Defense Systems

DOD’s IT agency zooms in on secret cloud for strategic partners

The Defense Information Systems Agency is focused on delivering classified, cloud-based mission partner environments in the Indo-Pacific region.

Defense Systems

Can COFFEE filters calm the spectrum tug-of-war?

A DARPA project aims to help military and commercial gear squeeze more use out of hotly coveted frequencies.

Business

HII braces for sub slip, but sees growth in drones and mission systems

Domestic shipbuilders are getting a surge of support from the White House, Congress, and the Pentagon.

Defense Systems

The Army’s giant data deal with Palantir is a harbinger: service CIO

The 10-year, up-to-$10 billion deal is part of a larger effort to consolidate IT contracts and save money, Leonel Garciga told reporters.

Policy

More automation—that's what the pick to lead Pentagon weapons testing wants

Meanwhile, the comptroller nominee described the conditions needed for a clean audit.

Policy

CNO nominee: US must double its submarine-building capability

Adm. Caudle, a submariner, says small increases won't be good enough to meet the service’s needs and make good on the AUKUS agreement.

Defense Systems

Meet the ‘cobots’ that could lower the cost of building submarines

A rare peek at Electric Boat’s production line finds robots cutting steel—and even welding.

Business

Zapping drone swarms into submission

Andy Lowery, CEO of defense startup Epirus, talks tech, a new contract, and what keeps him up at night.

Business

Flying boats and AI-run factories pitched at 'Reindustrialize' event

Defense tech startups showed their ideas at a conference intended to recharge U.S. manufacturing.

Business

SECNAV: Robots won’t replace shipbuilders, but they could make jobs ‘easier’

Phelan said shipyards should equip workers with tools like automation and robotics to boost training.

Policy

SASC to Pentagon: you need a new cyber-deterrence plan

Trump-administration nominees and members of the Senate Armed Services Committee recently traded views on how to deal with rising threats to critical infrastructure.

Defense Systems

Secure comms with allies is hard. The Pentagon wants to change that

The department is working on an effort to streamline a complex set of classified networks they use with allies and partners.

Business

Established defense contractors lend tech startups a helping hand

Oracle launched a new defense ecosystem to support companies that lack the funds or infrastructure to jump right into a Pentagon contract.