In the coming weeks, four vendors awarded on the Department of Defense’s enterprise cloud contract will have the opportunity to bid on offerings at the secret classification level, a critical step forward, according to a top Pentagon IT official.
The Joint Warfighting Cloud Capability (JWCC) was awarded in December to Amazon, Google, Microsoft and Oracle heralding a new era in the DOD for enterprise cloud following the aborted Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure effort.
Each of those vendors will compete for task orders on the contract.
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The U.S. military reported that a Russian Su-27 fighter plane and an American MQ-9 Reaper drone collided on Tuesday over the Black Sea. According to a statement from the U.S. military’s European Command, American forces shot down the drone in international waters. The Russian plane’s intercept of the drone was dubbed “reckless” by the White House.
“Our MQ-9 aircraft was conducting routine operations in international airspace when it was intercepted and damaged by a Russian aircraft, resulting in a crash and full loss of the MQ-9,” said U.S.
U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Daniel Snider/Crown Copyright
The U.S. Air Force says that one of its MQ-9 Reaper drones crashed into the Black Sea today after a collision with a Russian Su-27 Flanker fighter jet. The incident was the end result of a “reckless” and “unprofessional” intercept of the uncrewed aircraft by a pair of Russian Su-27s in international airspace, according to the service.
The collision occurred at approximately 7:03 AM local time, a press release from U.S. Europe Command (EUCOM).
Chief information officers from each of the U.S. military services traveled to the West Coast in February with Dave McKeown, principal deputy CIO of the Defense Department, to visit the four cloud service providers that were awarded spots on the Pentagon’s Joint Warfighting Cloud Capability (JWCC) procurement.
An MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aerial vehicle flies a combat mission over southern Afghanistan in 2008. (U.S. Air Force / Lt. Col. Leslie Pratt).
An Air Force MQ-9 Reaper drone crashed into the Black Sea on Tuesday after it was intercepted by two Russian fighters, one of which collided with the drone, U.S. military officials announced on Tuesday.
“Our MQ-9 aircraft was conducting routine operations in international airspace when it was intercepted and hit by a Russian aircraft, resulting in a crash and complete loss of the MQ-9,” Air Force Gen. James B. Hecker, commander, U.S.
On March 13, 2023, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, US President Joe Biden announced a joint plan to equip Australia with conventionally-armed, nuclear-powered submarines (SSNs). The procurement plan is part of the Australia-United Kingdom-United States (AUKUS) security partnership that commits the allied nations to each others security in the region. The endstate of the procurement plan is a new submarine fittingly designated the SSN-AUKUS.
A B-1B Lancer releases a Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile during an external release demonstration in the skies over Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico. (Ethan Wagner/U.S. Air Force).
If you had any doubt that the Defense Department is pivoting away from fighting terrorists to getting ready for the big war against China or Russia, just look at the missiles and other munitions that the military branches plan on buying in fiscal year 2024.
It’s no secret the Army has had a tough time recruiting young Americans into its ranks. In fact, the service missed its fiscal year 2022 recruiting goal by 25%, or 15,000 soldiers. To attract more recruits, the Army revamped its recruiting campaign by resurrecting the classic “Be All You Can Be” slogan and rebranding with a new logo. Moreover, 2022’s controversial commercials were pulled. The new ad campaign was launched with a cinematic starring Jonathan Majors who starred in 2023’s most successful films, Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania and Creed III.
Netflix’s 2022 release of All Quiet on the Western Front brought the classic 1929 novel to life in a way that audiences haven’t seen before. The film’s grit and faithfulness to the book’s anti-war message earned it high praise from critics. All Quiet on the Western Front received nine nominations at the 95th Academy Awards and won four awards for Best International Feature, Best Cinematography, Best Original Score and Best Production Design. Here are five of the reasons we think it did so well at the Oscars.
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Norway expects to receive the first of six MH-60R Seahawks in 2025, with deliveries to run through to 2027. (US Navy)
Norway has elected to replace its NHIndustries (NHI) NH90 NATO Frigate Helicopter (NFH) anti-submarine warfare (ASW) and search-and-rescue (SAR) rotorcraft with the Lockheed Martin MH-60R Seahawk, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) announced on 14 March.