AFCEA International, a nonprofit membership organization, has appointed retired U.S. Air Force Col. Michael Black as vice president for defense. He will work to strengthen AFCEA’s position in areas such as cyber, security, intelligence and information technology. Black will also be responsible for building professional relationships with partners in the private and public sectors, AFCEA […]
Virgin Orbit founder Richard Branson on Friday confirmed the success of his company’s fourth consecutive satellite launch mission. The mission carried seven satellites into low-Earth orbit on behalf of the U.S. Space Force to facilitate the experiments of multiple government agencies concerning spacecraft technologies, new approaches for satellite applications and Earth atmospheric science, Virgin Orbit […]
The Space Force‘s sensors and data transport capabilities will play an important role in enabling the military’s network modernization effort, the service’s top official said. Chief of Space Operations John Raymond, a speaker at a past Potomac Officers Club event and a three-time Wash100 winner, said guardians have already made contributions to the warfighter’s ability […]
Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall said speeding up ongoing efforts to modernize the Air and Space forces is badly needed amid the aggressive stance recently taken by both China and Russia. He explained that while the two services’ transformation programs have met with some success, recent world events have demonstrated the need to pick up the […]
Maj. Gen. Michael Schmidt, the outgoing program executive officer for command, control, communications, intelligence and networks, has highlighted his team’s role in sustaining the U.S. Air Force’s enterprise networks. Schmidt, a speaker at a past Potomac Officers Club event, said that C3I&N’s work in connecting service members supports the Air Force’s buildout of the Advanced […]
The Senate Armed Services Committee has advanced President Joe Biden’s pick to lead the 16th Air Force, a numbered air force that specializes in information warfare. Also known as Air Forces Cyber, the Joint San Antonio-Lackland-based organization is tasked with delivering multi-source intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance, electronic warfare and information capabilities to the Air Force, its […]
Rep. Adam Smith, chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, said he is reluctant to fully commit funding to the U.S. Air Force’s future stealth fighter. The Next-Generation Air Dominance program, the effort by the Air Force to field a family of sixth-generation fighters, had entered its engineering and manufacturing development phase by the start […]
Wireless technology vendors have demonstrated their 5G solutions to Department of Defense and U.S. Navy officials at Naval Base Coronado in San Diego, California. The DOD is currently working to create a 5G-powered smart warehouse at the military installation, with a focus on transshipments between shore facilities and naval units. Lance Spencer, client executive vice […]
Lawmakers on Tuesday demanded an update on the Air Force Link-16 network’s modernization, which they said has fallen behind its goals. Rep. Jim Langevin, who chairs the House Armed Services cyber subcommittee, called on the Government Accountability Office to conduct a review that would spotlight the challenges facing modernization efforts, Inside Defense reported Thursday. The […]
Chris Krebs, formerly a top homeland security official, has joined zero trust company Rubrik as the chair of its chief information security officer advisory board. As head of the newly created board, Krebs will help private and public-sector organizations address the rise in ransomware and other cyber threats, Rubrik said Monday. Rubrik added that the […]
