April 26, 2024

Carter Remakes Silicon Valley Liaison Team

DefSec Carter shakes up DoD Silicon Valley tech office with a new organizational chart and casting change.

Autonomous Tools Urgent Needs of Warfighter

RADM Mark Darrah

The warfighter needs solutions yesterday, tools that support mission autonomy are urgently sought.

Navy Considers Tying UAVs to Fighter Jets

F-35C JSF formation

The Navy has been going through a lot of UAV considerations and now may look to connecting its drone platforms to F-35s, E-2s or Super Hornets.

Navy Finds El Faro

El Faro

The Navy finds El Faro, possibly upright, in 15,000 feet of water. The 33 lost crew included 17 members of Seafarers International, its training school in Piney Point.

Ultimate Hack: Undersea Communication Cable

communication cable

Russian ships and subs operating near vital communication cable lines make US nervous, a severed line could halt governments, international economies.

UAV Market Predicted to Triple

uav

The UAV market is expected to triple in value in the next decade.

Acquisition Reform Falls on Program Managers

acquisition reform

Increasing accountability in defense acquisition reform will fall hardest on program managers, financial penalties and paygrade drops could be possible.

Is the US Still Preparing for the Wrong War?

world-war-two-landing-craft-wreck

Historically and still today, US weapon decisions build equipment to fight a different kind of war than the weapons ultimately face.

Amazon Reveals UAV Delivery Strategy

delivery drone

Last month’s publishing of Amazon’s patent reveals how the company expects to deliver packages via drone.

FAA Considers Beyond-Line-Of-Sight UAV Regs

RQ-21A Drone

The FAA turns to UAV and drone makers to discuss how to move toward permitting unmanned flight beyond the line of sight of the operator.