weapons systems

• Don’t expect same defense spending priorities under a Biden administration

  With some details, Todd Harrison, senior fellow and director of defense budget analysis at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, joined Federal Drive with Tom Temin.

  Defense

  December 14, 2020
• Current Army budget may make modernizing more difficult

  At 245 years old, the Army remains a fundamental unit of national security. But it must modernize to many changes and technology and in the world threat situation.

  Army

  November 24, 2020
• Pentagon preparing first comprehensive strategy for Joint All-Domain Command and Control

  The strategy, which is about 80% complete, will describe between nine and 11 distinct lines of effort to connect the military's sensors and 'shooters' into a cohesive network.

  Defense

  November 23, 2020
• USPS weathering the storm through 2020 election

  In today's Federal Newscast, the Postal Service reports an uptick in mail volume a few weeks ahead of Election Day, but on-time delivery is also on the rise.

  Federal Newscast

  October 16, 2020
• In the Arizona desert, Army got first glimpse of an AI-enabled battlefield

  In the first of what's set to become an annual event, the Army applied AI and machine learning technologies to get its first real experience with hyper-connected warfare systems.

  Army

  October 15, 2020
• Forthcoming Army plan seeks to ‘transform’ organic industrial base

  Billions have been spent to overhaul the Army's aging weapons plants, but officials say the system needs a fundamental rethinking to make it agile enough to keep up with military requirements.

  Army

  October 14, 2020
• Air Force wants to help defense industry move toward digital engineering ‘pronto’

  The Air Force and Space Force want all of the new systems they buy to be produced via digital engineering processes. But the defense industry needs to get on board first.

  Air Force

  September 23, 2020
• Military leaders prepare their case for divesting unneeded weapons systems

  With the expectation of flat budgets over the next several years, each of the military services believes they'll need to divest themselves of at least some programs to fund their modernization plans. That's challenging, however, when old systems have Congressional constituencies and new ones don't.

  Defense

  February 24, 2020
• GAO issues primer on how DoD weapons system should work

  The basic requirement of weapons systems is to fire when you pull the trigger, and that's actually a tall order given the complexity of today's military systems.

  Federal Drive

  January 30, 2020
• Tech readiness assessments can gauge weapons risks, usefulness

  For the military, the constant insertion of new technologies into weapons and other systems is important to maintaining a competitive edge.

  Federal Drive

  January 16, 2020
• Pentagon likely to get weapons, other requests in 2020 budget

  Senior Bloomberg Government reporter Travis Tritten has done some digging into the specifics of the Space Force, he explained on Federal Drive with Tom Temin.

  Federal Drive

  April 02, 2019
• DoD clumsy on weapons systems cyber protection: GAO

  The Defense Department's most sophisticated weapons systems are basically moving, networked computer systems, making them vulnerable to cyber attacks.

  Federal Drive

  October 19, 2018
• Teaching open systems to the next generation of defense engineers

  John Snoderly, learning director of engineering at the Defense Acquisition University in Fort Belvoir, Virginia, explained why open systems are critical to weapons system interoperability.

  All News

  September 18, 2018
• Army reorganizing modernization, science and tech spending despite budget increase

  Army secretary says some of more than 800 programs will likely end or shrink.

  Federal Drive

  April 09, 2018