As South Korea’s Moon Jae-in administration prioritizes rapprochement with North Korea, the country’s force improvement plans are shifting toward regional threats beyond its nuclear-armed neighbor.
Japan is continuing to enhance its security presence in Asia and the western Pacific, as the government seeks to counter China’s military activities in the region.
A decade after regulations called for greater competition in federal contracting, 67 percent of major defense acquisition programs were not competed. And nearly half of contracts went to five contractors.
Viasat has been awarded a contract to develop the first Link 16 capable spacecraft, which will allow the military to expand the Link 16 network to beyond-line-of-sight communications.
Dr. William Conley, director of electronic warfare with the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense, will kick off the 18th C4ISRNET Conference as a keynote speaker.The day long event will feature three keynote speakers from across the Defense Department and be held June 6 at the Renaissance Arlington Capital View in Arlington, Virginia.