C4ISR Watch

The Army's Rapid Capabilities Office is keeping "a finger on the pulse" of new technologies that may be useful for meeting its operational goals, according to Rob Monto, the office's emerging technologies lead.

The vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff last week made the case for separating nuclear command and control from the military's push toward a multidomain system, which the Air Force is exploring through an Enterprise Capability Collaboration Team study slated to end this fall.

The Army last month issued delivery orders for risk reduction and operational testing of the full-rate production Manpack radio to two of the three vendors that participated in the previous phase, while the third removed itself from contention.

The Air Force confirmed this week it has delayed launch of an Advanced Extremely High Frequency satellite due to a problem with a power regulator unit discovered earlier this year.

The Army is taking a "tailored approach" to improving its network technologies, Gen. David Perkins, Training and Doctrine commander, said July 25.

The Defense Department should review and update as necessary its policies on cybersecurity, physical security, operations security, and information security to account for risks relating to Internet of Things devices, the Government Accountability Office warns in a new report.

The Air Warfare Center at Nellis Air Force Base, NV, is working to develop a capability to connect F-22 and F-35 simulators in a common environment by 2019 -- an effort that will set the foundation for a new Virtual Test and Training Center.

As lawmakers direct the Pentagon to again pursue a space-based sensor layer for missile defense, a top general says developing such a system should not be expensive despite cost concerns quashing similar efforts in the past.

The Army must expand its mission command interoperability with its coalition partners, according to officials.