DoD Spending On JADC2 Jumps, With Increased Focus On Interoperability: Report

DoD Spending On JADC2 Jumps, With Increased Focus On Interoperability: Report
DoD Spending On JADC2 Jumps, With Increased Focus On Interoperability: Report

Govini’s Billy Fabian said that for some JADC2 problems, the DoD has a “closing window… before the next generation of capabilities are too far along in development. Otherwise, it risks making its interoperability challenges even worse.”

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JADC2 Hinges On Decision Superiority

JADC2 Hinges On Decision Superiority
JADC2 Hinges On Decision Superiority

Agile, open networks will let the DoD make command decisions faster, distribute its forces, and operate at a standoff distance to counter new weaponry like hypersonic missiles. 

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On-Demand Satcom Customized For All-Domain Operations

On-Demand Satcom Customized For All-Domain Operations
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Intelsat’s satellite services provide options to address a variety of missions, including all-domain defense operations, border security management, and disaster/humanitarian relief.

Army Seeks New Tech For Capability Set 25

Army Seeks New Tech For Capability Set 25
Army Seeks New Tech For Capability Set 25

More quickly, efficiently, and effectively getting soldiers the working tech they need is a big goal of the capability sets.

Space Force Digital Vision Focuses On Speedy Decisions

Space Force Digital Vision Focuses On Speedy Decisions
Space Force Digital Vision Focuses On Speedy Decisions

Gen. Jay Raymond, Space Force chief, stressed that the new digital vision applies not just to service acquisition, but to everything the newest military service does, with a bottom-line goal of speeding decision-making.

Theater Commands OK SDA’s Sat Plans: EXCLUSIVE

Theater Commands OK SDA’s Sat Plans: EXCLUSIVE
Theater Commands OK SDA’s Sat Plans: EXCLUSIVE

Military operators will be able (at least virtually) to ill be able to (at least virtually) “sit side-by-side, elbow-to-elbow with the SDA test team” as the various satellite “layers” are put through their paces.

SMC Building ‘Catalog’ For Common Satellite C2 Ops

SMC Building ‘Catalog’ For Common Satellite C2 Ops
SMC Building ‘Catalog’ For Common Satellite C2 Ops

Instead of one mega-system to rule them all, the Enterprise Ground System (EGS) is building common components, from messaging standards to shared servers.

SDA & DARPA: June Demos To Prove Optical Sat Link Capability

SDA & DARPA: June Demos To Prove Optical Sat Link Capability
SDA & DARPA: June Demos To Prove Optical Sat Link Capability

“Getting a laser beam on a spacecraft to point to a laser receiver on another spacecraft accurately enough with the right power levels, the right waveforms, etc.,– it’s not an easy thing,” said General Atomics VP Nick Bucci.

Space Force To Focus SATCOM Management On JADC2 Needs: EXCLUSIVE

Space Force To Focus SATCOM Management On JADC2 Needs: EXCLUSIVE
Space Force To Focus SATCOM Management On JADC2 Needs: EXCLUSIVE

“The Joint Force depends upon SATCOM communication services as part of its JADC2 and Internet of Things,” says Maj. Gen. Kim Crider, Space Force acting technology innovation officer.

Link 16 To Tie Legacy Platforms To SDA Satellites

Link 16 To Tie Legacy Platforms To SDA Satellites
Link 16 To Tie Legacy Platforms To SDA Satellites

Future satellite vendors will need to “show you can plug your WiFi into our WiFi and get a signal,” says Space Development Agency Director Derek Tournear.

Experts Decry Lax Rules For 5G Sat Networks

Experts Decry Lax Rules For 5G Sat Networks
Experts Decry Lax Rules For 5G Sat Networks

“Our nation shouldn’t rely on providers who take shortcuts or ignore security in their development and operations. As we grow more dependent on network capabilities we need to up our game,” says Andrew D’Uva, industry chair of the Commercial Space INFOSEC Working Group.

Esper Orders SDA To Link C2 Networks For All-Domain Ops

Esper Orders SDA To Link C2 Networks For All-Domain Ops
Esper Orders SDA To Link C2 Networks For All-Domain Ops

JADC2 is a way for the individual service C2 networks to “all have the same networking infrastructure to talk to one another,” says SDA Director Derek Tournear.

Don’t Buy More SATCOM Bandwidth; Better Manage What You’ve Got: Hughes

Don’t Buy More SATCOM Bandwidth; Better Manage What You’ve Got: Hughes
Don’t Buy More SATCOM Bandwidth; Better Manage What You’ve Got: Hughes

“They waste a lot of bandwidth right now,” Lober said of DoD’s SATCOM management.

xTechSearch: Army Picks Top 10 Tech Innovators

xTechSearch: Army Picks Top 10 Tech Innovators
xTechSearch: Army Picks Top 10 Tech Innovators

From throwable cameras to magnetic brakes, from disease prevention to battlefield networks, these small businesses have technologies the Army really wants. Read on to find out why.