The cell provides a venue for real-time technology exchange between U.S. Space Command and commercial space firms. The EU is counting on IRIS² as a sovereign alternative to the likes of Starlink, Amazon’s Kuiper or U.K.-based OneWeb. The service has set a goal to ensure that four high-priority, classified systems are fully integrated into its C2 architecture. SPECIAL FEATURES Defense News, the official media partner of AUSA, is covering the top stories and headlines coming out of AUSA Annual 2024.
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The cell provides a venue for real-time technology exchange between U.S. Space Command and commercial space firms.
New technologies can lower the bar for manufacturing dangerous weapons, while also helping watchdog organizations in detecting treaty infractions.
“It means looking at how best to handle storage, maintenance and loading ammunition,” an Italian Navy official said.
Officials in Kyiv are studying options for allowing Ukrainian arms makers to export weapons as long as the needs of local forces are met first.
"This will help prevent systemic collapse of the core communication network in potential future conflicts,” said the CEO of Tron Future.
The Army may request approval from Congress to reprogram fiscal 2025 funding for initial Replicator 2 systems.
The BriteStorm, which the firm is showing off at the AUSA convention in Washington, will weigh about 2.5kg and occupy the space of six Coke cans.
The Stryker-based directed energy Counter-UAS prototype can detect, identify and track multiple drone threats and use both kinetic and non-kinetic effects.
The Air Force’s information warfare organization, 16th Air Force, has been working over the last year to ramp up its sensor and AI capabilities.
Three brigades are experimenting with new tech and tactics that could shape how they deploy to tomorrow's fights.
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