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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.
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.”
To win battles of information, the US Army will need deep sensing and data handling
The service wants to use sensors to "see" across the larger distances expected for future battles. And deeper sensing makes more data to process and understand.
By Mark Pomerleau
General: Key components missing to bring JADC2 to contested battlefields
The Defense Department needs industry to build resilient tools that can survive in contested environments.
By Andrew Eversden
In a couple years, soldiers in Strykers can learn enemy locations before exiting the vehicles
Future tactical network tools for Stryker brigades will connect soldiers inside vehicles to their dismounted teammates across the battlefield.
By Andrew Eversden