Defense Systems
Shoot it with a laser and it flies longer
Lockheed Martin's Palmdale operations and LaserMotive have used a laser fired from the ground to power up an unmanned aerial vehicle in use with Special Operations Forces.
Defense Systems
Joint Staff’s new initiatives in cyber and defense IT will have DOD-wide impact
MG Mark Bowman, C4 Director and Joint Staff CIO, on the rationale behind the re-establishment of the Joint Staff's J6 directorate and new initiatives related to enterprise architecture and IT efficiency.
Defense Systems
Here’s what they’re saying about WIN-T Inc 2’s just-completed IOT&E
COL Edward Swanson discusses the results of the Initial Operational Test and Evaluation of on-the-move communications at the Army's Network Integration Evaluation 12.2.
Defense Systems
What news I learned at the DISA show: A reporter's notebook
Defense Systems Editor-in-Chief Barry Rosenberg spent three days at the Defense Information Systems Agency customer forum in Tampa the week of May 7 and has more than a few juicy tidbits of information to share.
Defense Systems
Army data-center consolidation efforts all about the applications
COL Chris Miller, director of the Army Data Center Consolidation Program at the CIO/G6, on the progress being made toward reducing the Army's large number of data centers.
Defense Systems
Joint Staff re-establishes J6 directorate with many new responsibilities
The Joint Staff has reestablished it's J6 directorate, approximately two years after it was axed by former Secretary of Defense Robert Gates "due to the increased importance of and dependence upon information technology and the networks," according to a March 29 memorandum.
Defense Systems
Lt. Gen. Ronnie Hawkins Jr. addresses DISA's full plate of enterprise initiatives
The Defense Information Systems Agency director discusses enterprise services, encryption for mobile devices and new communications challenges coming from China and Asia.
Defense Systems
Navy CYBERFOR provides backbone for manning, training and equipping
RADM Gretchen Herbert, commander, Navy Cyber Forces, discusses modernization and the challenges of simultaneously operating new and legacy systems.
Defense Systems
Winners and losers in the fiscal 2013 budget
It's been several weeks since the release of the fiscal 2013 defense budget, and heads are certainly still spinning in the Pentagon. Here are some of the winners and losers at each of the services.
Defense Systems
EMARSS is gone, but the integration lab lives on
Army LTC Dean Hoffman, product manager for Medium Altitude Reconnaissance and Surveillance Systems, discusses what's next for the service after its Enhanced Medium Altitude Reconnaissance and Surveillance System failed to receive funding in the 2013 defense budget.
Defense Systems
Army PEO EIS leads data-center drive to common operating environment
Doug Wiltsie discusses closer cooperation with the private sector on procurement, cloud computing and biometrics.
Defense Systems
DIA takes the lead on developing a common desktop environment
Grant Schneider, DIA's deputy director for information management and CIO, discusses the path toward common links between the intelligence agencies.
Defense Systems
Military comms and networks near major breakthroughs
We have entered the new year with many of the same problems -- better situational awareness needed for dismounted soldiers and marines being one of those items at the top of the list -- but there are encouraging signs that many of the vexing issues related to communications and networks will experience breakthroughs in 2012.
Defense Systems
Navy says all IT options open
Dan DelGrosso, director of Naval Networks and Enterprise Services, discusses Navy IT efficiencies, cloud computing and enterprise services.
Defense Systems
PEO Soldier takes the lead on soldier situational awareness
Brig. Gen. Camille Nichols discusses the drive to reduce size, weight and power in soldier systems and Nett Warrior.
Defense Systems
Defense opinions on enterprise, networking initiatives evolve
The mindsets of DOD officials and military leaders have changed over the course of 2011 regarding key enterprise and networking initiatives.
Defense Systems
Managing the spectrum for electronic warfare
Col. Rod Mentzer, project manager for Electronic Warfare at the Army PEO IEW&S, discusses efforts to manage the spectrum for all electronic warfare technologies and capabilities.
Defense Systems
Army Cyber Command tackles network security challenge
Lt. Gen. Rhett Hernandez on defending-the-network exercises at NIE and developing an offensive Red Team cyber infiltration unit.
Defense Systems
Comms-on-the-move revolutionizes military tactics
A revolution is taking place in the form of communications-on-the-move in which dismounted soldiers and those at the lower echelons can take advantage of advanced communications capabilities to keep in touch with each other and their commanders.
Defense Systems
Army makes mission command-on-the-move key goal of NIE
Army Brig. Gen. Randal Dragon, commanding general, Army Brigade Modernization Command, discusses Network Integration Evaluation 12.1 and mission command-on-the-move.
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