“If there’s one overarching theme of our approach this year, it’s to transform where we’re heading and focus on technology and innovation and how to start using that better,” HASC Chair Smith said in opening remarks.
By Brad D. WilliamsHow to unlock innovation and savings for DoD: “commercial,” not COTS
Overmatch is fleeting and while traditional acquisitions can’t always keep up with new threats, a different and approved practice can.
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Aligning current and emerging technologies for Joint All-Domain Command and Control is the enabler that will let warfighters acquire data and quickly act on it by applying effects where they need them, when they need to, and on the timeline they need them.
By Barry Rosenberg
More quickly, efficiently, and effectively getting soldiers the working tech they need is a big goal of the capability sets.
By Brad D. Williams
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The Defense Department is shaping the joint all-domain environment by tying sensors to shooters in exercises like Northern Edge 21 and Project Convergence.
By Barry Rosenberg
“This is a strong start,” Sen. Sasse said of the 2,400-page, $250 billion legislation designed to bolster the US in its competition with China.
By Brad D. Williams
“From the DoD’s perspective, they’re highly dependent on [Asia] for fabrication and packaging [of chips],” Hudson Institute’s Bryan Clark tells Breaking Defense. This has led to DoD calls to address a “fragile and threatened” chip supply chain.
By Brad D. Williams
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In this Q&A with Stephanie C. Hill, Lockheed Martin’s executive vice president for Rotary and Mission Systems, we discuss how AI/ML, open systems, and edge computing enable JADO.
By Breaking Defense
How to ensure readiness of next-generation defense technology: Solving the issue of massive heat.
High-performance systems generate tremendous amounts of heat that can compromise missions and make high-tech systems less effective in tactical environments. But there is a solution to this modern-age challenge.
“We’re only as fast as our slowest process,” said JAIC’s Lane, who is applying AI, machine learning, automation, and other tech to boost DoD’s efficiency.
By Brad D. Williams
If confirmed, Shyu and Brown will come into the Pentagon in the midst of what civilian leaders promise is a major shift: divesting old, Cold War-era equipment for new generations of AI-enabled weapons, unmanned systems, and hypersonic missiles.
By Paul McLeary The RFP includes a guide to help startups, small businesses, and non-traditional defense contractors participate. AI ethics and security are focal points.
By Brad D. Williams
JAIC’s plan to rapidly grow capabilities, which it will do via a series of monthly updates, reflects the current AI competition with adversaries, including China which has said it plans to dominate AI by 2030. “To a Marine, this is dangerous close,” Lt. Gen. Michael Groen says.
By Brad D. Williams
Approximately half of NSCAI’s final recommendations focus on defense. “We’re already working on two-thirds of them,” Groen said, adding that partnerships with the U.S. domestic private sector and academia are important in pursuing JAIC’s defense-focused AI goals.
By Brad D. Williams
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The Great Power competition demands that the U.S. and its allies regain an advantage through secure networks built on cloud computing.
By Barry Rosenberg
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Raytheon Technologies’ command-and-control systems work on any platform, with any sensor.
By Bob Canty - VP, Constellation Management & Protection - Raytheon Intelligence & Space
