Defense Systems
Can IT restore Congress’ trust in the Pentagon?
The Defense Department needs a better way to share budget data, a new report urges.
Defense Systems
The Army wants smaller command posts. But first it needs great software
What’s missing is the ability to rapidly configure existing gear and networks to a given mission and environment.
Defense Systems
US Army’s Pacific corps will invite more allies to join groundbreaking comms platform
Mission partner environment, which debuted with Australia, will be extended to other exercise partners in the coming year.
Defense Systems
The Army’s Distributed Command Posts of the Future Will Need More than Videochats
Structuring data is key to the service’s visions of Pacific-spanning operations and AI-enabled decision tools.
Science & Tech
How Will the Military Use 5G? A New Drone Experiment Offers Clues
High-speed networking promises to help bring AI to bear on floods of battlefield sensor data.
Policy
Marines Hone Future Concepts with Dune Buggies, Liaison Officers, and Many Radios
The giant RIMPAC exercise helped the Corps test their newest type of agile unit within a multinational force.
Science & Tech
Army Bring-Your-Own-Device Experiments Test New Security Concepts
The service is “setting the stage” to try new communications ideas in the Pacific.
Defense Systems
Huawei cloud, services gain toehold in developing countries
A May 17 report from the Center for Strategic and International Studies identified 70 deals in 41 countries between Huawei and foreign governments or state-owned enterprises.
Ideas
Why the US Military Is Leading the Charge on 5G
It’s not unlike the way that the armed forces invested in radar technology during World War II.
Science & Tech
DOD’s Smart Warehouse-Enabling 5G Network Underway
An initial demonstration should occur this summer, an official said.
Science & Tech
US Army Creates Quantum Sensor That Detects Entire Radio-Frequency Spectrum
Breakthrough could help the military fight in the electronic spectrum.
Ideas
Train Troops to Use Social Media More Effectively
It’s a tool, like any other. We may as well know how to use it.
Ideas
What If the Pentagon Skipped 5G?
The answer to the headaches and security risks of next-generation mobile communications just might be a technological leap past them.
Science & Tech
Pentagon Wants To Start Testing New 5G Tech Soon
The Defense Department is about to get serious about evaluating next-gen networking gear.
Science & Tech
This Little-Used Area of the Electromagnetic Spectrum Might Be the Future of Battlefield Communications
If commercial 5G millimeter-wave gear can be hardened against jamming, the U.S. Army thinks it might gain a real battlefield edge.
Science & Tech
Weapons Makers Unveil A Herd of Robotanks— As the Army Worries about Battlefield Bandwidth
The U.S. Army is determined to field a mid-sized combat robot vehicle, but the prototypes are outstripping the datalinks that would connect them.
Science & Tech
A New Consensus Is Emerging On How to Handle The Risk from China’s 5G
Chinese telecom tech is invading the physical world, but Europeans and industry have strategies to contain the threat.
Science & Tech
Pentagon To Explore Potential of 5G — and Its Made-in-China Hazards
Planned experiments will test the emerging wireless technology, even as leaders fret publicly about supply-chain risks.
Science & Tech
The Military Now Has Tooth Mics For Invisible, Hands-Free Radio Calls
The future of battlefield communications is resting comfortably near your back gums.
Ideas
The Dead Metaphors of National Security
To grapple with today’s complex security environment, we must first think about it realistically. Our terminology — not our technology — is key.
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