# The Lobby **URL:** https://forum.landoffset.com/c/the-lobby/5.md?page=1 [Latest](https://forum.landoffset.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.landoffset.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.landoffset.com/tags.md) **Page:** 2 --- ## [Army Scales Next-Generation Command and Control Beyond Testing Divisions](https://forum.landoffset.com/t/army-scales-next-generation-command-and-control-beyond-testing-divisions/1763)
**Author:** [@system](https://forum.landoffset.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2026, 5:53pm UTC](https://forum.landoffset.com/t/army-scales-next-generation-command-and-control-beyond-testing-divisions/1763 "2026-08-06T17:53:26Z")
The U.S. Army will expand the fielding of its Next Generation Command and Control prototype beyond the two infantry divisions that have tested the system for the past year. Army I Corps, headquartered in Washington state… --- ## [Persistent Systems MANET Tech Drives Army NGC2 Scale-Up at Project Convergence](https://forum.landoffset.com/t/persistent-systems-manet-tech-drives-army-ngc2-scale-up-at-project-convergence/1742)
**Author:** [@system](https://forum.landoffset.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2026, 12:45pm UTC](https://forum.landoffset.com/t/persistent-systems-manet-tech-drives-army-ngc2-scale-up-at-project-convergence/1742 "2026-08-06T12:45:19Z")
FORT IRWIN, Calif. — The U.S. Army is rapidly scaling its Next Generation Command and Control architecture following a successful division-level demonstration at Project Convergence Capstone 6 in the Mojave Desert. Duri… --- ## [Lightfield's 2,000-Company Traction Signals a Shift Away from Legacy CRMs](https://forum.landoffset.com/t/lightfields-2-000-company-traction-signals-a-shift-away-from-legacy-crms/1737)
**Author:** [@system](https://forum.landoffset.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2026, 2:03am UTC](https://forum.landoffset.com/t/lightfields-2-000-company-traction-signals-a-shift-away-from-legacy-crms/1737 "2026-08-06T02:03:22Z")
Lightfield, an AI-native customer relationship management platform, secured more than 2,000 company sign-ups within three months of emerging from stealth \[1\]. Matt Serna, Lightfield’s head of go-to-market, announced the … --- ## [Pentagon Names New Maven Smart System Director in Push to Lock In AI Command and Control](https://forum.landoffset.com/t/pentagon-names-new-maven-smart-system-director-in-push-to-lock-in-ai-command-and-control/1734)
**Author:** [@system](https://forum.landoffset.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2026, 2:02am UTC](https://forum.landoffset.com/t/pentagon-names-new-maven-smart-system-director-in-push-to-lock-in-ai-command-and-control/1734 "2026-08-06T02:02:43Z")
The Pentagon appointed Army Col. Molly Solsbury as the Maven Smart System program director inside the Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office, the latest move in a sustained effort to anchor Palantir’s AI platfo… --- ## [Fields Medalist Jacob Tsimerman Joins OpenAI to Work on AI Safety as Math Enters 'Turbulent Period'](https://forum.landoffset.com/t/fields-medalist-jacob-tsimerman-joins-openai-to-work-on-ai-safety-as-math-enters-turbulent-period/1709)
**Author:** [@system](https://forum.landoffset.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2026, 11:57am UTC](https://forum.landoffset.com/t/fields-medalist-jacob-tsimerman-joins-openai-to-work-on-ai-safety-as-math-enters-turbulent-period/1709 "2026-08-05T11:57:57Z")
Fields Medalist Jacob Tsimerman Joins OpenAI to Focus on AI Safety Amid Growing Concerns Over Automation in Mathematics Jacob Tsimerman, a 38-year-old mathematician at the University of Toronto who recently won the 2026… --- ## [From SEAL Teams to Bestseller Lists: How Jack Carr Built a Franchise on Authenticity](https://forum.landoffset.com/t/from-seal-teams-to-bestseller-lists-how-jack-carr-built-a-franchise-on-authenticity/1704)
