Black Tops A compendium of recently published EW & CEMA articles

By Tom Zalewski

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1. Breaking down China’s electronic warfare tactics dtd: 22 March 2018; by: Mark Pomerleau; published on: C4ISRNet on-line https://www.c4isrnet.com/c2-comms/2017/03/22/breaking-down-chinas-electronic-warfare-tactics/

2. Army Switches To Special Fast-Track Contract For Drone-Mounted Signal Jammer dtd: 30 March 2018; by: Aaron Boyd; published on: Nextgov on-line https://www.nextgov.com/emerging-tech/2018/03/army-switches-special-fast-track-contract-drone-mounted-signal-jammer/147102/

3. How a new Army team plans to modernize the network dtd: 30 March 2018; by: Mark Pomerleau; published on: C4ISRNet on-line https://www.c4isrnet.com/show-reporter/global-force-symposium/2018/03/30/how-a-new-army-team-plans-to-modernize-the-network/

4. China’s AI ambitions are driving US innovation. So what’s America’s hold up? dtd: 30 March 2018; by: Joe Gould; published on: DefenseNews on-line https://www.defensenews.com/pentagon/2018/03/30/chinas-ai-ambitions-are-driving-us-innovation-so-whats-americas-hold-up/

5. Could enemies target undersea cables that link the world? dtd: 30 March 2018; by: Deb Riechmann; published on: Associated Press on-line https://apnews.com/c2e7621bda224e2db2f8c654c9203a09

6. What happens when 150 million users are part of a hack dtd: 30 March 2018; by: Kelsey Atherton; published on: FifthDomain on-line https://www.fifthdomain.com/industry/2018/03/30/what-happens-when-150-million-users-are-part-of-a-hack/

7. How you’re tracked online _ and what you can do about it dtd: 31 March 2018; by: Anick Jesdanun; published on: Associated Press on-line https://apnews.com/babd301a5e4745bbbb1f68e13a319983

8. John Bolton, cyber warrior dtd: 01 April 2018; by: Cory Bennett; published on: Politico on-line https://www.politico.com/story/2018/04/01/john-bolton-cyber-hawk-russia-451937

9. After Failed Search for Jammer Drones, US Army Takes Unusual Step dtd: 02 April 2018; by: Aaron Boyd; published on: DefenseOne on-line https://www.defenseone.com/technology/2018/04/after-failed-search-jammer-drones-us-army-takes-unusual-step/147122/

10. Army’s ‘Big Six’ Ride Into The Valley Of Death dtd: 02 April 2018; by: Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.; published on: Breaking Defense on-line https://breakingdefense.com/2018/04/armys-big-six-ride-into-the-valley-of-death/

11. Will the U.S. Ever Switch From Cyber Defense to Offense? dtd: 02 April 2018; by: John Breeden II; published on: Nextgov on-line http://www.nextgov.com/ideas/2018/04/will-us-ever-switch-cyber-defense-offense/147146/

12. Lessons learned in modernization dtd: 02 April 2018; by: Maj. Aleyzer Mora and Dr. Linda O. Jones; published on: Army.mil on-line https://asc.army.mil/web/news-alt-amj18-lessons-learned-in-modernization/

13. Quantum (Network) Leap: Army Scientists Explore Fiber Optics dtd: 03 April 2018; by: ARL Public Affairs; published on: Armed with Science on-line http://science.dodlive.mil/2018/04/03/quantum-network-leap-army-scientists-explore-fiber-optics/

14. Aberdeen Proving Ground community honors soldier who died after 17-hour standoff dtd: 03 April 2018; by: Michelle Tan; published on: Army Times on-line https://www.armytimes.com/news/your-army/2018/04/03/aberdeen-proving-ground-community-honors-soldier-who-died-after-17-hour-standoff/

15. The next step toward digital command and control dtd: 03 April 2018; by: Adam Stone; published on: C4ISRNet on-line https://www.c4isrnet.com/c2-comms/2018/04/03/the-next-step-toward-digital-command-and-control/

16. APNewsBreak: US suspects cellphone spying devices in DC dtd: 03 April 2018; by: Frank Bajak; published on: Associated Press on-line https://apnews.com/d716aac4ad744b4cae3c6b13dce12d7e

Black Tops A compendium of recently published US Army related EW & CEMA articles

By Tom Zalewski

The following is a list of articles related to EW & CEMA that were recently published in a variety of publications or websites. These are offered in the general interest of the members of the APG Susquehanna Chapter of the AOC.

