The Space Force must prioritize being lean, agile and willing to take risks, the service’s top official said in a planning guidance. Chief of Space Operations John Raymond, a Potomac Officers Club event speaker and a 2020 Wash100 winner, laid out five priorities: empowering an agile service, developing joint warfighters, delivering new capabilities quickly, expanding […]
The Space Force wants to develop a modeling and simulation environment where satellite operators can carry out advanced training, an official said. Lt. Chance Saltzman, the deputy chief of space operations for operations, cyber and nuclear, said that the military’s satellite operators are not trained to deal with a contested environment, Air Force Magazine reported […]
The U.S. Army plans to use a balloon-like solution to protect the nation from missile attacks, according to Lt. Gen. Sean Gainey, commanding general of the Space and Missile Defense Command. Speaking at a recent Hudson Institute event on Wednesday, Gainey, a past Potomac Officers Club event speaker, said that while high-altitude platforms do not […]
The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency has awarded Orbital Insight a $2 million pilot contract to develop maritime surveillance capabilities for Project Aegir. The funding is the inaugural award under the agency’s Commercial Solutions Opening, a procurement strategy designed to accelerate the acquisition of commercial technologies, the NGA said. Project Aegir, the focus of the CSO, is […]
Col. Matt Strohmeyer, the Department of Defense’s director for the Global Information Dominance Experiments, disclosed that the DOD will hold an inaugural GIDE Challenge in the fall for industry proposals on solutions for contested logistics and contested sustainment. Strohmeyer, a speaker at a past Potomac Officers Club event, told DefenseScoop on the sidelines of the Air […]
The U.S. Air Force is planning to reconstruct the LGM-35A Sentinel nuclear intercontinental ballistic missile program to address the project’s issues, according to Andrew Hunter, assistant secretary of the Air Force for acquisition. Northrop Grumman, the effort’s prime contractor that secured the $13.3 billion contract in 2020, will be affected by the plans, along with […]
The Department of Defense has published an updated list of foreign institutions engaging in activities that could involve an unauthorized transfer of technology to adversaries. According to Heidi Shyu, DOD undersecretary of defense for research and engineering, a previous Potomac Officers Club speaker and a 2024 Wash100 awardee, the publication will ensure the responsible use […]
The Department of Defense has issued its 2024 Arctic Strategy, which Iris Ferguson, DOD deputy assistant secretary for arctic and global resilience, described as “very action-oriented.” The document defines areas where the investments in capabilities and equipment will be sustained in the region, Ferguson said. Kathleen Hicks, deputy secretary of defense, stressed that protecting the […]
The AUKUS trilateral security agreement’s second pillar needs to include space capabilities, expanding beyond its original aim of supporting the development of artificial intelligence and other emerging technologies, according to Gen. Chance Saltzman, chief of operations for the U.S. Space Force. Speaking with reporters at the Global Air Chief’s Conference on Wednesday, Saltzman, a 2024 […]
The Department of Defense’s Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office recently hosted the first Global Information Dominance Experiments Industry Insights Forum, aimed at fostering collaboration with the private industry. The event featured plenary sessions and networking opportunities for industry experts to address the Pentagon’s digital challenges, Defense .gov reported Tuesday. The primary focus of the […]
