From software to AR goggles: 4 takeaways from Army’s new acquisition chief

From software to AR goggles: 4 takeaways from Army’s new acquisition chief
From software to AR goggles: 4 takeaways from Army’s new acquisition chief

“I see promising signs of success, but there is a lot more work to do,” Bush told reporters. “My focus is on cooperation, coordination and unity of effort across the whole Army.” 

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StormBreaker: A networked, all-weather weapon for low-collateral-damage engagement

StormBreaker: A networked, all-weather weapon for low-collateral-damage engagement
StormBreaker: A networked, all-weather weapon for low-collateral-damage engagement

Now being integrated on the F-35B, F/A-18E/F, and F-15E, the StormBreaker glide bomb has an advanced tri-mode seeker and is the first network-enabled weapon in the Air Force inventory.

Pentagon’s R&D Czar ‘Looking For Money’ for 32 New Tech Projects

Pentagon’s R&D Czar ‘Looking For Money’ for 32 New Tech Projects
Pentagon’s R&D Czar ‘Looking For Money’ for 32 New Tech Projects

Heidi Shyu, the Pentagon’s top R&D official, is seeking funding in FY22 to start a new round of experiments in FY23.

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F-15EX: Delivering Today For Tomorrow’s Missions

F-15EX: Delivering Today For Tomorrow’s Missions
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Boeing’s lead in digital engineering has underpinned the F-15EX’s success, schedule and low price, and will provide rapid capability growth through open architecture and agile software development.

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Weaving A Digital Thread For The US Air Force

Weaving A Digital Thread For The US Air Force
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Digital transformation speeds development, delivery and sustainment of innovative systems

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The B-21 Raider: A Bomber That Is Both Low Observable And Easier to Maintain

The B-21 Raider: A Bomber That Is Both Low Observable And Easier to Maintain
The B-21 Raider: A Bomber That Is Both Low Observable And Easier to Maintain

Supportability issues that affected the availability and performance of early, stealthy aircraft are being addressed by Northrop Grumman on this new program.

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DevStar for B-21 Design, Build, Sustainment

DevStar for B-21 Design, Build, Sustainment
DevStar for B-21 Design, Build, Sustainment

Advanced software development techniques are reducing risk and will enable the Air Force and Northrop Grumman to more efficiently integrate weapons on future aircraft, like the B-21.

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Air Force DevStar: Agile Software Development And Innovation For The B-21 Bomber

Air Force DevStar: Agile Software Development And Innovation For The B-21 Bomber
Air Force DevStar: Agile Software Development And Innovation For The B-21 Bomber

Northrop Grumman is employing this new derivative of DevOps to ensure that the B-21’s mission-critical functions are baked in long before the bomber’s first flight.

Army Builds AI Development Toolkit For All Domain Ops

Army Builds AI Development Toolkit For All Domain Ops
Army Builds AI Development Toolkit For All Domain Ops

This month, the Army’s Artificial Intelligence Task Force is testing a new “common platform” for AI development.

Software, Missiles, Testing At Top For Budget, Says DepSecDef Hicks

Software, Missiles, Testing At Top For Budget, Says DepSecDef Hicks
Software, Missiles, Testing At Top For Budget, Says DepSecDef Hicks

“The budget provides the resources to phase out systems and approaches optimized for an earlier era,” Kathleen Hicks said, while pumping cash into research and development of new capabilities.

Army Artillery’s AI Gets Live-Fire Exercises In Europe, Pacific

Army Artillery’s AI Gets Live-Fire Exercises In Europe, Pacific
Army Artillery’s AI Gets Live-Fire Exercises In Europe, Pacific

“We have data collection managers onsite, with stopwatches, [timing] how long does it take the data to get… from Point A to Point B to C,” said Army APNT director Willie Nelson.

Block 4 Software Issues Could Cause F-35 Capability Delays, Costly Retrofits

Block 4 Software Issues Could Cause F-35 Capability Delays, Costly Retrofits
Block 4 Software Issues Could Cause F-35 Capability Delays, Costly Retrofits

“The biggest potential challenge is that these modernization elements don’t reach the warfighter as quickly as they’d hoped,” one expert said.

Experts Tell Congress How To Turn Innovation Into Reality

Experts Tell Congress How To Turn Innovation Into Reality
Experts Tell Congress How To Turn Innovation Into Reality

Emphasizing venture capital, modular open architecture, and software development will help turn neat ideas into battle-ready weapons, acquisition gurus told Congress. But having separate bureaucracies for Research & Engineering and Acquisition & Sustainment may be a problem.

AI Can Save Taxpayers Money: JAIC Chief

AI Can Save Taxpayers Money: JAIC Chief
AI Can Save Taxpayers Money: JAIC Chief

Applying AI to everything from predictive maintenance to financial management can save the military billions, the director of the Joint Artificial Intelligence Center told us – if the Pentagon can reform its cumbersome bureaucracy to exploit rapid advances in technology.