Derek Tournear, the director of the Space Development Agency, said at a Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies event on April 5 that the U.S. Space Force’s National Security Space Launch Phase 3 procurement approach will be used for missions from fiscal years 2025 to 2034. He explained that the strategy makes it easier for his […]
The Department of Defense has selected Brynt Parmeter as the inaugural chief talent management officer. The Pentagon created the CTMO role within the Office of the Undersecretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness to address challenges related to recruiting and retaining employees with expertise in space, cyber and other technology fields. According to Deputy Secretary […]
Space Development Agency Director Derek Tournear, a Wash100 winner and past Potomac Officers Club event speaker, said at the Mitchell Institute’s Space Power Forum on April 5 that his agency will issue next week a request for proposals for 72 units of what is referred to as Beta Transport Layer satellites. The SDA’s Transport Layer […]
Heidi Shyu, the undersecretary of defense for research and engineering and a past Potomac Officers Club event speaker, said generating new capabilities for warfighters through modeling and simulation, rapid prototyping, and acquisition and sustainment is a key focus of her office. Speaking during a panel at the Sea-Air-Space Summit at National Harbor, Maryland, Shyu said […]
The Australian government has selected Lockheed Martin as the preferred bidder for the Project JP9102 Australian Defence Satellite Communication System. According to Lockheed Martin, its JP9102 proposal will feature security solutions against anti-satellite and electronic warfare threats. JP9102 is a multibillion-dollar project that would give the Australian Defence Force a military satellite communications system with […]
Lt. Gen. Michael Schmidt, the program executive officer for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, wants to prepare its supply chain for future conflicts by shifting away from a just-in-time approach that delivers materials just before they are needed and keeps inventories low. Speaking at a panel discussion during the Navy League’s Sea-Air-Space conference in Maryland, […]
The U.S. Army will combine three new defense capabilities and assess their performance in defending against aerial threats during a test event taking place at the White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico at the end of fiscal year 2024. The capabilities to be tested are the Northrop Grumman-built Integrated Battle Command System, Indirect Fire […]
The Department of the Air Force is working toward a 2025 artificial intelligence readiness target through workforce development programs and partnerships with commercial and academic organizations. Eileen Vidrine, DAF’s chief data and AI officer and a speaker at past Potomac Officers Club events, said achieving that goal will depend on airmen and U.S. Space Force […]
The Defense Intelligence Agency plans to upgrade its Stone Ghost system to allow the United States to share intelligence information with more countries. Doug Cossa, the chief information officer of the DIA, said the upgrade is designed to add or remove countries from Stone Ghost based on the intelligence problem set the agency is focused […]
The commander of the U.S. Space Command has asked Senate lawmakers to support the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command’s request for an additional $3.5 billion for fiscal year 2024 for unfunded activities. In a letter addressed to the Senate Armed Services Committee, Gen. James Dickinson, who spoke at the Potomac Officers Club’s 2nd Annual Industrial Space Defense […]
