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.
All Stories By Colin
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.
Army eyes thousands of IVAS systems with FY23 budget
The Integrated Visual Augmentation System, a Microsoft HoloLens tailored specifically for the military, is meant to change how soldiers train, communicate and fight.
Proposed US Army budget funds third Multi-Domain Task Force
“One of our new formations that we’re developing is called the Multi-Domain Task Force,” Secretary of the Army Christine Wormuth said March 30. “It is designed to be able to bring together not just the traditional kinetic effects, but also to be able to leverage information, cyber and space.”
Cuts to Army’s IVAS were ‘good oversight’ by Congress, says acquisitions boss
Lawmakers recently froze some $350 million in IVAS procurement money until initial testing and evaluation are completed, and until Congress is updated on the project’s progress.
Stinger and Javelin production can be boosted, says Army acquisitions chief
The U.S. has sent Ukraine an array of weapons and other equipment in recent weeks. An $800 million security package announced March 16 included 800 Stinger and 2,000 Javelin systems.
Biden: Russia mulling cyberattacks on US
“As I said, the magnitude of Russia’s cyber capacity is fairly consequential, and it’s coming,” President Joe Biden said March 21.
