Guardsman learns to fly autonomous Black Hawk in less than an hour
In a training first, an Army National Guardsman used a tablet to control Sikorsky's optionally piloted Black Hawk and plan its task during an exercise.
AUSA Recap
Recap: Highlights from the US Army’s 2025 conference in Washington
The Army continues to transform, with efforts focused on next-gen weaponry, long-range artillery, unmanned systems and much more.
US Army seeks industry input for overhaul of aging artillery software
"Today, we have a really robust capability to do fires," said Col. Matt Paul, "but it was not built for how we have to share data in the future."
Pentagon debuts new data and AI strategy after Biden’s executive order
The strategy joins structures recently stood up within the Pentagon to govern data and artificial intelligence.
Leonardo, Elbit units to prototype targeting device for US Army
The U.S. Army published a request for prototype proposal for the Joint Effects Targeting System II in late 2022.
Space Force sees SATCOM awards surging to $20 billion this fiscal year
The total value of the contracts to be awarded is a significant jump from the $1.6 billion issued across the portfolio in FY23.
RTX sells cybersecurity, intelligence business unit for $1.3 billion
RTX was formerly known as Raytheon Technologies. It rebranded to the three-letter moniker earlier this year.
Atlas, other ‘troubled’ Space Force programs to miss 2023 deliveries
The programs include GPS OCX, ATLAS and MGUE — three efforts that have faced repeated delays in recent years.
US Air Force activates units dedicated to electronic warfare
“Our team here at Robins will identify what our weak points are, and be able to point us in the direction we need to go,” said Col. Josh Koslov.
Companies lobby Congress to approve $1 billion ‘hedge portfolio’
In an Oct. 24 letter, drafted on behalf of 63 companies, the Silicon Valley Defense Group calls on lawmakers to fully fund the provision.
China may struggle in electromagnetic spectrum fighting, Pentagon says
China in 2015 established its Strategic Support Force, centralizing its space, information, cyber and electronic warfare efforts.
