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?? We are thrilled to announce the winners of the 2024 #DefenseScoop50 Awards! These visionary leaders and innovative programs are at the forefront of revolutionizing defense through advanced technology. Join us in congratulating these pioneers who are not only redefining the future of military strategies but also ensuring our national security. Explore the full list of this year's remarkable recipients: https://lnkd.in/d3ED45ST

Army set to release new guidance to improve cATO processes through new pilot efforts. Mikayla Easley reports: https://lnkd.in/eNVrNCuA

The Pentagon has posted the final rule for the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification 2.0 (CMMC 2.0), cementing the department’s plans to implement new cybersecurity standards for contractors by mid-2025. The rule was released for public inspection on the Federal Register on Friday, and the Defense Department anticipates officially publishing the new guidelines Oct. 15, according to a Pentagon press release. https://lnkd.in/egt3uab7

The Marine Corps this week is running one of its drone-killing tools through a key test aimed at helping the service formalize tactics and procedures and boost training. The effort, which is taking place Oct. 7-12, marks the first time that the Light Marine Air-Defense Integrated System (L-MADIS), a ground-based solution that uses electronic signals to defend against small uncrewed aerial vehicles, has been used during a weapons and tactics instructor course, officials said. https://lnkd.in/ejkj2ZHE

Northrop Grumman recently completed testing of its airborne deep-sensing architecture in an Army prototyping event aimed at helping solve gaps with long-range precision fires. The Deep-Sensing and Targeting (DSaT) capability is a multi-domain tool that’s integrated into a civilian aircraft for intelligence collection beyond the visual line of sight. https://lnkd.in/es-p-Hk4

The Army is targeting a limited prototyping activity in fiscal 2025 and a minimum viable product for new command-and-control capabilities by early fiscal 2026. The efforts surround what the Army calls “Next Gen C2,” a top priority of the service’s highest leadership to include the chief of staff and Futures Command. Officials have stated that current capabilities are not adequate to dominate on the modern battlefield against a sophisticated adversary. Thus, the service is attempting to overhaul how its systems are architected to improve data sharing and communications. https://lnkd.in/eYAF5ckV

General Dynamics integrates electronic warfare capability into Infantry Squad Vehicle. Mark Pomerleau has the details: https://lnkd.in/etDp4Jt8

Army envisions potential recompete for robotic combat vehicle program. Jon Harper reports: https://lnkd.in/eNHtEkCw

The Army has learned critical lessons from pre-prototype platforms that deployed to theater to inform a program for new intelligence-gathering aircraft, according to a senior official leading the modernization effort. The service has been on a multi-year journey to develop its own high-altitude intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance platform based on a business jet, somewhat unfamiliar territory for an organization that’s better known for employing ground systems, helicopters and small drones. The ultimate program — the High Accuracy Detection and Exploitation System (HADES) — relied on several pre-prototype systems that were contractor-owned, contractor-operated to help determine certain needs and requirements. https://lnkd.in/euF6sw_H

The Pacific region is forcing the Army to be more intentional with its capabilities and employment. This is one of the lessons distilled halfway through the rotation at the Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Center in Hawaii with 2nd Brigade, 25th Infantry Division. That unit is one of three so-called transforming-in-contact units that is helping pioneer and innovate new tactics and employment of technology for the Army. https://lnkd.in/eXXmP973