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Protecting Operations in the Indo-Pacific

Zero-trust effort slated to begin next May will add enhanced digital security to Air Force networks.

Airmen assigned to the 28th Bomb Wing receive a U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer assigned to the 37th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron, Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota, after the aircraft landed at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, in support of a Bomber Task Force mission. The Pacific Air Forces use of zero-trust architecture as a cybersecurity measure will help protect smaller groups of airmen as the service operates under agile combat employment. U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Yosselin Campos

On Point: Q&A With Army Lt. Col. Ryan Kenny

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From the Desk of AFCEA’s Emerging Professionals in the Intelligence Community (EPIC) Committee

Each month, this feature highlights news from AFCEA’s various committees.

AFCEAN of the Month, December 2022

Shawn Cressman, Alamo Chapter

AFCEAN of the Month

Are Iran’s Drone Capabilities a Threat?

Tehran’s unmanned aerial devices sometimes can outperform Western counterparts—but not always.

Ukrainian forces claimed to have intercepted an Iranian drone Mohajer-6. Photo By Ukrainian Ministry of Defence/ Twitter

Mission Impossible: The Quest for Technology Acquisition and Advancement

New technologies, like cloud computing in government, collide with poor design, labor issues and bureaucracy.

Implementing new technologies implies bringing together many components and people. Credit: Mark Herlihy, U.S. Air Force

DARPA Eyes Complex 3D Microelectronics

The agency aims to spur 4th-generation-layered microelectronics manufacturing.

In February 2023, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), with the help of industry, will start planning its unique manufacturing facility to prototype groundbreaking three-dimensional heterogeneous integration, or 3DHI, chips, as part of its Electronics Resurgence Initiative that began in 2019. Image courtesy of DARPA

New Beam-Steering Antenna Opens Rarely Used Spectrum

Researchers seek industry investors.

Researchers at the University of Birmingham in the United Kingdom have developed a new beam steering antenna that has achieved unprecedented efficiency rates and opens for use new areas of spectrum. Credit: The Metamaterial Engineering Laboratory, University of Birmingham and agsandrew /Shutterstock

Blockchain for Assured Combat ID at Internet-Scale

Blockchain technologies can help military decision-makers to shorten the kill chain.

A Thunderhead High-Altitude Balloon System, launched by U.S. Army Pacific Soldiers, takes flight during Balikatan 22 on Fort Magsaysay, Nueva Ecija, Philippines, in April. Balikatan is an annual exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and U.S. military designed to strengthen bilateral interoperability, capabilities, trust, and cooperation built over decades of shared experiences. Credit: Spc. Darbi Colson/DVIDS

Enabling Cybersecurity in Space With Digital Engineering

Five keys to ensure future success.

Ground stations play an important role in satellite infrastructures. Not only do they provide command and control to satellites themselves but also link satellite constellations to the terrestrial backbone of the internet. Credit: vchal/Shutterstock