Sign In
Search
Pentagon

Report: Increase in Unmanned Systems Will Require Better, More Communications

Defense Daily Staff Defense Daily Staff
SHARE:
Report: Increase in Unmanned Systems Will Require Better, More Communications
The military has taken several steps to boost its communications infrastructure outside of the Middle East to support global operations. The Army has five worldwide Regional Hub Nodes, such as the RHN in Guam shown here, that enable regionalized reach-back to the Army's global network. By building a "slice" of its larger Network-Centric Teleport system at the Army's Guam RHN, the Department of Defense Teleport Program can access an additional military satellite that was previously out of its reach and improve its support in the Asia-Pacific region.

Research and development in satellite and radio communications, as well as some innovation in the way they are procured, could go a long way in boosting both the capability and the lifecycle costs of unmanned platforms in the future, according to the Unmanned Systems Integrated Roadmap recently released by the Defense Department. In looking for ways to keep costs down for an entire fleet of unmanned systems, rather than pinpointing savings in specific programs, the report notes that an increase…

Subscriber-only content. Please log in below.

Not a subscriber or registered user yet?

Please contact us at clientservices@accessintel.com or call us at 888-707-5814 (Monday – Thursday 9:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. and Friday 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. ET.), to start a free trial, get pricing information, order a reprint, or post an article link on your website.

Recommended

Defense Watch

Defense Watch: Railgun Testing, DOGE Endures, FAMM Engines, Faster FMS

Space

Space Force Adds Portfolio Acquisition Executives For Four More Mission Areas

Defense Watch

Defense Watch: PAC-3 and Wedgtail Awards, C-UAS Standards, Dem Praises Hegseth

Trending

U.S. And Japan Conduct First SPY-7 ASEV Live Tracking Test
Palladyne AI Nabs Navy Contract For Air-Launched Near Hypersonic Missile
Official: Army To Fully Field First Operational Hypersonic Weapon Battery ‘Within A Few Weeks’
Guetlein Names Golden Dome C2 Primes, Adds $10 Billion To Total Cost
Anduril Nabs $20 Billion Army Award For Enterprise-Wide Counter-Drone Solutions

Congress Updates

Pentagon

Hegseth Acknowledges Potential $200 Billion Iran Supplemental Request, Final Figure ‘Could Move’

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Thursday acknowledged the Pentagon could potentially ask Congress for $200 billion in supplemental funding to support the ongoing operation against Iran and replenish munitions used […]

Congress

Counter-Drone Flyaway Kit Used In U.S. In Early Hours Of Iran Strikes, NORTHCOM Head Says

U.S. Northern Command (NORTHCOM) used a counter small unmanned aircraft system (sUAS) flyaway kit (FAK) in the early hours of the strikes against Iran on Feb. 28, according to Air […]

Army

Army Taking ‘More Refined’ Approach On Push For Right To Repair Reforms, Obadal Says

After lawmakers decided against including major “right to repair” reforms in the latest defense policy bill, a senior Army official has said the service is continuing its push for authorities […]

Unmanned Systems

Counter-Drone Needs Will Be Addressed In Next NDAA Based On Iran War Lessons, Banks Says

A Republican senator on Armed Services Committee on Thursday said that defending against Iranian drones has been challenge for U.S. warfighters and will be an area of focus in the […]

The Force Multipliers

Force Multipliers

Arne Brinck – Dark Wolf Solutions

Force Multipliers

Jags Kandasamy – Latent AI

Force Multipliers

Force Multipliers – Krista McKendree

Force Multipliers

Force Multipliers – Fred Taylor

Job Feed

Post a Job // Post a Resume