A special thanks to Leonardo DRS Signal Solutions for their support of the assembly of these Black Tops!

17. Sands are shifting among Army Futures Command leadership dtd: 04 April 2018; by: Jen Judson; published on: DefenseNews on-line https://www.defensenews.com/land/2018/04/04/sands-are-shifting-among-army-futures-command-leadership/

18. How artificial intelligence went from an advantage to a worldwide threat dtd: 04 April 2018; by: Mark Pomerleau; published on: C4ISRNet on-line https://www.c4isrnet.com/it-networks/2018/04/04/how-artificial-intelligence-went-from-an-advantage-to-a-worldwide-threat/

19. The cost of new GPS programs jumped $930 million last year dtd: 04 April 2018; by: Mark Pomerleau; published on: C4ISRNet on-line https://www.c4isrnet.com/c2-comms/2018/04/04/the-cost-of-new-gps-programs-jumped-930-million-last-year/

20. Chinese hackers targeting US firms’ financial data, report says dtd: 05 April 2018; by: N/A; published on: South China Morning Post on-line http://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy-defence/article/2140423/chinese-hackers-targeting-us-firms-financial-data

21. In Army’s newest unit, everyone learns cyber skills dtd: 05 April 2018; by: Mark Pomerleau; published on: FifthDomain on-line https://www.fifthdomain.com/dod/army/2018/04/05/in-armys-newest-unit-everyone-learns-cyber-skills/

22. Army Cyber Command gets limited acquisition authority dtd: 05 April 2018; by: Mark Pomerleau; published on: FifthDomain on-line https://www.fifthdomain.com/dod/army/2018/04/05/army-cyber-command-gets-limited-acquisition-authority/

23. Here’s what the Army wants in future radios dtd: 06 April 2018; by: Mark Pomerleau; published on: C4ISRNet on-line https://www.c4isrnet.com/show-reporter/global-force-symposium/2018/04/06/heres-what-the-army-wants-in-future-radios/

24. OMB seeks comment on draft cyber credential policy dtd: 06 April 2018; by: Jessie Buru; published on: FifthDomain on-line https://www.fifthdomain.com/civilian/2018/04/06/omb-seeks-comment-on-draft-cyber-credential-policy/

25. New Army acquisition chief takes on rapid buying dtd: 09 April 2018; by: Jen Judson; published on: DefenseNews on-line https://www.defensenews.com/land/2018/04/09/new-army-acquisition-chief-takes-on-rapid-buying/

26. New cyber weapons are here and no one is prepared, experts say dtd: 09 April 2018; by: Todd South; published on: Military Times on-line https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-army/2018/04/09/new-cyber-weapons-are-here-and-no-one-is-prepared-experts-say/

27. The Direct Commissioning Of Cyber Warriors Actually Working? dtd: 09 April 2018; by: Tom Ricks; published on: Task & Purpose on-line https://taskandpurpose.com/information-warfare-officers-commissioning/

28. New Navy EW program set for major milestone this summer dtd: 10 April 2018; by: Mark Pomerleau; published on: DefenseNews on-line https://www.defensenews.com/digital-show-dailies/navy-league/2018/04/10/new-navy-ew-program-set-for-major-milestone-this-summer/

29. Report: Internet ‘noise’ can mask increasing dangers to federal networks dtd: 10 April 2018; by: Jessie Buru; published on: FifthDomain on-line https://www.fifthdomain.com/civilian/2018/04/10/report-government-push-to-cloud-presents-opportunities-to-hackers/

