Aerospace Group:

Army

Officials Detail Army’s First Network Modernization Capability Set, Procurement Awards Likely Next Spring

By Matthew Beinart

Thursday, June 6th, 2019

SHARE:

Officials Detail Army’s First Network Modernization Capability Set, Procurement Awards Likely Next Spring

The Army Network Integration Evaluation (NIE)

With the Army’s tactical network modernization effort focused now on dropping new capabilities every two years beginning in 2021, officials said Thursday a preliminary design review of the first set of technologies is underway with procurement contracts likely to be awarded next spring. Joe Welch, acting deputy for Program Executive Office - Command, Control Communications-Tactical (PEO C3T), told attendees at a C4ISRNET conference the first capability set in FY '21 will include delivering core capabilities to establish the new Integrated…

Congress

Munitions Fired Represent Most of $25 Billion Spent By Pentagon on Iran War So Far

Munitions fired in the two-month old “Operation Epic Fury” against Iran represent most of the $25 billion cost the Pentagon has incurred thus far in the conflict, the acting Defense […]

Congress

Slotkin: Pentagon Should Use Anthropic’s Mythos To Spot Cyber Security Gaps

The Pentagon should be using Anthropic‘s recently announced Mythos artificial intelligence model to spot gaps in cyber security, Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.) said on Tuesda. “I think the thing that […]

Budd And Shaheen Bill Would Authorize 329 F-15EX Fighters

Two members of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), Sen. Ted Budd (R-N.C.) and Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), have introduced the Airpower Acceleration Act, which would authorize multi-year procurements of […]

Congress

HASC’s Wittman Sees ‘Challenging’ Push For $350B In Reconciliation Funds, Wants Sustained Defense Increase

NATIONAL HARBOR, Md.– Congress’ work to pass $350 billion in reconciliation funds to support the Trump administration’s push for a $1.5 trillion fiscal year 2027 defense topline is “going to […]