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Army to close active information operations command as it moves those ops to smaller specialized units - Task & Purpose "The Army is closing its last standing active-duty information operations command as part of the military’s shift to joint operations and a broader realization that information warfare is and will be significant in future wars. With that in mind, the Army wants soldiers conducting information operations closer to the future fight and integrated into the different geographic regions." Military training scenarios need to reflect complex and dynamic real-world situations. At Calian Group we integrate the latest lessons learned into military training scenarios to deliver realistic, relevant training that reflects the challenges of the modern battlefield. This means developing exercise scenarios and content to test cybersecurity, information resilience against disinformation, and management of airspace increasingly being used by commercially sourced drones. Learn more about "fighting in a fishbowl" and how we develop training scenarios to represent what military organizations will face on operations: https://hubs.li/Q02Tq0X40 Please visit our Calian Defence Solutions Hub for more @https://lnkd.in/eYbKzM2d #defence #defense #doctrine #military #militarytraining #cyber #informationdomain Note: Articles posted or shared on this Calian Defence Solutions site are for informational purposes only. Any views or opinions expressed herein are those of the articles’ authors and do not necessarily reflect the views or opinions of Calian Group. https://hubs.li/Q02Tq0ZH0

L3Harris Technologies wins $300M U.S. Army contract for Manpack & Leader radios, enhancing secure, resilient soldier communication against modern threats.

Sigma Defense announced the acquisition of EWA Inc., a prominent player in the field of Electronic Warfare (EW) headquartered in Herndon, Virginia. With over 47 years of experience in developing and delivering EW capabilities, EWA provides a comprehensive understanding of evolving threats across the electromagnetic spectrum. The acquisition of EWA will enhance Sigma Defense’s ability to deliver on the CJADC2 vision of “sense, make sense and act” delivering new capabilities to joint and coalition forces. JADC2 is a U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) acronym which stands for Joint All Domain Command and Control, a strategic warfighting concept that connects the data sensors, shooters, and related communications devices of all U.S. military services and eventually allied partners into one integrated “network-of-networks.” EWA’s long history of delivering EW technologies to the DoD and National Security stakeholders aligns with Sigma Defense’s software led approach, augmenting its CJADC2 ecosystem for collecting, analyzing, and distributing data for near real-time intelligence. This strategic move further advances Sigma Defense’s vision enabling the company to provide a comprehensive understanding of evolving threats across the electromagnetic spectrum. #military #defense #defence #militaryleak #sigma https://lnkd.in/gwzXUSCT

"In alignment with its Pillar II priorities, the #AUKUS trilateral security alliance is standing up a data-sharing framework dedicated to electronic warfare (EW), according to a Pentagon EW official." Read more at Breaking Defense #AUKUSAlliance #DefensePartnership #Intelligence #GlobalSecurity

FT [excerpt]: The shift of #information warfare to the direct command of the Central #Military Commission — the top Communist party and state organ that controls the People’s Liberation Army — would hand Chinese leader #XiJinping even more direct control over the military, analysts said. The Information Support Force will aim to “speed up military modernisation and effectively implement the mission of the people’s armed forces in the new era”, Xi said at a ceremony in Beijing on Friday. It will be removed from the Strategic Support Force, which was set up eight years ago as a new PLA branch combining information, cyber and space warfare departments under Xi’s previous military restructuring, according to a statement from the PLA Daily military news service. The #space and #cyber forces would also be brought under a new command structure, it said, de facto abolishing the Strategic Support Force. Under the SSF, the information forces had been in charge of collecting technical intelligence and providing intelligence support to regional military chiefs. “When the SSF was created, they rearranged existing capabilities under a new command structure. We guessed at the time that might be transitional, and that has now come to pass,” said Joe McReynolds, China security fellow at the Jamestown Foundation. Beijing’s efforts to further strengthen the PLA are closely watched as China challenges US dominance in the #IndoPacific region and wields its growing military power to intimidate various neighbours in territorial disputes. Xi’s last major PLA restructuring in 2015 moved key functions such as logistics, training and mobilisation directly under the command of the CMC, which he chairs. Combining cyber, information and space forces under the SSF was viewed as an attempt to create similar direct control. But experts on the Chinese military said that leaders had unwound that structure as a result of an incident last year in which a Chinese surveillance balloon was shot down by the US, as well as corruption investigations into generals and a failure to achieve synergies across the different divisions within the SSF. The military leadership has been experimenting with smaller reorganisations in recent years, suggesting that the 2015 reforms were not complete. “The relative success of the functions they moved under the CMC has convinced them that they will have the control they want,” McReynolds said. He added that Beijing was focused on cutting out layers of command and enabling top leaders to speak directly to tactical forces in wartime if needed. Bi Yi, a veteran army general, was appointed commander of the new Information Support Force, and Li Wei named as its political commissar. The latter position wields power equal with the commander as the #Communist party seeks to enforce absolute #loyalty and ideological correctness in the force, which belongs to the party rather than the state. #news #geopolitics

The Future of Military Technology: Overcoming Low-Cost Adversaries Discover how advancements in military technology are addressing the challenges posed by low-cost, disposable systems used by near-peer adversaries. Learn about innovative solutions and strategies for countering these threats effectively. #MilitaryTechnology #FutureDefense #LowCostAdversaries #Innovation #Security #MilitaryStrategies #AdvancedSystems #DefenseTechnology #MilitaryAdvancements #ThreatMitigation

The #openarchitecture of the products enables them to work together across all domains and a range of #military #platforms. The acquisition brings together complementary #capabilities in #CEMA and #multidomain integration and will enable BAE Systems to support growing customer requirements and address increasing demand for these capabilities. Kirintec will form part of BAE Systems Digital Intelligence business, providing new #products to broaden the Company’s portfolio across #electronic #warfare and force #protection. BAE Systems will help the business to increase #investment in product #development and bring these innovative solutions to a wider range of customers across the #UK and #allied nations. United States Strategic Command Defense Information Systems Agency Air Force Research Laboratory United States Space Force U.S. Army Cyber Command Strategic Command Marine Corps Cyberspace Warfare Group U.S. Fleet Cyber Command / Navy Space Command / U.S. TENTH Fleet SpaceWERX DRSD - Direction du renseignement et de la sécurité de la défense Ofek 324 Unit - IAF Israeli Military Intelligence NATO Space Centre of Excellence NATO Communications and Information Agency (NCI Agency) SpiderOak Mission Systems SAIC QinetiQ US Armáda České republiky

Is that light I am seeing? Army Examining What Electronic Warfare Means in The Future, ‘Tranching’ Capabilities to Units By Mark Pomerleau; 30 May 2024 Dr. Alex Miller. Senior Advisor for S&T, Vice Chief of Staff. U.S. Army, speculated that the Combined Arms Center will be involved for concepts of operations that don’t fit cleanly into one warfighting function; the Space and Missile Defense Command and Army Cyber Command will have their roles; and then the program executive office will play its part related to acquiring, fielding and training capabilities. https://lnkd.in/eAcMer3c

🔍 Karagozian & Case is making waves with a $166,723 award from the United States Department of Defense Defense Threat Reduction Agency. This SBIR Phase I award will help them develop a new computational framework and GUI software called HULC3. The project kicks off on September 9, 2024, and will run for 6 months, ending on April 8, 2025. #SBIR #TechInnovation #Defense