30. National Cyber Strategy Coming Soon From White House dtd: 11 April 2018; by: Joseph Marks; published on: Nextgov on-line https://www.nextgov.com/cybersecurity/2018/04/national-cyber-strategy-coming-soon-white-house/147382/

31. The sneaky ways China and Russia could threaten US satellites dtd: 11 April 2018; by: Mark Pomerleau; published on: C4ISRNet on-line https://www.c4isrnet.com/space/2018/04/11/how-the-threat-to-satellites-is-changing/

32. Cyber Command has a role, but Pentagon leaders struggle to define it dtd: 12 April 2018; by: Mark Pomerleau; published on: FifthDomain on-line https://www.fifthdomain.com/dod/2018/04/12/cyber-command-has-a-role-but-pentagon-leaders-struggle-to-define-it/

33. How the Army plans to improve its friendly force tracking dtd: 13 April 2018; by: Mark Pomerleau; published on: C4ISRNet on-line https://www.c4isrnet.com/thought-leadership/2018/04/13/how-the-army-plans-to-improve-its-friendly-force-tracking/

34. Pentagon wants to spot illnesses by monitoring soldiers’ smartphones dtd: 15 April 2018; by: Aaron Gregg; published on: Washington Post on-line https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/capitalbusiness/the-pentagon-wants-to-spot-illnesses-by-monitoring-soldiers-smartphones/2018/04/13/5238a646-3f55-11e8-a7d1-e4efec6389f0_story.html

35. Despite progress, National Army Museum is still 2 years away from opening dtd: 16 April 2018; by: Kathy Stewart and Dell Cameron; published on: Washington’s Top News on-line https://wtop.com/fairfax-county/2018/04/despite-progress-national-army-museum-is-still-2-years-away-from-opening/

36. In a Leaked Memo, Apple Warns Employees to Stop Leaking Information dtd: 13 April 2018; by: Mark Gurman; published on: BloombergTechnology on-line https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-04-13/apple-warns-employees-to-stop-leaking-information-to-media

37. Army wants AI to help soldiers sort signals intell dtd: 16 April 2018; by: Matt Leonard; published on: GNC on-line https://gcn.com/articles/2018/04/16/ai-signals-classification.aspx

38. A New Eastern Front: What the U.S. Army Must Learn From the War in Ukraine dtd: 16 April 2018; by: Col. Liam Collins; published on: AUSA.org on-line https://www.ausa.org/articles/new-eastern-front-what-us-army-must-learn-war-ukraine

39. Rep. Bacon Offers Electronic Warfare Bill: ‘We’re Behind’ dtd: 17 April 2018; by: Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.; published on: Breaking Defense on-line https://breakingdefense.com/2018/04/rep-bacon-offers-electronic-warfare-bill-were-behind/

40. A US Army Figures Out How To Do Facial Recognition in the Dark dtd: 17 April 2018; by: Patrick Tucker; published on: DefenseOne on-line https://www.defenseone.com/technology/2018/04/us-army-figures-out-how-do-facial-recognition-dark/147527/

41. A new Army lab to accelerate the use of biometric data dtd: 17 April 2018; by: Adam Stone; published on: C4ISRNet on-line https://www.c4isrnet.com/it-networks/2018/04/17/a-new-army-lab-to-accelerate-the-use-of-biometric-data/

42. NIST publishes update to its cyber framework dtd: 17 April 2018; by: Jessie Bur; published on: FifthDomain on-line https://www.fifthdomain.com/civilian/2018/04/17/nist-publishes-update-to-its-cyber-framework/

43. US, UK say Russia targets internet hardware for espionage dtd: 17 April 2018; by: Frank Bajak; published on: Associated Press on-line https://www.apnews.com/eab65e431e384e7da283007f2567a5d1

44. Thornberry proposes eliminating DISA dtd: 17 April 2018; by: Amber Corrin; published on: C4ISRNet on-line https://www.c4isrnet.com/disa/2018/04/17/will-mac-thornberry-close-disas-doors/

