“We can’t do our best work unless we’re involved a lot earlier,” said Mandy Long, CEO of BigBear.ai.
By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.The Army has nixed future “Capability Set” upgrade packages for brigade networks in favor of smaller, more frequent updates, with the most complex technology reserved for division and corps HQs.
By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.Today, just nine of the Army’s 540 acquisition programs use the streamlined Software Pathway, but senior officials told Breaking Defense in an exclusive interview they aim to “exponentially” increase that number by the end of next year.
By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.Assistant Secretary Doug Bush defended the controversial Middle-Tier Acquisition process and said he wanted to use the streamlined Software Pathway more, arguing speed is life on constantly evolving battlefields.
By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.The Army may spin off a procurement track solely for software development — in parallel to physical production — in hopes of hastening the “cadence” of essential digital upgrades to OMFV, officials told Breaking Defense.
By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.From the F-35 to night-vision goggles, how military hardware performs in combat is increasingly driven by its software. But Pentagon procurement is too slow to keep code up to date, according to a forthcoming report from the Hudson Institute.
By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.A year since Raytheon Missiles & Defense unveiled its latest addition to the company’s GhostEye family of radars, testing and demonstrations highlight the program’s progress.
By Raytheon Missiles & DefenseInnovative integration approaches and open systems architecture can bring revolutionary improvements to the performance of FLRAA and FARA, as well as the current fleet.
By Barry RosenbergYou get higher speeds with less weight and drag. Meeting speed, range and payload targets for the Army’s two Future Vertical Lift programs can be partially accomplished with transformational integrations of systems that have never been brought together before.
By Breaking DefenseThe latest addition to the Raytheon Missiles & Defense GhostEye® family of radars counters escalating threats
By Raytheon Missiles & Defense“The format was designed for space operations,” said Epsilon3 co-founder Laura Crabtree, with the goal of “developing a platform to increase efficiency, and collaboration and coordinate amongst the members that are operating vehicles in space.”
By Theresa HitchensThere’s no one software application, wave form, or set of capabilities that can win the day against near peers. Open systems, however, are that one thing that will keep Army systems relevant in all stages of conflict.
By Breaking DefenseThe wars of tomorrow are won with the innovations of today.
By BoeingRI&S’ ABI gives military commanders the right insights to take action during conflict.
By Raytheon Intelligence & Space