June 2019

SIGNAL June 2019WARFIGHTER SOLUTIONS
Future Armies Will March on Their Batteries
    Soldiers may get a charge out of water-based power sources.

5G for Warfighters
    The wireless technology offers great possibilities, but experts question military application of the network.

Cyber Militia Innovation Meets Mission Needs
    National Guard cyber warriors build new systems to do the job.

Harnessing Photons for Communications
    For warfighters, light- or optics-based communications offer speed, security, reliability and low latency.

—Europe's Data Autobahn

Unification Through Modernization Drives Army Networking
    DCATS aims to pre-empt adversaries with industry's help.

DARPA Offers Advanced Planning System to the Air Force
    A command and control tool is under evaluation by the service's Kessel Run Laboratory.

HYPERSONIC TECHNOLOGIES
Hypersonic Applications Range Far Afield
    U.S., Russian and Chinese technologies race for supremacy.

X-60A May Make Hypersonic Flight Routine
    The test vehicle aims for initial flight next year.

SPECIAL INTEREST EDITORIAL: SPONSORED CONTENT
How Red Hat Satisfied Lockheed Martin's Need for Speed on the F-22

DISRUPTIVE BY DESIGN
Intelligence Fusion Inoculates Against Cyber Threats

AFCEA EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES
Gravely Grants Support Classroom STEM Exploration

PRESIDENT'S COMMENTARY
Who Holds the Keys to the Technology Kingdom?

INCOMING
AI Is Ready Now—and the Defense Department Must Get Ready as Well