Thursday, April 18, 2024
Thursday, April 18, 2024
This Monday INSIDER Daily Digest has news on the Air Force's deployment of a 5G cellular network plus coverage of several new national security commissions and more.
We start off with what Nokia is up to regarding the company's effort to help the Air Force implement a 5G cellular network:
Following 5G network deployment, Nokia works to support, expand DSS efforts at Hill AFB
With dynamic spectrum sharing experimentation underway at Hill Air Force Base, UT, testbed vendor Nokia is gearing up to support application developers' efforts to build on top of the newly deployed 5G cellular network while keeping an eye trained on opportunities to potentially enhance the available use cases for its work.
Here's the news you may have missed during the Christmas-to-New-Year's break:
Lawmakers mandate new national security commissions
The annual defense authorization bill approved by Congress mandates the creation of several new national security commissions that could have significant impacts on the defense budget, military strategy, nuclear weapons, emerging biotechnology and lessons learned from the war in Afghanistan.
DIU releases new 'Responsible AI Guidelines'
The Defense Innovation Unit has published new directives on how to operationalize responsible artificial intelligence guidelines adopted by the Pentagon in an effort to accelerate adoption of commercial technology within DOD.
Northrop fends off competition to win IBCS production
Northrop Grumman -- after nearly a decade of development of the Army's Integrated Battle Command System and some $2 billion in cost growth -- managed to fend off a competitor and win a potential $1.4 billion, five-year IBCS production contract.
Pentagon plans for CMMC in 2022: More assessment documentation guidance, updated rulemakings
The Defense Department's plans for its revamped cyber certification program will kick into high gear in 2022, with new guidance for assessments under CMMC 2.0 and updates through rulemaking processes to formally cement changes announced by the Pentagon in November.
Army agrees to buy six more advanced Chinooks from Boeing
The Army will buy six additional upgraded Chinook helicopters for special operations from Boeing as part of a $246 million contract, Boeing announced late last month.
Next-gen sensors integrated with Abrams at Project Convergence
The Army used modified M1 Abrams tanks as platforms for next-generation technology at this fall's Project Convergence 21 experiment, helping to flesh out the service's concepts for the future battlefield, Army officials told Inside Defense in an interview earlier this month.
Leveraging Air Force deal, Hermeus accelerates toward first 'Quarterhorse' flight test in 2023
Bolstered by a $60 million Air Force-backed contract, Hermeus is working toward developing the full-scale flight engine for its Quarterhorse concept aircraft as the aerospace start-up barrels toward a potential first flight test of the platform within the first half of 2023.
Mynaric receives first award under DARPA's Space-BACN laser communications program
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has selected optical communications company Mynaric to compete to develop laser communication terminals that will connect satellites in low-Earth orbit.
Navy executing unmanned campaign plan with implementation framework
The Navy is using an implementation framework to incorporate its unmanned campaign plan throughout the service and deliver a larger, hybrid fleet of manned and unmanned platforms.