Carlo Munoz

Senior Journalist at Janes

Sr Journalist/C4ISR @janesINTEL. Dad. Fmr @Milreporters Board of Directors. Analog military hack in a digital world. All disclaimers apply.

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US Navy, Space Force award key RGS, FORGE contracts

1 week ago | janes.com | Carlo Munoz

A rendering of the Relay Ground Station â€“ Asia antennas facility to be deployed in Guam. (Northrop Grumman)US Navy (USN) and US Space Force (USSF) officials have awarded several key, multi-year procurement deals in support of the joint Relay Ground Station (RGS) programme, which is a critical component of the Future Operationally Resilient Ground Evolution (FORGE) initiative, service officials announced in May.
US Army leveraging GenAI to test, mature NGC2

1 week ago | janes.com | Carlo Munoz

A US Army captain assigned to the Artificial Intelligence Integration Center conducts field testing at Fort Irwin, California. (US Army)US Army officials are looking to leverage generative artificial intelligence (GenAI)-driven tools to develop digital replicas of the tactical combat networks, as a way to mature capabilities for the service's Next-Gen Command and Control (NGC2) programme.
DoD accelerates hybrid satcom prototyping

2 weeks ago | janes.com | Carlo Munoz

A United Launch Alliance Delta IV rocket lifts off from Space Launch Complex-37 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida, with the US Air Force's ninth Wideband Global Satcom satellite. (ULA)The US Department of Defense (DoD) is accelerating efforts to develop hybrid satellite communications (satcom) capabilities, blending commercial and military satellite services into a single, integrated satcom architecture.
AeroVironment unveils new Titan C-UAS variant

3 weeks ago | janes.com | Carlo Munoz

The Titan 4 C-UAS platform. (AeroVironment)Programme officials at Virginia-based defence technology company AeroVironment have unveiled a new variant of its Titan counter-unmanned aircraft system (C-UAS) platform, designed to be more adaptable and mobile than other C-UAS capabilities within the Titan family of systems.
USSF, AFRL clear key milestone for cislunar capability

3 weeks ago | janes.com | Carlo Munoz

Engineers from US Space Force and Air Force Research Laboratory prepare an Oracle-M testbed for a hot fire test at Edwards Air Force Base in California. (US Space Force/AFRL)The US Space Force (USSF) and US Air Force (USAF) have cleared a key milestone towards creating a space-based intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) capability at cislunar orbit, according to service officials.
Pentagon budget 2026: US President Trump to request USD961.6 billion for DoD

1 month ago | janes.com | Zach Rosenberg |Michael Fabey |Carlo Munoz |Meredith Roaten

USS Arkansas, a Virginia-class attack submarine, is scheduled to be launched in 2025. The FY 2026 budget request likely contains funding for additional Virginia-class submarines.
Update: Northrop Grumman developing new UAS multinode processor

1 month ago | janes.com | Carlo Munoz

NG InSight software-programmable, open systems compliant processor. (Northrop Grumman)Programme officials at Northrop Grumman are in the midst of testing and development of a new, multinode airborne processor for use aboard unmanned aircraft systems (UASs). The new processor is the latest variant under development for the company's NG InSight family of battlefield edge processors, Rosa Salazar, program director of advanced communications at Northrop Grumman Mission Systems, said.
L3Harris leverages Ukraine support into NGC2 development

1 month ago | janes.com | Carlo Munoz

Russian forces field the Krasukha-4 electronic warfare system. (Russian MoD)Programme officials at L3Harris are leveraging the company's ongoing support of Ukrainian forces to inform development efforts for the US Army's Next Generation Command and Control (NGC2) programme.
US Army seeks real-time modelling for battlefield C2

1 month ago | janes.com | Carlo Munoz

Soldiers assigned to 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, conduct area reconnaissance using a UAS drone at Fort Campbell, Kentucky. (US Army)The US Army is looking to develop a new suite of modelling tools designed to allow combat commanders the ability to collect, consolidate, and process real-time battlefield data and distil that information into viable courses of action (COAs) quickly.
US Army developing prototype A-PACE software

1 month ago | janes.com | Carlo Munoz

A US Army rendering of a prototype adaptive PACE (A-PACE) routing software to interlink disparate tactical radio networks. (US Army)US Army officials are gathering industry input for the development of new software prototypes to ensure tactical radio systems across the service's portfolio are interoperable across disparate waveforms and networks.