Colin Demarest
Colin Demarest was a reporter at C4ISRNET, where he covered military networks, cyber and IT. Colin had previously covered the Department of Energy and its National Nuclear Security Administration — namely Cold War cleanup and nuclear weapons development — for a daily newspaper in South Carolina. Colin is also an award-winning photographer.
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Central Command’s Kurilla eyes drone-countering lasers for Middle East
At least 31 directed-energy initiatives are underway across the U.S. Department of Defense. Some are more mature than others.
US Army to double cyber corps strength as focus shifts from counterinsurgency
"We're on a multiyear growth pattern," said Army Lt. Gen. John Morrison. "But we're in a pretty good spot right now."
Army verifies info-sharing abilities with forces joining Project Convergence 22
The U.S. Army said a communications test known as COMMEX 1B was a success, replicating and informing the scale and scenarios of Project Convergence in far-flung laboratory and field settings.
Ukraine war shows danger of unencrypted communications, says US Army secretary
“When soldiers use unencrypted comms, that makes them targetable,” the Army secretary said. “And I think we are going to have to think about that.”
Time is now to reconsider autonomous weapons rules, Horowitz says
Michael Horowitz regards directive 3000.09 as “the world’s first policy statement on autonomous weapon systems,” a “remarkable document in many ways.”
Military commands spent pandemic money on space analytics, IT upgrades
The U.S. military commands responsible for North America misused at least $19 million in COVID-19 relief money on space-related data analytics connected to the Pentagon’s JADC2 endeavor, as well as office information technology upgrades, investigators said.
Project Convergence 22 aims to have best-positioned force shoot first
“We’re never going to fight as just a joint organization,” Army Brig. Gen. Jeth Rey, the director of the Network Cross-Functional Team, said this week. “We’re going to always have our coalition partners.”
War in Ukraine reinforces need for US Army network upgrades, generals say
“Also, when you have a living and breathing threat,” Army Maj. Gen. Robert Collins said, “you need to think about the things such as a contested and congested environment.”
Why the Army CIO wants data upgrades now
“You could have the world’s best weapon systems, you could have the world’s best army,” Chief Information Officer Raj Iyer said. “But our advantage in the future is going to be how well and how quickly we’re able to synthesize” data and share it.
‘Tremendous’ momentum seen as US Army upgrades network tech
U.S. Army officials have likened the capability set plan to Apple’s iPhone approach: new, enhanced hardware rolling out on the heels of the last release.
