Modernizing our supply chain is a national security imperative
Closing supply chain gaps in innovating technology will reposition the industrial base to be a strategic source of value.
US Indo-Pacific Command’s $11 billion unfunded priority list includes 44 programs, from missiles to maritime mines.
By Ashley Roque and Valerie Insinna
Which specific systems have been selected haven’t been publicly announced, a “very deliberate” strategy from the Pentagon, Navy Capt. Alex Campbell, director of the Defense Innovation Unit’s (DIU) maritime portfolio, said today.
By Jaspreet Gill
Lars Hoffman, Blue Origin’s vice president of national security sales, said that a viable commercial market for space mobility and logistics “doesn’t exist right now.”
By Theresa Hitchens
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Integrating C2 solutions on more assets ensures that operators share a common operating picture they can act on based on verified, secure intelligence.
By Breaking Defense
“We truly have demonstrated that the vision of JADC2 and the vision of the Joint Fires Network is a reality and we can do it,” SDA Director Derek Tournear told Breaking Defense.
By Theresa Hitchens
China wants “to create tense, uncomfortable situations in the hope that US and partner forces will vacate the space that every force has a right to be in,” Pacific Fleet Commander Adm. Samuel Paparo said.
By Colin Clark
Modernizing military simulation with open systems architecture
Best-of-breed common models and architecture enable virtual training and testing with the same data in a cyber-resilient posture.
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Collins Aerospace and Raytheon successfully demonstrated a suite of sensing and networking technologies that are foundational to Combined Joint All Domain Command and Control.
By Breaking Defense
“While many of us may typically think of maritime operations as maybe more of the domain of the Navy or the Marine Corps, it’s really the Army that is charged with moving our troops or equipment or supplies across the land-water interface in order to enable early theater entry as well as support and sustain DoD operations,” said senior researcher Kate Brodie.
By Theresa Hitchens
“So we think we can actually help make it easier for you to be able to get after the key programs that the warfighter needs,” Adm. John Acquilino said.
By Jaspreet Gill
“When you deal with a partner nation (Japan) you have to learn how they’re set up. And, also, in this case there’s obviously a language barrier,” Lt. Col. Jon “Ghost” White, who commands the 366th Air Base Squadron, told Breaking Defense.
By Colin Clark
“At the senior levels, there are so many two- and three-star Australians that knew two- and three- and four-star Americans. They would call each other or VTC each other, and nobody knew,” one interviewee said. “We didn’t know, and we kept saying, hey, we would really appreciate it if you let us know what’s happening … so we can help facilitate the outcomes.”
By Colin Clark
“The bottom line is the entire joint force is required to help deliver effects to both deter and fight and win,” said US Indo-Pacific Command head Navy Admiral John Aquilino.
By Ashley Roque
The exact amount Dickinson would like to see Congress add to SPACECOM’s own budget is unclear, as the funding for five of the six wish list requests is restricted to a classified annex.
By Theresa Hitchens
Retired Army officer John D. Rosenberger argues in this op-ed that the INDOPACOM chief should become the lead for the Pentagon’s CJADC2 efforts, with an eye towards what is needed to counter China.
By John D. Rosenberger