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By   Theresa Hitchens on March 15, 2021 at 3:30 PM Adm. Philip Davidson, INDOPACOM commander, greats former Defense Secretary Mark Esper on a visit to Hawaii. WASHINGTON:  Indo-Pacific Command has drafted a new warfighting concept for the Asian theater, designed to parallel the global Joint Warfighting Concept spearheaded by the Joint Staff, says George Ka’iliwai, INDOPACOM director for requirements. The new INDOPACOM Warfighting Concept (IPWC) is being shepherded by the command’s J5 pl...

By   Paul McLeary on March 16, 2021 at 2:35 PM An unmanned ship, part of the Strategic Capabilities Office’s Ghost Fleet Overlord program WASHINGTON: A new Navy document offers a broad outline for developing and fielding new generations of unmanned platforms, while refusing tie the service to any one capability, platform, timeline, or budget. Next month, the Navy will also kick off a major exercise of the California coast to begin working through how to operate unmanned vessels and crewed ...

New US Army doctrine coming summer 2022 March 15 A stinger missile team with the 35th Air Defense Artillery Brigade, identify an unmanned aerial vehicle target, during RIMPAC 2018 at Pacific Missile Range Facility Barking Sands, July 24. The training exercise is in support of the Armys Multi-Domain Task Force Pilot Program. (Sgt. 1st Class Claudio Tejada/US Army) WASHINGTON — The Army is expected to release its new doctrine, one that describes how the service will operate in the future a...

New US Army doctrine coming summer 2022 March 15 A stinger missile team with the 35th Air Defense Artillery Brigade, identify an unmanned aerial vehicle target, during RIMPAC 2018 at Pacific Missile Range Facility Barking Sands, July 24. The training exercise is in support of the Armys Multi-Domain Task Force Pilot Program. (Sgt. 1st Class Claudio Tejada/US Army) WASHINGTON — The Army is expected to release its new doctrine, one that describes how the service will operate in the future ac...

The U.S. military is fast-tracking AI applications to existing and emerging weapons systems just to keep up. A prominent member of Congress is expressing significant concern that China’s military-oriented AI initiatives could pass the U.S. in terms of sophistication in merely the next several years, absent a more vigorous, sustained, and well-funded effort to stay in front. Speaking at the opening of an extremely pressing and high-priority joint hearing of the House Oversight & Reform Subcomm...

The Extended Range Cannon Artillery doubles the range of previous howitzers. The Army and the Air Force are working together to explore new methods of destroying enemy air defenses made possible by advances in networking technology, precision-guidance systems and long-range weapons. The Army’s Long Range Precision Fires program, for instance, is fast refining new weapons able to travel hundreds of miles beyond previously possible ranges to potentially attack and destroy enemy air defenses in...

Northrop unveils new Sky Viper chain gun as US Army considers weapons for future helos March 10 An artists rendering of Northrop Grummans Future Vertical Lift (FVL) Sky Viper Chain Gun under development. (Photo courtesy of Northrop Grumman) WASHINGTON — Northrop Grumman will build a prototype of its 20mm chain gun, dubbed Sky Viper, for the U.S. Army to evaluate for use on its future vertical lift aircraft, the company said March 10 during a media briefing. The service is deep into the e...

VA Doctor Dispels Myths that 5G Could Make People Sick istockphoto email There’s no scientific evidence linking the emergence of fifth-generation wireless technologies to COVID-19 or cancer, the Veterans Affairs Department’s Dr. Ryan Vega confirmed Tuesday.  But that doesn’t mean there aren’t other risks as 5G comes to fruition inside America’s hospitals. So, as an early federal adopter, VA is proceeding thoughtfully, he said, to ensure the heaps of new attack vec...

By   Theresa Hitchens on March 05, 2021 at 2:07 PM NORAD space operations center under Cheyenne Mountain WASHINGTON: Northern Command is prototyping and testing a set of AI tools to support Joint All Domain Command and Control (JADC2) implementation, NORTHCOM officials tell Breaking Defense. Most importantly, they said, the new artificial intelligence will instantly pull together all sorts of data to give commanders a clear picture of the battlefield, enabling good, fast decisions. The comma...

Exclusive: Navy transfers network authorities to Project Overmatch office March 4 The U.S. Navy has new plans for managing its networks for its joint war-fighting approach, Project Overmatch. (Mass Communication Spc. Seaman Drace Wilson/U.S. Navy) This story was updated with a comment from the Navy. WASHINGTON — The U.S. Navy has transferred authorities over networks and IT systems to a newly created office dedicated to Project Overmatch, the service’s plan for a connected force for fu...