Defense Systems
Army, Korean engineers find a way for allies to share spectrum
The system, which would replace what is still a paper process, would give coalition partners a clear view of available spectrum, allowing them to better work together.
Defense Systems
Quadcopter resupply drone could give soldiers 'Amazon on the battlefield'
The JTARV, now in prototype, could let soldiers call for supplies and have them delivered in 30 minutes.
Business
Disjointed: Pentagon Isn’t Coordinating Efforts to Fix Readiness
Each service has its own plan, except for the Marines, who don’t really have a plan, says the GAO.
Defense Systems
Army awards $249M contract for electronic warfare support
The deal to 16 small businesses continues the military service’s effort to get ahead of the game in EW.
Defense Systems
New Army office aims to get rapid with new tech
The Rapid Capabilities Office is intended to field cyber, EW and other tools in closer to real time.
Science & Tech
To Counter Russia’s Cyber Prowess, US Army Launches Rapid-Tech Office
The battle for eastern Ukraine shows how the pace of innovation in electronic warfare is picking up.
Defense Systems
New small UAV could be soldiers' future eye in the sky
The National Training Center hosts operational tests of the ISR drone, which the Army said is so new it hasn’t been named yet.
Defense Systems
Army working to put cyber warriors on the front lines
A pilot program embeds cyber teams into a brigade's companies, conducting defensive and offensive operations while on the move.
Business
Priorities for a (Clinton) White House; The A-10’s forgotten mission; Why picking a training jet is so hard; and more.
Here's your who-called-August-slow? edition. Tell your friends.
Threats
The US Holds More Pacific Exercises Than You Probably Realize
The Army's Pacific Pathways program is even bringing some nations' military units to America for training.
Defense Systems
EW ideas get real at Army's Cyber Quest
The latest exercise focused on integrating cyber and electromagnetic tools and techniques to improve a commander's situational awareness.
Defense Systems
Army adding top-secret layer to expeditionary command posts
The DCGS-A Intelligence Processing Center will add another secure network to forward-deployed communications.
Business
Pentagon: We’re Closer Than Ever to Lasers That Can Stop Iranian, North Korean Missiles
With global demand for missile defense surging, US officials are fine-tuning cheaper, more powerful laser weapons.
Ideas
The Army's Coming Readiness Challenge is No Myth
Today's Army is already too small to meet its national security objectives without risks, and there are serious hurdles to making things better.
Defense Systems
The Army is automating digital certificate monitoring in the field
With a bevy of devices for soldiers to keep track of, CERDEC creates a tool that could eliminate the manual method of making sure certificates are ready to authenticate users.
Defense Systems
Army looks to set up command posts on the fly
CERDEC is developing a wireless, voice activated system that can help expeditionary forces set up on the go.
Defense Systems
Army puts battlefield robots to the test
At an exercise in Hawaii, troops test a pocket-sized ISR drone and a robotic ground vehicle that can quietly carry up to 600 pounds of supplies.
Defense Systems
ARL opens up a supercomputer to outside researchers
ARL reaches an agreement with the University of Maryland to make its Harold HPC machine available to academic and industry researchers.
Defense Systems
Army Cyber Command moves to the front
The service names cyber a Service Component Command, in keeping with DOD's efforts to make cyber a full partner in military operations.
Defense Systems