US Joint Forces Command has gotten approval to connect its Joint Training and Experimentation Network with Australia’s Defence Training and Experimentation Network. A Dec. 21 news release states that the hook-up will enable US and Australian forces to train together in a “live, virtual, and constructive environment.” The first connect opportunity will be Talisman Saber 2007, which will start in May.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth foot-stomped the Pentagon's push for acquisition speed and contractor accountability in a Jan. 12 speech at Lockheed Martin’s production hub in Fort Worth, Texas—the heart of the department’s biggest acquisition program, the F-35.
