The Department of the Air Force has awarded California-based aerospace company JetZero a contract to develop a prototype blended wing body aircraft. According to Air Force Secretary, 2023 Wash100 winner and past Potomac Officers Club even speaker Frank Kendall, being able to transport personnel and materiel across great distances is critical to national security, and […]
The U.S. Army expects to have a secure unified network. Lt. Gen. John Morrison, deputy chief of staff of the Army G-6, said during the AFCEA TechNet Augusta conference that the anticipated network will deliver connectivity wherever soldiers need them. Morrison, a previous Potomac Officers Club event speaker, also shared that soldiers will have global […]
Jennifer Swanson, deputy assistant secretary of the Army for data, engineering and software, said continuous integration/continuous delivery is essential because software forms the foundation of most of the service’s systems. Swanson took part in a TechNet Augusta conference panel on Tuesday where she and other Army officials talked about how agile acquisition would facilitate the […]
Mark Kitz, the U.S. Army’s program executive officer for command, control and communications-tactical, said the service will work with the private sector in fiscal year 2024 to deliver capabilities to support network operations centralization, which he named one of his main priorities. Kitz, a past Potomac Officers Club event speaker, identified network flexibility as another […]
Keynote speakers and panelists in the AI Defense Forum scheduled for Sept. 13 in Tysons, Virginia, will discuss the challenges and opportunities for the defense and intelligence communities in the AI era. Hosted by the enterprise AI application software company C3 AI, the forum will focus on the policy and security considerations related to the […]
The U.S. Army will continue testing the compatibility of the Integrated Battle Command System with various sensors and shooters until at least fiscal year 2027 under the Integrated Fires Test Campaign. Speaking at the Space and Missile Defense Symposium, Brig. Gen. Frank Lozano, the service’s program executive officer for missiles and space and a past […]
The U.S. is modernizing its defense industrial base to increase its capacity to produce weapons systems and other items being sent to Ukraine as part of security assistance packages, including Stinger anti-aircraft systems, Javelin anti-armor systems and 155-millimeter artillery rounds. Doug Bush, the Army’s assistant secretary for acquisition, logistics and technology and a former Potomac […]
Maj. Gen. Gregory Gagnon, the U.S. Space Force’s deputy chief of space operations for intelligence, recently shared that 50 percent of the service’s intelligence-gathering efforts are focused on China and 25 percent on Russia. He told the Space Force Association on Thursday that the remaining 25 percent is directed at the private sector to understand […]
The undersecretary of the Department of the Army said the Army Futures Command will focus on human-machine integration in the fiscal year 2024 to promote warfighter safety. Speaking at the Potomac Officers Club’s 8th Annual Army Summit on Tuesday, Gabe Camarillo shared that the Army Futures Command’s research and development focus in 2024 will be […]
Strategic intelligence provider Strider Technologies has named Mike Madsen vice president of national security solutions. He is tasked with providing relevant mission capabilities to public-sector customers worldwide. In a press release, he noted that Strider’s intelligence offerings enable government organizations to address state-sponsored threats, protecting the domestic workforce, business and research assets. Madsen, a previous […]
