A provision in the 2017 National Defense Authorization Act requires the Defense Department to perform an operational test and evaluation procedure to ensure the Joint Regional Security Stacks system will work to protect
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A Congressional Research Service report obtained by the Federation of American Scientists shows that the Defense Department’s research, development, testing and evaluation appropriations reached $65.5 billion in fiscal year 2015, which accounted for
More Air Force Brig. Gen. Kevin Kennedy has been named deputy chief information officer of command, communications and computers and information infrastructure capabilities for the Office of the Secretary of Defense. The Defense Department
More A report carried out by Science Applications International Corp. recommends the U.S. government transfer space traffic management oversight responsibilities to a civilian agency, Space News reported Wednesday. Jeff Foust writes SAIC prepared the “Orbital
More The U.S. Marine Corps looks to expand the use of autonomous technologies in the military branch’s air, ground and sea operations, Marine Corps Times reported Wednesday. Matthew Schehl writes the 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines currently works
More Expedition 50 astronauts will update the International Space Station’s power system during two spacewalks on Jan. 6 and 13. NASA said Wednesday Expedition 50 commander Shane Kimbrough and Flight Engineer Peggy Whitson of NASA
More The U.S. Army plans to conduct a series of demonstrations by the summer of 2017 at Fort Benning in Georgia in order to assess the potential role of combat vehicles as “robotic
More The U.S. Air Force has partnered with Engility to conduct a cyber risk audit of the service branch’s over 100 command-and-control systems as well as battle situation awareness platforms, Federal News Radio reported Tuesday.
More The Defense Department will receive a 51 percent increase in funds to procure and develop laser weapons under the fiscal 2017 defense policy bill that President Obama signed into law last week, Military Times
More The Transportation Department has introduced the members of a working group dedicated to the advancement of services provided by airlines to small communities. The Working Group on Improving Air Service to Small Communities is
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