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We're excited to announce our work with Air Combat Command, helping to transform mission command, control, and communication. Through the EMC3 Program, Onebrief will: - Help empower Airmen and Guardians to adapt swiftly to evolving threats - Provide a unified, real-time collaboration environment - Support ACC’s modernization efforts, critical for today's complex operational landscape Learn more: https://hubs.ly/Q031ttkC0

I'm excited to announce our partnership with Air Combat Command! Supporting the Air Force’s largest command puts Onebrief at the helm of change. This new connectivity across echelons will win the war. Solving this kind of problem is why we started Onebrief in the first place; we believe in the power of smaller, smarter, enabled teams. And over the next year we’ll build more tools to support constrained and offline teams -- giving partners like ACC the chance to skyrocket the way their staffs work.

"In a typical theater of operations combat forces and elements that are deployed to gather information tend to be scattered, are not always associated with a single unit, may even belong to different services and are not always well coordinated. As a result considerable information may exist about both friendly and enemy forces but the elements that possess that information often are not aware of the combat units who need it. Conversely, combat elements need information about both friendly and enemy forces but have no knowledge about who has it. Classically these "disconnects" have often made the difference between success and failure of a particular military mission. Conventional circuit oriented communications cannot solve this problem. With JTIDS people who have information can broadcast it without explicitly knowing where it is going and combat elements can filter the composite data stream to extract exactly what they need (and no more). One could argue that this is inefficient since more information is being conveyed over the network that any single user wants or needs but given the inability to precisely coordinate information sources and information users JTIDS is the only available architecture that meets the information distribution needs of the modern battlefield. There are situations where specific circuit oriented communications are necessary. For instance the transmission of a command to a combat unit to attack a specific target. It is also reasonable to attempt to exploit the security and jam resistance of JTIDS to accommodate some present communications such as voice. As a result these circuit oriented capabilities were included in the design. At the time this was done, there was concern that operators who were used to dealing with conventional communications would gravitate toward replicating the circuits they were used to over JTIDS at the expense of the new and more responsive architecture. To some degree this seems to have happened. I don't know how to fix it but the capacity concerns and overloading are a symptom of this problem. JTIDS needs to be viewed as a unique and precious resource that does a specific and necessary job better than any other system. For emerging communications needs they should be evaluated and if the specific JTIDS benefits are not needed the problem should be solved by a more conventional approach. JTIDS is bound by a set of parameters dictated by its unique properties in a way that makes it extremely difficult to make significant adjustments to its parameters. It has sufficient capacity to accomplish its primary task (situational awareness) and has some modest additional capacity to accommodate communication tasks that would not justify adding more equipment to a combat unit. This capability, however needs to be used sparingly and carefully so that the primary JTIDS objective is not compromised. — A description of the JTIDS system from the original MITRE program manager Eric Ellingson"

Congratulations to OpsLab! OpsLab has been selected for a Tactical Funding Increase (TACFI) funding from AFWERX, the innovation arm of the United States Air Force. This funding will support the continued development of their cutting-edge squadron operations software, SkySchedule, which enhances operational readiness across the Air Force. OpsLab's SkySchedule automatically generates forward-looking flight schedules, adapts to disruptions, predicts resource deficits, and streamlines logistics. The new TACFI funding will help develop dashboards to aid go-no-go decisions and integrate data into Air Force-wide centralized data lakes, providing commanders with increased situational awareness. "Ensuring our warfighters are optimally ready for the future fight is our core motivation," said Arun Nair, Co-founder and CEO of OpsLab. With over 7,500 users across 50+ squadrons, OpsLab's solutions are proven to save time and enhance combat mission readiness. Well done, OpsLab! We're excited to see your continued impact on the Air Force's operational efficiency and readiness.

