AUGUST 21, 2019 - The Army's Patriot Air Defense battalions are upgrading their fire-control computers, communications, radars and operator interfaces while adding more capable missiles in a refit that is scheduled to continue through 2021. "Right now we're conducting the most significant Patriot modernization since the early 1990s," said Col. Mark A. Holler, commandant of … [Read more...]
B-2 Spirit Marks 30th Anniversary of First Flight
AUGUST 21, 2019 - Thirty years ago, on July 17, 1989, an oddly-shaped and dark-colored new plane took to the sky for the first time at the legendary Plant 42 in Palmdale, California. That plane, the B-2 Spirit stealth bomber, went on to join the U.S. Air Force’s fleet and has been a staple of the nation’s global air power dominance ever since. The B-2’s manufacturer, … [Read more...]
DIA Director Outlines Top 3 Priorities
AUGUST 20, 2019 - Within a decade, China and Russia's militaries will be using data visualization, artificial intelligence, machine learning and possibly quantum encryption and communications, the director of the Defense Intelligence Agency said. These tools are used to collect, analyze and secure data accurately and at high speeds. Both China and Russia realize that … [Read more...]
‘Not in my Squad’ Program Changes to Help Prevent Assault, Harassment
AUGUST 20, 2019 - Earlier this year, former Sgt. Maj. of the Army Daniel A. Dailey testified to Congress that the Army was expanding the Not In My Squad (NIMS) initiative in an attempt to change the problematic parts of Army culture and confront the problem of sexual assault and harassment in the military. In the months leading up to the end of his tenure, as Command Sgt. … [Read more...]
DoD Agency Keeps File Swaps Safe
AUGUST 19, 2019 - The Defense Information Systems Agency has taken over an online resource that allows Defense Department personnel to swap files too large to be sent via email. Now in the wheelhouse of DISA at Fort Meade, Maryland, the file transfer capability has been re-branded DOD SAFE, or secure access file exchange. The DOD SAFE capability is part of DISA's Defense … [Read more...]