Defense Systems
Some secret military programs are getting a little less secret
New classification guidance aims to streamline operations within the Pentagon and with foreign partners.
Business
Pentagon unveils its long-awaited defense industry strategy
The first-of-its-kind document aims to address fragile supply chains revealed by a global pandemic and simultaneous international conflicts.
Defense Systems
In the 4th Infantry Division, soldiers are cooking up homebrew data tools
And the commanding general is running courses to help others build more.
Defense Systems
Budget standoff delays Army’s artillery-targeting upgrade
New system will replace spreadsheets and PowerPoint to generate options at “machine speed.”
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
The Army’s network is changing. But it still ‘needs work’
The service’s modernization chief said future war will be a conflict of systems where command and control will be central.
Policy
The 2024 defense policy bill has a lot of cyber
Other provisions touch on diplomacy and nuclear command and control, among other things.
Defense Systems
Looking for tech talent? Broaden your search, IC chief says
The nation’s 18 intelligence agencies should look beyond the nation’s capital if they want to get and keep the best cyber workers, said Adele Merritt.
Defense Systems
Use more drones, US tells allies, partners
Especially at sea, and especially in the Indo-Pacific region, the Pentagon’s top regional official said.
Policy
Does the US have what it takes to keep its nuclear edge?
A congressional panel highlights its concerns about infrastructure, the industrial base, keeping up with Russia, and staying ahead of China.
Defense Systems
US Navy: ‘Non-kinetic effects’ will likely decide the next war
The service’s new cyber strategy lays out lines of effort for a new era of warfare.
Threats
Missile-defense platform shows warming relations between Japan, S. Korea
By December, INDOPACOM aims to roll out a trilateral data-sharing system prescribed in a May agreement.
Defense Systems
US, Indonesia expand defense cooperation, starting with cyber and space
It’s part of a larger effort across the region where cyber vulnerabilities are “a real point of concern,” a defense official said.
Threats
U.S. military strikes more Syrian facilities
The airstrikes, the second set in a week, were meant to degrade Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps capabilities.
Defense Systems
India plans to make armored vehicles with US help, officials say
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin announced the deal during a bilateral meeting with State Secretary Antony Blinken and Indian ministers of defense and external affairs.
Threats