s Den at Warfield Air National Guard Base, Middle River, Md., Dec. 2, 2017. (U.S. Air Force photo by J.M. Eddins Jr.)

Cyber task force shapes Air Force’s top investment priorities for current and future budget cycles

The Air Force did a cyber review in the Pacific that uncovered gaps in its capabilities.

Apr 21, 2023 By Mark Pomerleau

Assistant Secretary of Defense for Homeland Defense and Hemispheric Affairs, Melissa Dalton, testifies before a Senate Appropriations Committee’s Subcommittee on Defense hearing “to determine what decisions went into how we dealt with the Chinese spy balloon,” on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, February 9, 2023. (Photo by Jim WATSON / AFP) (Photo by JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images)

US, Canada developing secretive ‘Crossbow’ sensor network as concerns mount over Chinese balloon fleet

A Pentagon official referenced the Crossbow system during a congressional hearing Thursday about the recent Chinese balloon incident.

Feb 9, 2023 By Brandi Vincent

Burke Baker, a technical director from the 2nd Audiovisual Squadron, operates a switch board in support of the Advanced Battle Management System (ABMS) Onramp 2, Aug. 31, 2020 at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Daniel Hernandez)

Air Force to share ‘war plan’ with cleared contractors in search for ABMS solutions

The Air Force is ramping up its engagement with industry for its Advanced Battle Management System (ABMS) initiative.

Nov 16, 2022 By Jon Harper

U.S. soldiers assigned to the 82nd Airborne Signal Corps conduct war simulation training Oct. 5, 2022, during Project Convergence 22 at Camp Pendleton, California. During PC22 many systems were slated to be tested to determine how future command-and-control capabilities can be integrated with all service and multinational partners. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Thiem Huynh)

Army moving out on global classified network modernization

The Army will soon be releasing request for proposals to create a global SIPRNet.

Nov 15, 2022 By Mark Pomerleau

Military service members assigned to the 7th Air Support Operations Squadron, Fort Bliss, Texas, and 729th Air Control Squadron, Hill Air Force Base, Utah, conduct warfare operations at the Tactical Operations Center-Light (TOC-L) on Oct. 14, 2022, during Project Convergence 22 experimentation at March Air Reserve Base, California. PC22, a multimonth event, enables the Department of Defense and its multinational partners to assess future warfighting concepts and capabilities. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Brenda Salgado)

Data management challenges are top of mind at Project Convergence 22

More work still needs to be done to standardize data, according to Army leaders.

Nov 10, 2022 By Mark Pomerleau