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  • Webcast: Network Modernization
    Webcast: Network Modernization

    This event took place on October 19, 2020 During this webcast, we discussed science and technology priorities for the network cross functional team and how that team is working with groups throughout the Army to focus on future acquisitions and demonstrations. Guest Speakers: Donald Coulter, Senior Science and Technology Advisor, Army’s Network Cross Functional Team…

  • Webcast: Getting Data the Warfighter Needs
    Webcast: Getting Data the Warfighter Needs

    This event took place on October 13, 2020 What kind of information – and information technology – does the Army need to ensure it can be successful on the battlefield? What kind of technology development and modernization is necessary and how does all of this fit into multidomain operations? During AUSA, we sat down to…

  • Webcast: Making the Most of Project Convergence
    Webcast: Making the Most of Project Convergence

    This event took place on October 15, 2020 Project Convergence is an exercise that will test the sharing of targeting data among the Army’s newest weapons, including aerial scouts, long-range missile launchers and armored vehicles. In a way, it’s the advent to a future of multidomain operations. But to make all of this happen service…

  • Webcast: Understanding the Joint Kill Chain
    Webcast: Understanding the Joint Kill Chain

    This event took place on October 14, 2020 As the Department of Defense works toward multidomain operations, perhaps one of the purest manifestations of this idea is the Integrated Air and Missile Defense Battle Command system, which aims to connect any sensor to any shooter. We talked to Col Anthony Behrens about how integration can…

  • Webcast: Software Armories
    Webcast: Software Armories

    This event took place on September 22, 2020. Each of the service hopes to develop and deliver software that adopts the best practices from industry. The Naval Information Warfare Systems Command has started its own version of such tools, which they have dubbed software armories. In 2019, leaders in San Diego kicked off the Collaborative…

  • JUST LIKE “TOP GUN”
    JUST LIKE “TOP GUN”

    Slider: Ice, we’ve got a problem. I have four aircraft on radar. Four bogeys. Iceman: Wood, we’ve got four bogeys. Wolfman: Wrong, make that five! More than 30 years after the 1986 blockbuster Top Gun, a new upgrade to the Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) system helps pilots avoid dangerous situations like the one featured…

  • Webcast: Understanding the Air Force’s Digital Connective Tissue
    Webcast: Understanding the Air Force’s Digital Connective Tissue

    This event took place on September 15, 2020 During this webcast, we discussed the service’s plans for digital architecture, data standards and the role of software in connecting the Air Force’s weapons through the Advanced Battle Management System and the JADC2 concept. What technical challenges do officials still need to overcome and what kind of…

  • Why information warriors will be critical in the next conflict
    Why information warriors will be critical in the next conflict

    Pentagon leaders are continuing to put an emphasis on information warfare. That change has manifested itself in new tools and new information nodes throughout each of the services. But while the term “information warfare” can feel nebulous, members of the defense industrial base are starting to find a niche in the new market as a…

  • C4ISRNET CONFERENCE RECAP: THE NEW DRONE MARKETPLACE
    C4ISRNET CONFERENCE RECAP: THE NEW DRONE MARKETPLACE

    The Pentagon’s new Trusted Capital Marketplace program for small unmanned aerial systems is underway. This panel at the 2020 C4ISRNET Conference discussed what it takes to stand up a new domestic drone market and what lessons the Pentagon is learning from the existing market. Guest Speakers Jennifer Santos, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense, Industrial Policy,…

  • WEBCAST: SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND’S TECH PRIORITIES
    WEBCAST: SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND’S TECH PRIORITIES

    C4ISRNET recently spoke with Lisa Sanders, Director of Science and Technology at USSOCOM, and Scott Newbern, Vice President and CTO at AeroVironment. On this webcast they discussed the latest industry trends and news in a contextually relevant environment. Guest Speakers Ms. Lisa Sanders, Director of Science and Technology, USSOCOM Scott Newbern, Vice President and CTO,…