Joint All-Domain Command and Control (JADC2)

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Pentagon inspector general to put the microscope on hypersonic defenses, CJADC2 'strategy' - Breaking Defense

The DoD IG announced the reviews amid a flurry of other new review projects, including one covering US Cyber Command's relationship with the NSA and how well the Pentagon would maintain C2 in the event of a nuclear attack.

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DARPA picks UT Austin to house microelectronics manufacturing hub

Through the $1.4 billion partnership, DARPA will establish a domestic center for microelectronics manufacturing at the university.

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Pentagon poised to launch inaugural ‘challenge’ for Global Information Dominance Experiments

The Defense Department is poised to kick off a new challenge focus on contested logistics and contested sustainment, related to its Global Information Dominance Experiments.

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'Who should shoot who?': INDOPACOM getting 'combat representative' JFN this year - Breaking Defense

The Joint Fires Network, meant to match weapons to targets across a theater of war, is a crucial pillar of the Pentagon's nascent global command system, CJADC2.

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Supercomputers on demand: Rescale, Parallel Works ramp up for DIU cloud contract - Breaking Defense

“You click a big button and in two minutes, you get one of these [high-powered computing] systems ready to go," Matthew Shaxted, co-founder and CEO of Parallel Works, told Breaking Defense of a new DIU initiative.

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Rethinking the Role of a Systems Integrator for Artificial Intelligence - War on the Rocks

In a now-famous blog post from 2014, journalist Steve Cichon compared a Radio Shack ad from 1991 to the then-current iPhone. The difference was stark. Of

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Navy’s Project Overmatch steams ahead at RIMPAC

The 2024 RIMPAC exercise served as a large-scale testbed for technologies connected to the U.S. Navy’s secretive Project Overmatch.

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Northrop releases new software, hardware 'ecosystem' aimed at CJADC2-style integration - Breaking Defense

In addition to software systems, Northrop exec Jenna Paukstis told Breaking Defense the new line includes physical hardware components like open system processors, multifunction apertures and modules that can be plugged into both new and legacy platforms manufactured by anyone.

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BlackSky secures US Navy contract for Gen-3 Optical Intersatellite Links

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 27, 2024 - BlackSky Technology Inc. (NYSE: BKSY) has been awarded a U.S. Navy research contract to explore the use of advanced optical intersatellite link terminals on its Gen-3 imaging satellites. This projec

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BlackSky Technology Inc. (NYSE: BKSY) has been awarded a U.S. Navy research contract to explore the use of advanced optical intersatellite link terminals on its Gen-3 imaging satellites. This project will help deliver real-time satellite imagery to military personnel during critical operations around the world. The contract supports the Navy's Project Overmatch and the Department of Defense's Joint All Domain Command and Control (JADC2) initiatives.

 

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Pentagon developing ‘Responsible AI’ guides for defense, intelligence, interagency — even allies - Breaking Defense

The Responsible Artificial Intelligence Toolkit — essentially an interactive online checklist on how to safely, ethically, and legally develop AI — will also be updated to incorporate last week’s National Security Memorandum from President Biden.

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DIA about to get authority to operate MARS capability on classified network

The Defense Intelligence Agency is about to get authority to operate its MARS capability on SIPRNet, according to a senior official.

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Air Force Taps Leidos to Oversee the Digital Infrastructure of ABMS

The Air Force has tapped defense IT giant Leidos to help oversee the digital infrastructure for its Advanced Battle Management System (ABMS).

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Clock is ticking for human intel analysts to harness AI, but carefully, Australian and US experts say - Breaking Defense

“Time is of the essence. If the U.S. Intelligence Community and its partners do not begin integrating generative AI tools into their workflow, we will always be vulnerable to our adversaries,” Ylli Bajraktar, SCSP president, said.

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After industry pushback, Army pledges to revise software acquisition - up to a point - Breaking Defense

"If some companies don't want to bid on a contract, it's a free country. Don't bid. Others will," Doug Bush said. "My goal is simply to get the capability for the Army, not to make everybody happy."

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Scale AI unveils ‘Defense Llama’ large language model for national security users

DefenseScoop got a live demo of Defense Llama, a powerful new large language model that Scale AI configured and fine-tuned over the last year from Meta’s Llama 3 LLM.

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New DOD supercomputer designed to thwart chem and bio threats

DefenseScoop has new details about the CASSIE supercomputer, a Defense Department and National Nuclear Security Administration initiative to generate new chemical and biological defense capabilities.

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