Lt. Gen. Mark Wise, deputy commandant for aviation at the U.S. Marine Corps and a former Potomac Officers Club speaker, announced that the Sikorsky CH-53K King Stallion has reached initial operational capability. According to Wise, the CH-53K King Stallion is capable of performing heavy-lift missions thanks to developmental and operational testing carried out by Air […]
The Army is making headway in efforts to introduce upgraded network technology and tools, according to an officer close to the program. As of mid-April, the Army was almost finished outfitting its seventh brigade combat team with gear associated with Capability Set 21, the collection of equipment and capabilities scheduled for release to soldiers in […]
The Department of the Air Force has submitted a legislative proposal seeking to establish an alternative to the creation of a Space National Guard. Instead of splitting the service into active and reserve components, DAF wants to give full-time and part-time service options to guardians. The proposal has been sent to Congress and approved by […]
The U.S. Air Force and the U.S. Space Force have opened the registration period for the third in a series of annual satellite hacking competitions. Hack-A-Sat is a prize challenge where security researchers can showcase their skills and knowledge in space cybersecurity. According to the event’s website, Hack-A-Sat is aimed at helping cybersecurity talent develop […]
The Air Force’s fiscal year 2023 budget proposal includes $113 million in research and development funding for autonomous aerial drones and networked weapons. Frank Kendall, secretary of the Department of the Air Force and a speaker at an upcoming Potomac Officers Club event, said that manned platforms are too expensive to satisfy the Air Force’s […]
The Department of Defense’s fiscal year 2023 budget proposal contains major investments in hypersonic weapons, a top technology official said. Heidi Shyu, the undersecretary of defense for research and engineering and a speaker at a past Potomac Officers Club event, said that the request includes a “huge jump” in funding for hypersonic equipment and test […]
The U.S. Space Force needs to rapidly “transform” its capabilities in its warfighting domain to maintain the United States’ ability to deter aggression, the top official of the Department of the Air Force said. Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall, a three-time Wash100 winner and a scheduled speaker at an upcoming Potomac Officers Club event, said […]
Lockheed Martin and Intel Corp. are creating innovative 5G-capable technologies that would enable faster and more effective decision-making for the Department of Defense. The collaboration was established through a memorandum of understanding that was signed in 2021. Under the partnership, Intel integrated its 5G solutions into Lockheed’s 5G .MIL Hybrid Base Station. The Lockheed platform […]
The Department of Defense is pushing back to December the awarding of contracts for its multi-vendor enterprise cloud computing program, according to top officials. Officials previously said that awards for the Joint Warfighting Cloud Capability contract could be issued by April. DOD Chief Information Officer John Sherman, a speaker at the Potomac Officers Club’s upcoming […]
The U.S. Space Force is requesting $24.5 billion in funding for the fiscal year 2023 budget, representing an on-year increase of around 40 percent. Frank Kendall, secretary of the Department of the Air Force, said part of the budget will be used to improve the military’s space-based capabilities. Kendall, a former Potomac Officers Club speaker […]