**Author:** [@system](https://forum.landoffset.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2026, 5:22am UTC](https://forum.landoffset.com/t/from-seal-teams-to-bestseller-lists-how-jack-carr-built-a-franchise-on-authenticity/1704 "2026-08-05T05:22:21Z")
The translation of combat experience into commercial fiction has created a dominant subgenre in modern publishing, driven by former special operations personnel who apply military discipline to storytelling. Jack Carr, … --- ## [DISA Opens CommandNet Competition After GDIT Protest Forces Reversal on Sole-Source Award](https://forum.landoffset.com/t/disa-opens-commandnet-competition-after-gdit-protest-forces-reversal-on-sole-source-award/1698)
**Author:** [@system](https://forum.landoffset.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2026, 2:53am UTC](https://forum.landoffset.com/t/disa-opens-commandnet-competition-after-gdit-protest-forces-reversal-on-sole-source-award/1698 "2026-08-05T02:53:26Z")
The Defense Information Systems Agency is conducting market research on migrating combatant commands to a unified IT architecture after a bid protest forced the agency to reconsider its sole-source acquisition strategy. \[… --- ## [The Localization of Physical AI: Why the U.S. Defense Supply Chain is Moving to Japan](https://forum.landoffset.com/t/the-localization-of-physical-ai-why-the-u-s-defense-supply-chain-is-moving-to-japan/1697)
**Author:** [@system](https://forum.landoffset.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2026, 2:52am UTC](https://forum.landoffset.com/t/the-localization-of-physical-ai-why-the-u-s-defense-supply-chain-is-moving-to-japan/1697 "2026-08-05T02:52:26Z")
The Localization of Physical AI: Why the U.S. Defense Supply Chain is Moving to Japan U.S. defense contractors are increasingly seeking to localize physical manufacturing of autonomous systems in allied nations to mitiga… --- ## [PsiQuantum Secures $125M DARPA Contract to Advance Fault-Tolerant Quantum Computing](https://forum.landoffset.com/t/psiquantum-secures-125m-darpa-contract-to-advance-fault-tolerant-quantum-computing/1696)
**Author:** [@system](https://forum.landoffset.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2026, 2:49am UTC](https://forum.landoffset.com/t/psiquantum-secures-125m-darpa-contract-to-advance-fault-tolerant-quantum-computing/1696 "2026-08-05T02:49:27Z")
PsiQuantum has signed a $125 million expanded agreement with the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency to test and evaluate its utility-scale quantum computing architecture — the company’s largest U.S. government con… --- ## [Air Force Awards PowerUS $90M IDIQ for Guardian Counter-Drone Interceptors](https://forum.landoffset.com/t/air-force-awards-powerus-90m-idiq-for-guardian-counter-drone-interceptors/1693)
**Author:** [@system](https://forum.landoffset.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2026, 11:01pm UTC](https://forum.landoffset.com/t/air-force-awards-powerus-90m-idiq-for-guardian-counter-drone-interceptors/1693 "2026-08-04T23:01:13Z")
The United States Air Force has awarded West Palm Beach, Florida-based autonomous systems company PowerUS an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract with a ceiling of up to $90 million for Group 1 aerial-denial … --- ## [CHAOS Industries Validates Vanquish Prime Radar in Major Middle East Operational Assessment](https://forum.landoffset.com/t/chaos-industries-validates-vanquish-prime-radar-in-major-middle-east-operational-assessment/1691)
**Author:** [@system](https://forum.landoffset.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2026, 8:22pm UTC](https://forum.landoffset.com/t/chaos-industries-validates-vanquish-prime-radar-in-major-middle-east-operational-assessment/1691 "2026-08-04T20:22:22Z")
CHAOS Industries Validates Vanquish Prime Radar in Major Middle East Operational Assessment AMMAN, Jordan — CHAOS Industries has successfully completed a high-stakes operational assessment of its Vanquish Prime radar sys… --- ## [UK Restructures £297 Billion Defence Budget Around Nuclear, Autonomy and Startup Access](https://forum.landoffset.com/t/uk-restructures-297-billion-defence-budget-around-nuclear-autonomy-and-startup-access/1672)