45. Russia’s Evolving Electronic Warfare Capability: Unlocking Asymmetric Potential dtd: 17 April 2018; by: Roger McDermott; published on: Eurasia Daily Monitor on-line https://jamestown.org/program/russias-evolving-electronic-warfare-capability-unlocking-asymmetric-potential/

46. The Gatekeepers of the Government's Other Transaction Deals dtd: 18 April 2018; by: Aaron Boyd; published on: Nextgov on-line https://www.nextgov.com/cio-briefing/2018/04/gatekeepers-governments-other-transaction-deals/147524/

47. Should Congress treat Facebook like the Exxon Valdez? dtd: 18 April 2018; by: Kelsey Atherton; published on: FifthDomain on-line https://www.fifthdomain.com/smr/rsa/2018/04/18/should-congress-treat-facebook-like-the-exxon-valdez/

48. Future cyber threats will come from inside the architecture dtd: 19 April 2018; by: Kelsey Atherton; published on: FifthDomain on-line https://www.fifthdomain.com/smr/rsa/2018/04/19/future-cyber-threats-are-coming-from-inside-the-architecture/

49. 6 Steps for Fast Government Project Deployment Using Agile Development dtd: 19 April 2018; by: Cherie Jarvis; published on: Nextgov on-line https://www.nextgov.com/ideas/2018/04/6-steps-fast-government-project-deployment-using-agile-development/147574/

50. The Pentagon Is Building an AI Product Factory dtd: 19 April 2018; by: Patrick Tucker; published on: DefenseOne on-line https://www.defenseone.com/technology/2018/04/pentagon-building-ai-product-factory/147594/

51. Army narrows locations for new Futures Command to 15 dtd: 19 April 2018; by: Joe Gould; published on: DefenseNews on-line https://www.defensenews.com/land/2018/04/19/army-narrows-locations-for-new-futures-command-to-15/

52. Amid National Security Warnings, NIST Adds Supply-Chain Security to Cyber Framework dtd: 19 April 2018; by: Jeff Stone; published on: The Wall Street Journal on-line https://www.wsj.com/articles/amid-national-security-warnings-nist-adds-supply-chain-security-to-cyber-framework-1524175900

53. Why DoD is starting a new cyber cell on the Korean Peninsula dtd: 20 April 2018; by: Mark Pomerleau; published on: FifthDomain on-line https://www.fifthdomain.com/dod/cybercom/2018/04/20/why-dod-is-starting-a-new-cyber-cell-on-the-korean-peninsula/

54. New CTO to help NGA better leverage technology trends dtd: 20 April 2018; by: Mark Pomerleau; published on: C4ISRNet on-line https://www.c4isrnet.com/intel-geoint/2018/04/20/new-cto-to-help-nga-better-leverage-technology-trends/

55. DARPA Wants to Merge Human and Computer Cyber Defenders dtd: 20 April 2018; by: Joseph Marks; published on: Nextgov on-line https://www.nextgov.com/cybersecurity/2018/04/darpa-wants-merge-human-and-computer-cyber-defenders/147619/

56. Big Crow an offshoot of a WWII program dtd: 22 April 2018; by: Mike Gallagher; published on: Albuquerque Journal on-line https://www.abqjournal.com/1162021/big-crow-an-offshoot-of-a-wwii-program.html

57. One Tough Bird: Big Crow Program stayed alive after Army dropped it, ended funding dtd: 22 April 2018; by: Mike Gallagher; published on: Albuquerque Journal on-line https://www.abqjournal.com/1162020/one-tough-bird-big-crow-program-stayed-alive-after-army-dropped-it-ended-funding.html

58. 10th Mountain Division prepares for electronic warfare in fight against near-peer adversaries dtd: 23 April 2018; by: Nancy Jones-Bonbrest; published on: Army.mil on-line https://www.army.mil/article/204271/10th_mountain_division_prepares_for_electronic_warfare_in_fight_against_near_peer_adversaries

