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Battlefield Communications
October 2020
Viewpoint: Initiative Finds Common Ground on Spectrum Sharing
By David SimpsonSpectrum is an invaluable national resource that is increasingly congested due to rising demand among commercial and federal users. -
Battlefield Communications
October 2020
BREAKING: Pentagon Unveils New Electromagnetic Spectrum Strategy
By Jon HarperThe Defense Department’s new strategy for maintaining military superiority across the electromagnetic spectrum, released Oct. 29, will have major implications for industry as the Pentagon tries to stay ahead of China and Russia. -
Air Force News
October 2020
Air Force Hopes to Jettison Pass-Through Budget
By Jon HarperThe Air Force has long been saddled with accounts that fund other organizations’ projects, but officials and other supporters are pushing to change that. -
Global Defense Market
October 2020
JUST IN: State Department Hints at More Arms Sales to Mideast
By Jon HarperRecent diplomatic developments coupled with concerns about the threat posed by Iran could open the door to additional arms sales to the Middle East, a top State Department official suggested. -
Air Force News
October 2020
Algorithmic Warfare: Air Force Meshes Info-War Capabilities
The Air Force is working to coalesce a number of its information warfare operations as great power competitors Russia and China make investments in their own digital warfighting tools. -
Battlefield Communications
October 2020
JADC2 NEWS: Air Force Chief Touts Criticality of Data Management
Properly managing data will be critical as the military works to develop a network of interconnected platforms that can rapidly shoot off information to warfighters, said the chief of staff of the Air Force Oct. 27. -
Army News
October 2020
UPDATED: GM Defense Delivers First Infantry Squad Vehicles to Army
The Army received the first four Infantry Squad Vehicles on Oct. 27 from GM Defense, just 120 days after awarding the company a contract for the capability. -
International
October 2020
Officials Optimistic on Resolving U.S.-EU Impasse
By Jon HarperEuropean nations have been ramping up their defense spending in recent years. However, the United States is worried that its companies will be shut out of lucrative international projects. -
Defense Contracting
October 2020
Defense Contractors Could Fall Under Trump ‘Divisive Concepts’ Executive Order
By Lindsay Burke , Jennifer Plitsch and Carolyn RashbyOn Sept. 22, President Donald Trump issued the “Executive Order on Combating Race and Sex Stereotyping” establishing requirements aimed at “promoting unity in the federal workforce,” by prohibiting workplace training on “divisive concepts,” including “race or sex stereotyping” and “race or sex scapegoating” as newly-defined in the order. -
Robotics and Autonomous Systems
October 2020
Services Infusing AI into Air, Land, Sea Robots
To stay ahead of near-peer competitors, the Defense Department is advancing the development of a variety of robotic systems and boosting their autonomous capabilities by leveraging artificial intelligence.
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