Army Lt. Gen. Robert Ashley, director of the Defense Intelligence Agency and a 2019 Wash100 Award winner, mentioned at a conference the development of foreign space and counter-space capabilities that could target U.S. satellites and ground control platforms in future conflicts, SpaceNews reported Thursday.
Read More »Robert Work: Deep-Learning Tech Can Help Pentagon Target Islamic State Network
Deputy Defense Secretary Robert Work said at a Washington Post-hosted forum Wednesday he believes the Defense Department can better understand and monitor the network of Islamic State militants through the utilization of deep-learning machines. “The momentum against ISIS is more than any other time in our campaign,” he told columnist David Ignatius during an onstage interview at the Post’s Securing Tomorrow …
Read More »Scout Warrior: DoD Eyes Mobile Artillery Weapons System Deployment in South China Sea
A senior Army official has said the Defense Department has begun to consider the potential placement of mobile artillery weapons in South China Sea that will be used as an aerial defense against hostile rockets and missiles, Scout Warrior reported Tuesday. Kris Osborn writes DoD’s consideration of such an option is …
Read More »Deborah Lee James: Pentagon Must Boost Investments in Air Force’s ‘High-End Fight’ Training
Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee James has called on the Defense Department to invest more in training programs in order to prepare flight crews for a “high-end fight” against enemies with robust aerial defenses, the Air Force Times reported Tuesday. James described high-end fight as a type of engagement in …
Read More »Brig. Gen. Neil Thurgood: Army Tests Missile Defense System Against Radar Jam Tool
A U.S. Army official has said the military branch has conducted a military exercise to test the capacity of an Integrated Air & Missile Defense Battle Command System to counter an adversary’s radar jamming capability, Breaking Defense reported Friday. Brig. Gen. Neil Thurgood, Army program executive officer for missiles and space, said …
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