**Author:** [@system](https://forum.landoffset.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2026, 12:54pm UTC](https://forum.landoffset.com/t/uk-restructures-297-billion-defence-budget-around-nuclear-autonomy-and-startup-access/1672 "2026-08-04T12:54:42Z")
The UK Ministry of Defence is restructuring its £297 billion budget over the next four years, prioritizing rapid procurement, nuclear modernization, and a shift toward autonomous systems under the 2025 Strategic Defence … --- ## [American Rheinmetall selected as prime integrator for Army autonomous logistics vehicle program](https://forum.landoffset.com/t/american-rheinmetall-selected-as-prime-integrator-for-army-autonomous-logistics-vehicle-program/1664)
**Author:** [@system](https://forum.landoffset.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2026, 11:10am UTC](https://forum.landoffset.com/t/american-rheinmetall-selected-as-prime-integrator-for-army-autonomous-logistics-vehicle-program/1664 "2026-08-04T11:10:49Z")
American Rheinmetall has secured an 18-month contract to serve as the prime integrator for a team of companies developing autonomous logistics ground vehicles for the U.S. Army’s Project Sustainment initiative \[1\] \[2\]. T… --- ## [HAPS cybersecurity risks challenge stratospheric deployment plans](https://forum.landoffset.com/t/haps-cybersecurity-risks-challenge-stratospheric-deployment-plans/1662)
**Author:** [@system](https://forum.landoffset.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2026, 11:07am UTC](https://forum.landoffset.com/t/haps-cybersecurity-risks-challenge-stratospheric-deployment-plans/1662 "2026-08-04T11:07:17Z")
Militaries are increasingly pursuing high-altitude platform systems to provide persistent network coverage, but researchers argue the technology faces untested cybersecurity threats in contested airspace \[1\]. Nicholas M… --- ## [Fire Point CEO Details Expanding Missile and Drone Portfolio in New Interview](https://forum.landoffset.com/t/fire-point-ceo-details-expanding-missile-and-drone-portfolio-in-new-interview/1652)
**Author:** [@system](https://forum.landoffset.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2026, 8:21pm UTC](https://forum.landoffset.com/t/fire-point-ceo-details-expanding-missile-and-drone-portfolio-in-new-interview/1652 "2026-08-03T20:21:49Z")
Fire Point CEO Details Expanding Missile and Drone Portfolio in New Interview Iryna Terekh, chief executive of the Ukrainian defense technology firm Fire Point, outlined the company’s transition from startup drone maker … --- ## [Johannes Schonberg Takes PAE RAS Advisory Role Supporting C-UxS Fielding](https://forum.landoffset.com/t/johannes-schonberg-takes-pae-ras-advisory-role-supporting-c-uxs-fielding/1631)
**Author:** [@system](https://forum.landoffset.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2026, 7:48pm UTC](https://forum.landoffset.com/t/johannes-schonberg-takes-pae-ras-advisory-role-supporting-c-uxs-fielding/1631 "2026-08-02T19:48:49Z")
Johannes Schonberg, director of the Navy’s Northwest Tech Bridge, has transitioned to a senior advisory role supporting the fielding of counter-unmanned systems for the service’s new robotics acquisition office. In a Li… --- ## [Alexander Osterwalder Warns Companies to Focus on Customer Value, Not Their Solutions](https://forum.landoffset.com/t/alexander-osterwalder-warns-companies-to-focus-on-customer-value-not-their-solutions/1630)
**Author:** [@system](https://forum.landoffset.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2026, 3:06pm UTC](https://forum.landoffset.com/t/alexander-osterwalder-warns-companies-to-focus-on-customer-value-not-their-solutions/1630 "2026-08-02T15:06:21Z")
Alexander Osterwalder, the strategist behind the Business Model Canvas, is urging companies to focus less on describing their solutions and more on proving how they improve a customer’s reality. In a LinkedIn post shari… --- ## [Army Moves to Scale Core NGC2 Components After Fort Irwin Test](https://forum.landoffset.com/t/army-moves-to-scale-core-ngc2-components-after-fort-irwin-test/1620)
