DECEMBER 13, 2019 - Protecting the nation's warfighters and enabling them to win on the battlefield is the driving force behind the Defense Department's digital modernization efforts, DOD's chief information officer said. Speaking at the Air Force IT Day in Washington today, an event sponsored by AFCEA-NOVA, Deasy said the digital modernization effort includes network … [Read more...]
Archives for December 2019
Milley Details DoD Operations Throughout the Middle East
DECEMBER 12, 2019 - The Middle East remains a challenge to U.S. national security interests, as terrorist groups thrive on the region's instability as they try to export violent extremism around the world, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said. "We are not finished with that fight," Army Gen. Mark A. Milley told the House Armed Services Committee … [Read more...]
Navy Camera Aboard NASA Spacecraft Confirms Asteroid Phenomenon
DECEMBER 12, 2019 - A U.S. Naval Research Laboratory-built camera mounted on the NASA Parker Solar Probe revealed an asteroid dust trail that has eluded astronomers for decades. Karl Battams, a computational scientist in NRL’s Space Science Division, discussed the results from the camera called Wide-Field Imager for Solar Probe (WISPR) on Dec. 11 during a NASA press … [Read more...]
U.S. Will Withdraw From Syria When Local Forces Can Keep ISIS in Check
DECEMBER 12, 2019 - U.S. forces in Syria will leave when local forces are capable of keeping ISIS in check on their own, Defense Secretary Dr. Mark T. Esper said. "In short, the mission remains the enduring defeat of ISIS," Esper told the House Armed Services Committee today during a hearing on U.S. policy in Syria and the broader region. U.S. forces in Syria are working in … [Read more...]
Air Force Tests Systems in GPS-Denied Environment
DECEMBER 11, 2019 - Global Positioning System, or GPS, has become a commonplace technology in today’s world since it first became fully operational in the mid-1990s. Its role as a force-enhancer have also made it a viable target in a contested cyber-space domain. “Many technologies utilize the benefits of GPS and other Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS). Though it is … [Read more...]