Tuesday, April 23, 2024
Tuesday, April 23, 2024
This Thursday INSIDER Daily Digest has news on a Space Force anti-jam satellite communications program, the Army's newest rifle, artificial intelligence and more.
Inside Defense recently spoke with Boeing executives about a Space Force anti-jam satellite communications program:
Space Force Protected Anti-jam Tactical SATCOM program advances with ground-based technology
COLORADO SPRINGS, CO -- As adversaries develop new technology to prevent communication, the Space Force saw progress in one of its Protected Anti-jam Tactical Satellite Communications programs that contractor Boeing says will be able to help provide secure and assured transmissions.
The Army's newest rifle will use a different size of ammunition:
Ammunition production will set the pace for NGSW fielding
The Army's ability to produce its first new caliber of small arms ammunition in more than half a century will determine how it fields the Next Generation Squad Weapon, the director of the Soldier Lethality Cross-Functional Team said April 20.
Some military artificial intelligence news:
JAIC head looks toward future of shared platform environments amid DOD AI integration work
The director of the Defense Department's Joint Artificial Intelligence Center worries that the military services' stovepipes could stand in the way of ongoing efforts to integrate AI capabilities across the Pentagon's components.
The Navy this week released its latest 30-year shipbuilding plan:
Navy offers rationale for multiscenario shipbuilding plan
The Navy has sent Congress a 30-year shipbuilding plan with three potential procurement profiles, with officials citing the continued proliferation of unmanned systems, future budget uncertainty and the modernization of peer adversaries as the prime drivers for presenting multiple strategies.
Document: Navy's 30-year shipbuilding plan
The Pentagon's research and engineering chief spoke this week during a webinar hosted by the National Defense Industrial Association:
Shyu tallies 'significant' S&T growth in latest Pentagon budget
Pentagon technology chief Heidi Shyu said today the Defense Department's proposed $130 billion research and development budget is the largest in history, but specifically highlighted the increased investment in emerging science and technology programs.
Document: Shyu's R&E budget briefing slides
The head of the Pentagon's Defense Innovation Unit spoke this week at an online C4ISRNet event:
As DIU pushes 'fast follower' strategy, Brown says 'sense of urgency' is lacking
As the head of the Defense Innovation Unit calls for a new process to quickly adopt commercial technology and ensure capabilities are addressing emerging threats, he says his attempts to raise awareness among military stakeholders aren't being met with "enough sense of urgency."
Last but by no means least, we have the latest on the Pentagon's Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification program from our colleagues at Inside Cybersecurity:
Pentagon considers using cloud service offerings to help contractors reach CMMC compliance
The Defense Department is in the early stages of determining whether it can work with industry partners to develop cloud service offerings that can help contractors meet Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification requirements, according to Pentagon cyber chief David McKeown.
DOD's work with international partners on CMMC reciprocity to follow initial rulemakings
Two rulemakings to implement the Pentagon's Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification program are expected in May 2023, according to CMMC Director Stacy Bostjanick, who says they could be followed by an additional rule to establish how reciprocity will work with international partners.