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Webcast: The Role of Spacepower on the Modern Battlefield
This event took place on December 16, 2025 As modern warfare expands into new domains, space plays a critical role in offensive, defensive and communications capabilities. Critical infrastructure relies on space, as satellites provide key components…
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DoD Decision Advantage: Agentic AI as the Accelerant
Artificial intelligence (AI) is a top priority for the Department of Defense (DoD), as its data collection, analysis and management capabilities can help U.S. forces maintain an information advantage in the field. But as with any…
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Clearing the Fog of War
Surviving the Realities of Modern Combat Today’s operational environments demand more from our warfighters than ever before. In Ukraine, we’ve seen how contested communications and GPS jamming can cripple even the most technologically advanced forces. Soldiers must operate on the move, maintain situational awareness and communicate across diverse networks amid chaos. To achieve a true…
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Apex Defense: Where Defense Meets Innovation
Apex Defense is more than just a typical defense event. Scheduled for April 23-24, 2025, at the Gaylord National Harbor, MD, this groundbreaking forum is set to redefine how the U.S. military, defense contractors, private capital and cutting-edge tech companies connect with each other. The mission is to “deliver adaptable capability at speed and scale…
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Webcast: Protecting Data in Contested & Denied Environments
This event took place December 2, 2024. As the U.S. military adopts a network-centric approach to the modern battlefield, being able to operate in contested and denied environments takes on critical importance. The key considerations include collecting, securing and distributing data in a timely manner, but in addition to those challenges, operating in contested and…
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Webcast: Managing the Military’s Data
This event took place on January 26, 2022 Data management is required to keep information flowing throughout the armed forces, allowing everyone from commanders in the Pentagon to shooters in the field to make accurate, real-time decisions. During this episode of “Removing Stovepipes,” C4ISRNET explored service-led initiatives to improve data management in the cloud, such as the Army’s Enterprise Cloud Management Agency, the Navy’s new cloud computing policy, and the…
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Preparing for 5G: A Security Primer for Federal Agencies
The Department of Defense (DoD) and agencies across the US federal government are preparing for 5G connectivity. With the promise of fast speeds, lower latency and stronger authentication mechanisms, 5G powered networks present significant new benefits and exciting possibilities. Agencies’ internal network teams, contractors, or traditional service providers will adopt private 5G subscriptions to run small cells where needed—for example, on a military base, an agency campus, or even a…
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Webcast: The Future of Ground Systems
This event took place on November 5, 2021 The ground systems that U.S. Space Force satellites need to do their jobs are evolving to have more in common with cell phones that can run apps from made by anyone. An open source architecture for the command and control systems allows the military to roll out new software, capabilities and updates faster and cheaper, with the ultimate goal of ending stovepiped…
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Webcast: JADC2′s Data Dilemma
This webcast took place on October 21, 2021 The Defense Department’s quest to fulfill JADC2 — a strategy for connecting every sensor to every shooter across the services — has elevated the need for fast, secure and efficient data sharing between US forces and their allies. To achieve this vision, the Army has just released a new Digital Transformation Strategy establishing key objectives and action steps for delivering overmatch in joint…
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Webcast: Digital Agility in the Air Force
This webcast took place on October 19, 2021 In preparing to make what its top general calls “the most difficult force structure decisions in generations,” the Air Force is applying new technology and business acumen to realize a smarter, agile, more digitally-equipped fighting force. In this episode of Removing Stovepipes, C4ISRNET spoke to USAF’s enterprise IT department to understand their top digital transformation priorities and methods for eliminating information silos.…
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How Project Convergence and JADC2 aim to accelerate the decision loop
By Defense News staff Earlier this year, Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin signed off on the Joint All Domain Command and Control (JADC2) strategy, which intends to accelerate the decision loop between sensor and shooter using a network architecture that operates across the services. Project Convergence, the Army’s campaign of learning, is the latest effort to bring JADC2 to fruition by integrating technologies that operate at multi-domain scale and speed.…
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Webcast: Project Convergence
This event took place on October 13, 2021 Project Convergence, the Army’s aggressive pursuit of AI technologies for the battlefield, is heating up. Described by Army leadership as a ‘campaign of learning’, the Project is mobilizing its 2021 focus around cloud-powered battle network modernization, long range precision fire, and systems interoperability in contested electromagnetic operations. In this panel, we spoke with Army leadership about recent and upcoming Project Convergence demonstrations,…
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Webcast: Data at the Tactical Edge
This event took place on October 11, 2021 Data is the heart of the Pentagon’s vision for how to win future conflicts. The U.S. Army needs the latest tactical cloud and network technology to provide the best information at unprecedented speeds to soldiers and commanders. What challenges must the Army overcome to bring together and mine its vast data resources and provide up-to-date command post tools for Joint All-Domain Command…
