Pentagon trials drone-spotting air traffic suite at US bases worldwide
The Air Force Research Laboratory's CLUE system could help military and civil agencies better integrate drone operations into the airspace.
Space
Air Force review spotlights risks in space agency’s go-fast approach
The report recommends SDA make process and culture changes as it looks to scale from handfuls of demo satellites to hundreds of operational spacecraft.
Four questions for Ed Barker, Army’s new electronic warfare executive
U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Ed Barker was named as the next leader of PEO IEW&S in April. The office deals in jammers, reconnaissance, biometric tools and more.
Space Development Agency awards $1.5 billion for transport satellites
The 72 satellites are part of a constellation SDA expects will one day include hundreds of small satellites operating in low Earth orbit.
Don’t ditch soldiers for machines, combine them, Rainey says
The U.S. Army was pursuing more than 200 artificial intelligence-related projects as of 2021, according to a federal watchdog.
Satellite startup True Anomaly opens Colorado factory
The building, called GravityWorks, will host production for the company’s Jackal spacecraft, designed to perform rendezvous and proximity operations.
Troops need improved cyber education, US Army leaders say
Failing "to defend the networks that our warfighters use absolutely will cause us to lose,” said Lt. Gen. Maria Barrett, the ARCYBER commander.
New Army CIO wants to trade bureaucracy for speedier modernization
Leonel Garciga, a Navy veteran, succeeds Raj Iyer, who after nearly three years as Army chief information officer returned to private industry.
Orders flooding in on Pentagon’s $9 billion cloud contract
The Pentagon in late 2022 tapped Amazon, Google, Microsoft and Oracle for its potential $9 billion Joint Warfighting Cloud Capability, or JWCC.
DARPA to explore technology needed for moon-based economy
The study aims to establish an analytical framework for “rapid scientific and commercial activity on and around the moon,” between 2025 and 2035.
US Army seeks industry input on AI bill of materials
An AI BOM measure is not meant to hurt companies or jeopardize sensitive IP but rather improve cybersecurity and consistency, according to Young Bang.
