Should other nations be worried about Cyber Command’s latest status?
When President Trump elevated CYBERCOM to full combatant command status, it marked a final acknowledgement that cyber is a vital component of American war fighting.
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Navy aims to boost battle space awareness, interoperability
Mark Andress, the Navy's assistant deputy chief of Information Warfare, highlighted the C4ISR needs of the Navy in an ever-changing world at the C4ISRNET Conference.
Coming soon: New DoD unmanned systems road map
A draft of the new road map has been circulating in the Pentagon, an Air Force official said.
RCO: Electronic warfare capability hits European soil
The Army’s Rapid Capabilities Office has sent its near-term electronic warfare capability solution to Europe, and soldiers there will get a chance to put it to the test this summer, said RCO Director Doug Wiltsie.
What is the Army doing to assure GPS and navigation?
All domains of war will be contested. This is the notion of multi-domain battle. And it includes the GPS signals that the military and the commercial world — think everyday navigation for ride-hailing app Uber — are so reliant upon for location and timing of operations.
Defense intelligence has opportunity to be ‘reimagined’
With the goal of providing military commanders and policy-makers with the best possible analysis, defense intelligence has reached a point where innovations in information technology and cyber present an opportunity to drastically reimagine the entire enterprise, according to a Defense Intelligence Agency expert.
Networking is war fighting, says DISA director
Lt. Gen. Alan Lynn noted that the agency assists in war fighting by running DoD's network globally.
Elite 6 C2/Comms Winner: Delivering critical updates, airborne
WIN-T Inc. 1 Enroute Mission Command allows receipt of critical command, control and intelligence information that will enhance situational awareness and mission success upon arrival at the intended location.
Elite 6 GEOINT Winner: Crowdsourcing disaster response
Through the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency’s NSG Mapping Enclave, known as NOME, crowdsourcing campaigns have had a positive effect on NGA’s humanitarian relief and disaster response and special mission planning efforts.
Army network strategy evolving beyond counterinsurgency
As the U.S. Army transitions from counterinsurgency fights to preparing for near-peer threats, its network communications strategy is at a crossroads, according to Army officials.
Elite 6 Mobility Winner: Tracking friend or foe in the palm of your hand
With the new version of the Target Handoff System, Marines will obtain a lightweight device equipped to provide immediate situational awareness on where friendly and enemy locations are, and the ability to hand off target data to fire support to get quick effects on the battlefield.
Elite 6 UAS/ISR/Sensors Winner: The intel backbone of strike operations
The 497th Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Group (DGS-1) provides near-real time, high-confidence, ISR to forward-operating joint force and component commanders and warfighters. Their actions directed 193 operations and 352 deliberate and dynamic strikes, resulting in 445 confirmed insurgents removed from the battlefield.
Elite 6 IT/Networks Winner: Cloud computing inside the military gates
The Army Private Cloud Enterprise represents the first time the Army has contracted with a private company to run a large-scale data center inside the gates of a military installation.
Elite 6 Cyber Winner: Training a force to operate in cyberspace
Training a force to operate in cyberspace, a significantly more complex and dynamic environment than other domains, has caused substantial changes in how the Army views traditional training models.
Navy: Cyber resilience also means having a plan to operate without a network
Defending the Navy’s networks in cyberspace isn’t always about leveraging the latest innovative technology.
Marine Corps owes the nation 4 more cyber teams
The Marine Corps has nine fully operational cyber teams defending networks and conducting operations in cyberspace, but it’s not done building.
A force in flux: Military adjusts to emergent domains of warfare
New cyber and electronic warfare capabilities are forcing a hard look at military structure.
