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Battlefield Communications

January 2021

Defense Department Further Accelerating 5G Development

By Yasmin Tadjdeh
The Pentagon is taking steps to accelerate its adoption of 5G communication capabilities, which promise to provide users with lightning fast connectivity and low latency.
Battlefield Communications

December 2020

Defense Department Looking Beyond 5G

By Jon Harper
The Pentagon continues to pump additional funding into 5G technologies that have military and commercial applications. But it is also eyeing 6G and other next-generation communications capabilities.
Battlefield Communications

October 2020

Initiative Finds Common Ground on Spectrum Sharing

By David Simpson
Spectrum 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 Harper
The 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.
Battlefield Communications

October 2020

JADC2 NEWS: Air Force Chief Touts Criticality of Data Management

By Yasmin Tadjdeh
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.
Space

September 2020

Companies Vie to Design New Weather Satellite

By Connie Lee
Multiple defense contractors have been chosen to develop a prototype design for the Space Force’s next-generation electro-optical infrared weather satellite.
Battlefield Communications

September 2020

Advanced Battle Management System Faces Headwinds (UPDATED)

By Yasmin Tadjdeh
The Air Force — known for developing cutting edge aircraft such as stealth bombers and fighter jets — is now focused on digital bits and bytes as it works to create a network of interconnected platforms that can rapidly shoot off information to warfighters.
Battlefield Communications

August 2020

Viewpoint: Network Technology a Growing Liability

By John C. Johnson
The U.S. military has enjoyed a battlefield advantage for most of its modern-day existence in large part because it fields the most advanced and sophisticated weapon systems in the world.
Missile Defense

March 2020

Raytheon Completes First Antenna Array For New Radar

By Mandy Mayfield
Raytheon has built the first radar antenna for its new lower tier air-and-missile defense sensor, a company executive said.
Battlefield Communications

March 2020

Army Pursuing Communication Network For Bradley Replacement (UPDATED)

By Connie Lee
The Army awarded a technology services company a $5.4 million contract to provide assured communications for the Bradley Fighting Vehicle replacement.