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May 2022
VIEWPOINT: The Monumental Task of Tackling AI at the Pentagon
By Aparna KumarThe Pentagon is creating a new position — the chief digital and artificial intelligence officer. -
May 2022
JUST IN: Energetics Supply Chain Called Fragile, Vulnerable
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May 2022
JUST IN: Energetics Sector Feels Ignored by Pentagon
Nearly a year after the release of a study on the need to increase the lethality of energetic materials and improve the resiliency of the supply chain, members of industry, academia, and government are seeking strategies to convince the Defense Department to invest in new energetics. -
May 2022
A Steady Path Forward for the Association
By Arnold L. PunaroToday, we face a more dangerous and unstable world than at the peak of the Cold War. -
May 2022
Industrial Base Should Prepare for Export Control Reforms
By Christopher StaggThe State Department’s directorate of defense trade controls, the agency responsible for administering the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), a body of export control rules that generally covers many military and other critical items, recently made public a slew of intended and upcoming regulatory reforms. -
April 2022
Armed Overwatch Program Nears Source Selection (UPDATED)
By Jan TeglerDespite the U.S military’s shift to great power competition with China and Russia, Special Operations Command says it still needs aviation platforms that can support isolated commandos conducting irregular warfare in remote areas. -
April 2022
JUST IN: Military Lagging in Data Processing Capabilities
By Shreeya AranakeThe U.S. military continues to lack crucial data collection, artificial intelligence and machine learning abilities, the head of Northcom said April 25. -
April 2022
Supply Chain, Labor Woes Confound Military, Industrial Base
A nationwide labor shortage and problems with the supply chain continue to disrupt the delivery of materiel to the military and its industry partners, logisticians at a recent conference said. -
April 2022
NDIA’s Future: A Hawk’s Eye View
By Hawk CarlisleAs I depart the National Defense Industrial Association, I’m incredibly proud of all it has accomplished during the past five years. -
April 2022
Creating a New Paradigm for U.S. Force Overmatch
By Wahid NawabiSince the end of World War II, the United States has achieved force overmatch by deploying a range of very large, highly complex and extremely expensive assets that ranged from fighter jets and aircraft carriers to satellites and submarines.