59. Up for the challenge? The Army wants your help in applying AI, machine learning to signal detection dtd: 24 April 2018; by: Spc. Jerod Hathaway; published on: Army.mil on-line https://www.army.mil/article/204312/up_for_the_challenge_the_army_wants_help_in_applying_ai_machine_learning_to_signal_detection

60. Why Syria may be the most aggressive electronic warfare environment on Earth dtd: 24 April 2018; by: Mark Pomerleau; published on: C4ISRNet on-line https://www.c4isrnet.com/electronic-warfare/2018/04/24/socom-chief-syria-most-aggressive-ew-environment-on-earth/

61. The Pentagon Is Making a Ray Gun to Stop Truck Attacks dtd: 24 April 2018; by: Patrick Tucker; published on: DefenseOne on-line https://www.defenseone.com/technology/2018/04/pentagon-making-ray-gun-stop-truck-attacks/147702/

62. New Pentagon research chief is working on lasers, AI, hypersonic munitions and more dtd: 24 April 2018; by: Todd South; published on: MilitaryTimes on-line https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-military/2018/04/24/new-pentagon-research-chief-is-working-on-lasers-ai-hypersonic-munitions-and-more/

63. How the Pentagon can better leverage commercial tech dtd: 24 April 2018; by: Mark Pomerleau; published on: C4ISRNet on-line https://www.c4isrnet.com/intel-geoint/2018/04/24/how-the-pentagon-can-better-leverage-commercial-tech/

64. Canada developing quantum radar to detect stealth aircraft dtd: 24 April 2018; by: Mary-Ann Russon; published on: BBC News on-line http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-43877682

65. NGA director: ‘Facts aren’t what they used to be’ dtd: 24 April 2018; by: Mark Pomerleau; published on: C4ISRNet on-line https://www.c4isrnet.com/intel-geoint/2018/04/24/nga-director-facts-arent-what-they-used-to-be/

66. Congressional group asks Army to look at building an urban warfare center dtd: 25 April 2018; by: Todd South; published on: ArmyTimes on-line https://www.armytimes.com/news/your-army/2018/04/25/congressional-group-asks-army-to-look-at-building-an-urban-warfare-center/

67. Army Rapid Capabilities Office takes on long-range fires projects alongside 3 other priorities dtd: 25 April 2018; by: Jen Judson; published on: DefenseNews on-line https://www.defensenews.com/land/2018/04/25/army-rapid-capabilities-office-delving-into-long-range-fires/

68. Defense industry needs 5 percent annual budget growth to stay healthy, says new AIA report dtd: 25 April 2018; by: Joe Gould; published on: DefenseNews on-line https://www.defensenews.com/congress/2018/04/25/defense-industry-needs-5-percent-annual-budget-growth-to-stay-healthy-says-new-aia-report/

69. A new council could advance artificial intelligence for the military dtd: 25 April 2018; by: Brandon Knapp; published on: C4ISRNet on-line https://www.c4isrnet.com/intel-geoint/2018/04/25/a-new-council-could-advance-artificial-intelligence-for-the-military/

70. Congressional group asks Army to look at building an urban warfare center dtd: 25 April 2018; by: Todd South; published on: ArmyTimes on-line

71. Defense industry needs 5 percent annual budget growth to stay healthy, says new AIA report dtd: 25 April 2018; by: Joe Gould; published on: DefenseNews on-line https://www.defensenews.com/congress/2018/04/25/defense-industry-needs-5-percent-annual-budget-growth-to-stay-healthy-says-new-aia-report/

72. The Army wants help turning down the electronic warfare noise dtd: 26 April 2018; by: Brandon Knapp; published on: C4ISRNet on-line https://www.c4isrnet.com/electronic-warfare/2018/04/26/the-army-wants-help-turning-down-the-electronic-warfare-noise/

73. DARPA wants to arm ethical hackers with AI dtd: 27 April 2018; by: Brandon Knapp; published on: C4ISRNet on-line https://www.c4isrnet.com/it-networks/2018/04/27/darpa-wants-to-arm-ethical-hackers-with-ai/