Threats
China’s Increased Military Activity Near Taiwan a ‘New Normal’ Says Pentagon
The Pentagon identifies 2027 as a key deadline for China military modernization, then 2035 and 2049.
Defense Systems
Pentagon on Track to Award $9B Cloud Contract in December
The Pentagon’s Chief Information Officer said the multi-cloud, multi-vendor JWCC contract will be awarded “in about a month.”
Science & Tech
An Experiment Showed that the Military Must Change Its Cybersecurity Approach
The Defense Department’s current “checklist” approach can’t keep its networks safe.
Science & Tech
Defense Department Sets Out to Build Miniature Nuclear Reactor, Again
Changing politics and military goals suggest that this time, mobile nuclear power could go mainstream.
Threats
2021 Top Ten: Army
The Army took strides in its version of the Pentagon's connect-everything plan. But leaders said more changes are ahead.
Science & Tech
How China Is Challenging US Central Command, Digitally
The Pentagon may have “CENTCOM fatigue,” but Beijing is pushing into the Middle East, warns the command’s communications chief.
Ideas
Defense One Radio, Ep. 91: Project Overmatch + Project Convergence, updated
We explore the future of the U.S. Navy's Project Overmatch.
Business
Lockheed Martin and Verizon to Partner to Develop 5G Tech for the Military
The companies recently connected a military communications network to a commercial 5G network.
Science & Tech
AUSA Conference Wire: Connect Everything
New: a weapons-testing lab just for networking. Coming up: a wargame featuring a battalion of unmanned vehicles.
Science & Tech
The Biggest Lesson from the Army’s Connect-Everything Experiment
New labs to test interconnections are the key to joint all-domain command and control.
Exclusive
Science & Tech
Pentagon’s Top Science Official Adds to Tech-Breakthrough Wishlist
Heidi Shyu, R&D undersecretary, said she went looking for tech areas to trim—and found that some vital ones had been overlooked.
Business
AUSA Conference Wire: Opening Numbers
33,000 expected as the Association of the U.S. Army opens its big annual show in Washington, D.C.
Science & Tech
How Well Can AI Pick Targets From Satellite Photos? Army Test Aims to Find Out
The Scarlet Dragon exercise is evaluating ways the service might put new tools to use in the very near term.
Ideas
Defense One Radio, Ep. 88: How Air Warfare is Changing
Four experts describe lessons from Iraq, Azerbaijan, Gaza, and more.
Threats
US Marines Must Relearn to Protect Pacific Supply Lines, Commandant Says
As a backup, Berger says, troops must learn to “forage” for some supplies.
Ideas
The Pentagon Needs a Strategy That Does Not Hinge on Fragile Networks
A failed wargame should make us think twice about “connect-everything” plans.
Science & Tech
What's Missing from US Missile Defense? Pentagon Aims to Find Out
As part of its efforts to integrate weapons across the services, the office of the Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs will look anew at missile defense plans.
Ideas
Sea-Air-Space Conference Wire: Emerging Tech
Tuesday at the Navy League trade show brought a focus on JADC2, drones, and more.
Science & Tech
Data Friendliness Will Make Some Weapons More Valuable, Says Northrop CTO
Future weapons will have more value if they connect more easily to the network right out of the box, but that’s not the way military weapons or networks are made today.
Policy