As part of ABMS, Air Force awards Booz Allen $315M for next phase of TOC-L prototype
Booz Allen and L3Harris initially joined forces to create the TOC-L prototype in its first phase in 2023.
AI Transformational Model accelerates battle staff decision-making ‘seven-fold’ in Air Force experiment
In the service’s inaugural DASH experiment, coders from both industry and the Shadow Operations Center - Nellis (ShOC-N) spent two weeks building "agentic AI" tools that staff officers then tried out in high-pressure conflict scenarios.
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Cybersecurity skills don’t come from a manual, but from practical hands-on training
Cybersecurity skills must evolve in near-real time as Zero Day threats continue and AI provides new challenges.
New Space Force effort focused on ‘closing C2 kill chains’
The new Space Systems Command effort is focused on establishing integrated C2 networks for four classified weapon systems chosen by the head of US Space Command Gen. Stephen Whiting.
‘They run on information’: SAIC nabs $229M NORAD, NORTHCOM modernization contract
Though details are scarce, SAIC executive Vinnie DiFronzo said the work will likely include helping the organizations move to the cloud and bolster their cyber infrastructure.
Space Force extends Sev1Tech contract to continue work on meshONE-T for DAF Battle Network
MeshONE-T is designed to operate as a network of data transport nodes that allows for rapid, secure communications between sites across the globe.
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Intelligence for multi-domain warfighters can now be sourced from logistics operations
All-source intelligence can be leveraged by artificial intelligence and machine learning to inform CONOPS like Joint All Domain Command and Control.
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JADC2 gets its first C2 gateway authorized to update itself
The initial command and control gateway to earn a continuous Authority to Operate is changing multi-domain operations.
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AI can make logistics data as valuable as intelligence or operational data for mission success
Valuable intelligence insights can be gleaned from logistics or flight-test data when artificial intelligence or machine learning is applied.
Sentinel ICBM program ‘struggling’ with ‘unknown unknowns’: Kendall
Kendall also expressed concern about the effects of a likely continuing resolution on key programs, including the Advanced Battle Management System and the Joint Advanced Tactical Missile.
Cloud-based C2 at top of Air Force’s priorities despite budget uncertainty: Official
"The current fielding plan should stay intact for CBC2 if we don't get all the money that we need up front," Brig. Gen. Luke Cropsey told reporters.
Air Force developing new architecture for JADC2 ‘kill chains,’ wants faster ABMS development
The first analysis of what that architecture would look like was delivered to Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall in June, Brig. Gen. Luke Cropsey said.
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Streamlining federal operations: achieving mission success with unified network observability
Consolidate network monitoring, performance management, and fault isolation into a single, comprehensive solution.
‘Network-centric’ security ‘killing us’ on JADC2 initiatives: USAF general
“Until I get to a good identity management system that’s coupled in with a good zero trust capability that allows me to start to get to network-agnostic data flows, our ability to integrate both across services and with partners is going to continue to be challenged,” Air Force Brig. Gen. Luke Cropsey, integrating program executive officer command, control, communications and battle management, said.
In new JADC2 overhaul, Air Force pushes all-encompassing ‘DAF Battle Network’
The Department of the Air Force Battle Network represents “the physical architecture, the product architecture, that's needed” to realize JADC2 capabilities, Brig. Gen. Luke Cropsey, the integrating program executive officer for Command, Control, Communications and Battle Management, said in an interview with Breaking Defense.
Space Force wants $243M in FY24 to kickstart ‘Long Range Kill Chain’ to track targets from space
The Space Force is "working with the Air Force and the Intelligence Community (IC) in a complementary way to design, develop, and deploy space-based GMTI systems," the service's FY24 budget documents explain.
Space acquisition office weighs mission priorities in case satellites go down
The Department of the Air Force aims to set up a new program office dedicated solely to "resiliency," a key pillar of America's space strategy.