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What improved acquisition means for future US space capabilities
For years, the U.S. has enjoyed mostly uncontested status as the world’s preeminent space power. Aggressive space expansion by China and Russia is now disrupting that narrative, however. As these near-peer competitors devote massive resources to delivering next-gen capabilities that match or surpass existing U.S. space systems, it’s forced the DoD to recognize the limits of its traditional space acquisition and look for ways it can deliver capabilities faster. Defense…
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Webcast: Scaling AI Success at SOCOM
This event took place on May 26, 2021 Special Operations Command is a military leader in trying to adopt artificial intelligence and machine learning for all aspects of warfare. With that commitment, operators have become the military’s top AI testers. We caught up with Chief Data Officer Thomas Kenney to talk about what challenges remain and what insights operators are learning that could help the military scale successes. Some SOCOM…
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Simplifying Security in Multi-Cloud Environments
Federal agencies are moving from Cloud First to Cloud Smart policies. In doing so, they have adopted one of the top Cloud Service Providers (CSPs). Most agencies already use more than one of the major cloud providers – like AWS and Microsoft – with others set to join the landscape. With this in mind, Palo Alto Networks launched their FedRAMP-authorized Prisma Cloud Solution, offering a comprehensive security platform covering cloud-native…
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Webcast: What’s Next for Army PNT
This event took place on April 29, 2021 At Project Convergence 2020, the Army conducted the most high-profile test of its beyond-line-of-sight targeting capability, taking data from on orbit sensors, transforming that into targeting data, and feeding it to the best fires system. During this episode of C4ISRNET’s “Removing Stovepipes” webcast series, we asked how the capability has improved ahead of this year’s event and look at the role of…
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Webcast: AI Capabilities
This event took place on December 10, 2020 During this episode of C4ISRNET’s “Removing Stovepipes” Office Hours Webcast Series, we talked with the Joint Artificial Intelligence Center and discussed the organization’s work, upcoming projects and the theme of the series, reducing stovepipes. This conversation looked at the operational uses for AI today, what obstacles still remain and how the JAIC is working with offices throughout DoD to add new AI…
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Ensuring Decision Superiority
A Discussion with Raytheon Intelligence & Space’s Barbara Borgonovi The Department of Defense’s Data Strategy lays the foundation for how we manage, secure and use data to sharpen the U.S. national security’s asymmetric advantage. Barbara Borgonovi, vice president of Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Systems for Raytheon Intelligence & Space, shares insight on how Joint All Domain Command and Control will transform the use of data to win the future all-domain…
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Webcast: Electromagnetic Spectrum Superiority
This event took place on November 12, 2020 In this session, we will discussed the new Electromagnetic Spectrum Superiority Strategy, what it means and the Department’s vision for gaining and maintaining the advantage in the electromagnetic spectrum against near-peer nation state competitors. Watch Webcast Recording: Guest Speakers: Brigadier General Darrin P. Leleux, Deputy Director for the Secretary of Defense’s Electromagnetic Spectrum Operations Cross Functional Team Phillip Stuehler, Vice President, Engineering,…
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Webcast: Network Modernization
This event took place on October 19, 2020 During this webcast, we discussed science and technology priorities for the network cross functional team and how that team is working with groups throughout the Army to focus on future acquisitions and demonstrations. Guest Speakers: Donald Coulter, Senior Science and Technology Advisor, Army’s Network Cross Functional Team Gerald B. Curry, Senior Manager, U.S. DoD and Intel Community, Samsung Federal Government
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Webcast: Getting Data the Warfighter Needs
This event took place on October 13, 2020 What kind of information – and information technology – does the Army need to ensure it can be successful on the battlefield? What kind of technology development and modernization is necessary and how does all of this fit into multidomain operations? During AUSA, we sat down to discuss. Guest Speakers: Dr. Portia Crowe, Chief Data Officer, Network Cross Functional Team, Army Futures…
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Webcast: Making the Most of Project Convergence
This event took place on October 15, 2020 Project Convergence is an exercise that will test the sharing of targeting data among the Army’s newest weapons, including aerial scouts, long-range missile launchers and armored vehicles. In a way, it’s the advent to a future of multidomain operations. But to make all of this happen service leaders need the right network, the right information technology and the right concepts. In this…
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Webcast: Understanding the Joint Kill Chain
This event took place on October 14, 2020 As the Department of Defense works toward multidomain operations, perhaps one of the purest manifestations of this idea is the Integrated Air and Missile Defense Battle Command system, which aims to connect any sensor to any shooter. We talked to Col Anthony Behrens about how integration can bring new capabilities to the service. Guest Speakers: COL Anthony Behrens, Director, Fires Capabilities Development…
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JUST LIKE “TOP GUN”
Slider: Ice, we’ve got a problem. I have four aircraft on radar. Four bogeys. Iceman: Wood, we’ve got four bogeys. Wolfman: Wrong, make that five! More than 30 years after the 1986 blockbuster Top Gun, a new upgrade to the Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) system helps pilots avoid dangerous situations like the one featured in the movie’s final scene. “This is a huge upgrade,” said Frank Whiston, director of…