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Photo of the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Lab’s Kossiakoff Center. (Photo courtesy of JHU-APL)

DOD schedules industry day for new rapid defense experimentation initiative

Pentagon officials will meet with industry on July 26 to discuss plans for its RDER project.

Jul 14, 2022 By Jon Harper

A U.S. Soldier of 4th Battalion, 319th Field Artillery Regiment, 173rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), communicates over the radio during Saber Junction 18 at the U.S. Army’s Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels, Germany, Sept. 23 , 2018. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Dhy’Nysha Shaw)

Ukraine-Russia war teaching US military a lesson about secure communications

The ongoing conflict demonstrates the need for secure battlefield communication and the potential for soldiers to undermine it.

May 31, 2022 By Jon Harper

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Cyrus Bartony prepares a 3D printed face shield to be printed through modeling software April 9, 2020, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Mandy Foster)

Army seeking to add 3D printing to programming efforts over next 5 to 7 years

The Army says it now has the data and digital thread capabilities to advance 3D printing on the battlefield, but some hurdles remain.

Feb 1, 2022 By Jackson Barnett

Ellen Lord, Department of Defense, DOD, Pentagon — Ellen Lord briefs the press at the Pentagon on April 30, 2020. (DOD /Lisa Ferdinando)

DOD needs a ‘modern IT system’ to brace for second wave of pandemic logistics

The DOD needs a modern IT system, like the ones used in "other industries," to better track the shipment of PPE for the next wave of coronavirus.

Jun 11, 2020 By Jackson Barnett

Navy logistics — Naval Supply Systems Command Fleet Logistics Center Pearl Harbor Ocean Terminal Division collaborates Nov. 13, 2019, with 165 active, reserve and civilian personnel to redeploy cargo from the Joint Readiness Training Center, Fort Polk, Louisiana. (U.S. Navy / Shannon Haney)

Palantir scores its first contract with the Navy, for supply chain data

Palantir gets another military contract, this time its first with the Navy to integrate data on its supply chain networks.

Mar 6, 2020 By Jackson Barnett