As the Air Force forges ahead in its digital transformation journey, Secretary Frank Kendall’s seven Operational Imperatives continue to guide the service’s long-term objectives, capabilities and programs, especially in light of the intensifying peer and near-peer competition. Software, zero trust, cloud, long-range fires and JADC2 remain at the forefront of the Air Force’s focus areas as the service embraces new technologies...

Space has gone through a myriad of consequential changes since mankind entered the domain, and today, it is not a benign environment. The commercialization and democratization of space has created a highly-competitive landscape that simultaneously drives innovation and poses significant risks to countries that cannot keep up. The U.S. must develop and deploy innovative solutions at the speed of relevance to keep pace with adversaries, ensure t...

The U.S. Air Force is building up its “digital backbone,” and accelerating its IT modernization initiatives. Today, the service branch is prioritizing cloud adoption, IT portfolio management, cybersecurity, core IT, mission-enabling services, data, artificial intelligence and more as it works to maintain air superiority and shifts its focus to a new era of peer and near-peer competition. The Air Force is also focusing on implementi...

With the rapid evolution of information technologies, cyberspace and intelligence capabilities, we are at the apex of the Information Age. As evidenced by the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, information and intelligence are now critical components of modern warfare, and global powers are racing to achieve information dominance. Information warfare is an evolving concept on the battlespace use of information and communication technology to ac...

In today’s combatant environment, sensors have become an integral component of nearly all military weapons, vehicles, operations and systems. The U.S. military’s situational domain awareness, detection, surveillance and deterrence capabilities all rely on data collected from sensors, bringing sensing technology to the forefront of the Pentagon’s priorities. U.S. Marine Corps Commandant Gen. David Berger has said “sensi...

As the rapid democratization of space continues to accelerate, the United States is eyeing advanced sensors, satellite constellation expansion and cutting-edge commercial technologies for boosting ISR capabilities, increasing situational awareness and ensuring the country’s continued technological and information dominance over a growing roster of actors in space. Space has seen a significant shift in recent years from a peaceful domain...

New strategies, capabilities and innovations are on the horizon for the U.S. Army as the service branch works to build up and maintain a resilient, 21st century force ready to respond to the complex and emerging challenges of today. The Army’s Digital Transformation Strategy, as well as its Unified Network Plan, outline a clear path towards modernization as the military branch accelerates its digitally-enabled, data-driven transformation...

Throughout the past year, the U.S. Air Force has spearheaded multiple efforts to sustain critical defense systems and equipment, integrate advanced technology and modernize outdated infrastructures to stay ahead of the constantly changing multi-domain battlespace and retain the nation’s competitive edge over our adversaries. During the Potomac Officers Club’s Annual Air Force Forum, distinguished public and private sector leaders w...

In alignment with the increasingly urgent federal push to bolster national cybersecurity and solidify the nation’s position in global competition, the U.S. Air Force is working to accelerate its digital transformation and information technology modernization efforts. Notably, the Air Force is implementing an agile enterprise IT-as-a-service approach to enhance data interoperability and implement cybersecurity solutions at mission speed....

The DoD is constantly trying to keep pace with an evolving adversary, which creates challenges in the combat environment with the readiness of our forces and their ability to regain readiness against an enemy that can challenge us across the board. The key to innovating is the speed of integrating and exploiting innovative technology into the digital battlefield through data-driven decisions and investments that enable information advantage to...