What a historic absence of its top officer means for the Navy
The Navy has never gone this long without a fully empowered chief of naval operations. Former officials and analysts say the consequences of that are stacking up by the day.
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AI ‘unchained’: NGA’s Maven tool ‘significantly’ decreasing time to targeting, agency chief says
“NGA Maven is now available to all services and all combatant commands. There are 20,000 active users through more than 35 service and combat and command tools across three security domains,” said NGA Director Vice Adm. Frank Whitworth.
EXCLUSIVE: Allvin says Air Force must grow, even at ‘expense’ of other services
In an interview with Breaking Defense, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David Allvin argues the Air Force is most apt for an Indo-Pacific fight relative to other services.
Army general says deep aviation cuts aren’t set in stone, might ‘walk something back’
“A lot of the reasons that we’re making decisions are because of political change. That’s the reality of our governmental system,” said Maj. Gen. Clair Gill. “And so we might be moving down a path for a couple years, and things …
Large Language Matchmaker: DIU tests AI to automatically bring innovators, agencies together
The “Digital OnRamp” will use Large Language Models to recommend which companies’ technologies might meet a given DoD organization’s needs.
Emil Michael, former Uber exec, confirmed as undersecretary for research and engineering
In written testimony from March, Michael indicated he would look to review the structure of the R&E office, while pushing to shift a culture he described as “overly risk adverse.”
Delaying Navy’s F/A-XX next gen fighter risks US being ‘outmatched’ by China, key lawmaker says
“We cannot wait,” Rep. Ken Calvert said. “Further, we cannot expect to grow the defense industrial base by undermining it.”
Reed Looks to Prevent Golden Dome ‘Slush Fund,’ Design of Detection/Comms Systems Crucial
Sen. Jack Reed (D-R.I.) said on Tuesday that despite rumblings about the future U.S. Golden Dome missile shield being under construction, the program is still in its early stages and […]
The Army’s bold plan needs to watch out for these three pitfalls
John Ferrari examines potential challenges to come from the Army’s new Transformation in Contact plan.
Mid-Band Spectrum Crucial For Golden Dome, Arrington Tells Hill
Achieving President Trump’s vision of a comprehensive homeland air and missile defense system of systems requires continued Defense Department access to the mid-band spectrum, Acting Defense Department Chief Information Officer […]