Weekly Briefing: Defense Networks & Cyber News and Analysis

The latest defense networks & cyber news and analysis from Breaking Defense.

More Bandwidth for Software Developers Means Better Apps for SIGINT/ISR/Comms [Sponsored]

A new, patented Microwave radio-frequency integrated circuit can operate at industry-leading frequencies to develop advanced applications for software-defined radios.

Calling SolarWinds Hack 'Act Of War' Just Makes It Worse The massive hack of federal and private networks isn't an act of war by any definition, experts agree. It's a staggering intelligence disaster. So how do we prevent it happening again?

OMFV: Army Wants Your Weird Ideas For Bradley Replacement Want to make a mini-tank that carries two passengers in back? Or put the heavy weapons on one vehicle and the passengers in another? Go for it, the Army's armor modernization director told industry.

NGAD Likely To Carry AI Copilot; Next Step Certifying Them Flight Ready: Roper The Air Force's new AI copilot could next be flown by a Skyborg drone, says AF acquisition czar Will Roper.

Space Force To Focus SATCOM Management On JADC2 Needs: EXCLUSIVE "The Joint Force depends upon SATCOM communication services as part of its JADC2 and Internet of Things," says Maj. Gen. Kim Crider, Space Force acting technology innovation officer.

Defense Enclave Services: A "Crown Jewel" of DoD IT Reform [Sponsored] A massive cloud-computing contract will transform operations for the DoD's "Fourth Estate"

A JADC2 and Mosaic Warfare Future: Extending Microservices and CI/CD into the Physical Battlespace [Sponsored] Preparing for the Great Power competition gives the Defense Department an opportunity to remake the way it develops, deploys, and sustains technologies and capabilities, while creating new collaborative opportunities with joint forces and partner militaries. One example is the development of mosaic warfare strategies that leverage advanced data and networking environments to build a competitive advanced in near peer/peer conflicts.

Army's IVAS Example Can Help Pentagon Catch Up On AI The Pentagon remains stuck in the "success" of the 1990s and Desert Storm, which hinders its ability to take advantage of revolutions in smartphone, cloud computing and social media technologies.

AI Copilot Based On Gaming Software Takes Flight "For flying an instrument approach, having an AI copilot makes sense," says retired general 'Hawk' Carlisle, former head of Air Combat Command.

Gulf Countries, US Must Boost 4th & 5th Fifth Gen Fighter Data Sharing Arab countries are looking at ways to better learn how to integrate fourth generation fighters with fifth generation platforms of allies.

Air Force Plans A '21st Century IT Store' "It should be more like an Apple Store experience," said Lauren Knausenberger, Deputy CIO for the Air Force.

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