For soldiers on the ground, situational awareness is a matter of life and death. They need access to real-time intelligence information to make quick and accurate decisions in high-pressure situations. Explore more on why situational awareness is so critical for #military forces today, the role that #satellite technology plays and how Viasat is partnering with U.S. military forces to enhance their operational resilience. https://vsat.co/49gohbB

Great article! The continuous evolution of the Apache helicopter is needed in this world that consists of all kinds of evolving threats. That’s why the AH64E is also called Guardian. Attack! Looking at this article it should not be Boeing that determines what is needed, it should be a team effort that consists of Government, Industry and Knowledge institutions also known as the Golden Ecosystem. https://lnkd.in/ejKRxCfr

"Air Force Technology https://lnkd.in/eGCP2dE5 › news › usaf-open-systems-enclave-f22USAF flight-tests new open systems enclave on F-22 fighter aircraft A US Air Force's (USAF) team has built and flight-tested a new open systems enclave (OSE) with existing hardware on the F-22 Raptor aircraft. The team includes members from Air Combat Command Federal Laboratory, software developers from the 309th Software Engineering Group and test pilots from Edwards Air Force Base (AFB). Air Combat Command https://www.acc.af.mil › News › Article › 3143143 › acc-federal-laboratory-flies-combat-apps-on-f-22-with-new-open-software-stack ACC Federal Laboratory flies combat apps on F-22 with new open software ... To fix this problem and lower the barriers to entry, the team built and flight-tested their new Open Systems Enclave (OSE) consisting of a government-owned software architecture with existing on-board hardware. This new enclave proved it can rapidly integrate new technologies from first line of code to flight in less than 60 days. Air Force Magazine https://lnkd.in/eAX9kHmm › f-22-flies-with-third-party-apps-new-open-software-architecture F-22 Flies With Third-Party Apps, New Open Software Architecture The success on board the F-22 is already leading to changes. The chief of F-22 requirements has established a formal requirement for the establishment of the open systems enclave on the fighter, and the team behind the test is evaluating "several candidate combat capabilities as cross-platform solutions," the release states. The Defense Post https://thedefensepost.com › 2022 › 09 › 01 › usaf-flight-test-open-software-f22 USAF Flight Tests Open Software Stack on F-22 - The Defense Post A US Air Force team flight tested a newly-developed Open Systems Enclave (OSE) with an F-22's existing hardware last month. It was the first in-flight use of open-source container orchestration software on any fighter and the first instance where third-party software was integrated on a fifth-generation fighter in flight, Air Combat Command stated. Dyess Air Force Base https://www.dyess.af.mil › News › Article-Display › Article › 3146566 › acc-federal-laboratory-flies-combat-apps-on-f-22-with-new-open-software-stack ACC Federal Laboratory flies combat apps on F-22 with new open software ... Two F-22 Raptors fly over Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., Aug. 24, 2022. During this flight, Air Combat Command Federal Laboratory members, Edwards AFB test pilots, and 309th Software Engineering Group software developers achieved the first instance of third-party software running on a fifth-generation fighter and first in-flight use of open-source container orchestration software on fight" tps://https://lnkd.in/e4Yzx8yU

Anduril Industries is thrilled to announce Menace-X, an expeditionary command, control, communications, and computing (C4) vehicle-based system that extends strategic and operational-level capabilities to the tactical edge. Built to operate in denied, disrupted, intermittent, and limited (DDIL) communication environments, Menace-X enables resilient command and control of complex mission sets, such as deep sensing and coordination of maritime surface fires, in a highly-mobile form factor. Current C2 solutions require large logistical footprints, significant set-up time, and specialized training. With logistics and communications networks of forward-deployed and stand-in forces increasingly at risk of adversary targeting, warfighters need to quickly disperse, maneuver, and communicate across distributed forces to sustain operations at the edge while under multi-domain attack. This is where Menace-X comes into play. Menace-X is easily transported by MV-22, CH-53, MH-47, C-130 and almost any other air and naval platform to provide on-demand C2 anywhere on Earth. It is designed with warfighters in mind, featuring an intuitive and ergonomic interface activated at the flip of a switch, allowing operators to easily observe and control power, communications, and compute subsystems. Operators can use government-furnished software or Anduril’s Lattice C2 suite for tasking live assets and workflows to generate effects on the battlefield, or use built-in applications for battle space analytics, collaborative planning, automated threat detection, and high-value targeting. Menace-X expands the Menace family of expeditionary C4 solutions by delivering operational-level capabilities to the tactical edge, furthering the reach of the joint force inside contested areas. The system has been successfully demonstrated at several U.S. military exercises, including the Marine Corps’ Weapons & Tactics Instructor course and the U.S. Army’s Project Convergence Capstone event, and is deploying globally across 2024. #military #defense #defence #militaryleak https://lnkd.in/giYPuSfs

Key tenets of information warfare include: situational awareness, assured command-and-control, and integrating of intel and firepower.