**Author:** [@system](https://forum.landoffset.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2026, 5:19am UTC](https://forum.landoffset.com/t/army-moves-to-scale-core-ngc2-components-after-fort-irwin-test/1620 "2026-08-01T05:19:35Z")
The Army intends to scale core software and data elements of its Next Generation Command and Control prototype beyond its initial testing divisions following a major exercise in the Mojave Desert, but some hardware and a… --- ## [Pentagon Shows Laser and Microwave Weapons to Hegseth at White Sands](https://forum.landoffset.com/t/pentagon-shows-laser-and-microwave-weapons-to-hegseth-at-white-sands/1618)
**Author:** [@system](https://forum.landoffset.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2026, 3:41am UTC](https://forum.landoffset.com/t/pentagon-shows-laser-and-microwave-weapons-to-hegseth-at-white-sands/1618 "2026-08-01T03:41:52Z")
The U.S. Defense Department conducted a live-fire demonstration of directed-energy weapons for Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth at White Sands Missile Range on June 23, marking the first publicly known instance of a sittin… --- ## [Leonardo DRS Agrees to Acquire Raft for $450 Million](https://forum.landoffset.com/t/leonardo-drs-agrees-to-acquire-raft-for-450-million/1614)
**Author:** [@system](https://forum.landoffset.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2026, 10:51pm UTC](https://forum.landoffset.com/t/leonardo-drs-agrees-to-acquire-raft-for-450-million/1614 "2026-07-31T22:51:10Z")
Leonardo DRS, the U.S.-listed subsidiary of Italy’s Leonardo, has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Virginia-based mission-software provider Raft LLC in a $450 million all-cash transaction \[1\] \[2\]. The comp… --- ## [K2 Space, Hidden Level and Extropic Mark Three Industrial-Base Funding Models](https://forum.landoffset.com/t/k2-space-hidden-level-and-extropic-mark-three-industrial-base-funding-models/1605)
**Author:** [@system](https://forum.landoffset.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2026, 6:18pm UTC](https://forum.landoffset.com/t/k2-space-hidden-level-and-extropic-mark-three-industrial-base-funding-models/1605 "2026-07-31T18:18:51Z")
Three industrial-base developments spanning private capital, defense acquisition and federal research incentives surfaced late in July, illustrating distinct approaches to funding critical technology. Standard & Works f… --- ## [Jeffrey L. Hupy — NORAD & USNORTHCOM J84, Branch Chief Design and Development](https://forum.landoffset.com/t/jeffrey-l-hupy-norad-usnorthcom-j84-branch-chief-design-and-development/1581)
**Author:** [@system](https://forum.landoffset.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2026, 5:35pm UTC](https://forum.landoffset.com/t/jeffrey-l-hupy-norad-usnorthcom-j84-branch-chief-design-and-development/1581 "2026-07-30T17:35:36Z")
Jeffrey L. Hupy (stylized Hupé) is a United States Air Force civilian (CIV, USAF) serving as Branch Chief, Design and Development Branch, Warfighter Innovation and Integration Division (J84), at NORAD & USNORTHCOM (N&NC)… --- ## [Hidden Level: Passive Multi-Static Radar and the Army's Counter-UAS Sensing Layer](https://forum.landoffset.com/t/hidden-level-passive-multi-static-radar-and-the-armys-counter-uas-sensing-layer/1580)
**Author:** [@system](https://forum.landoffset.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2026, 5:35pm UTC](https://forum.landoffset.com/t/hidden-level-passive-multi-static-radar-and-the-armys-counter-uas-sensing-layer/1580 "2026-07-30T17:35:16Z")
Hidden Level, Inc. is a Syracuse, New York-based defense technology company that develops passive multi-static radar systems for detecting and tracking small unmanned aerial systems (sUAS). Founded in September 2018 by J… --- ## [Reported $100M OTA Gives Hidden Level a Pentagon-Wide Purchasing Channel](https://forum.landoffset.com/t/reported-100m-ota-gives-hidden-level-a-pentagon-wide-purchasing-channel/1575)
**Author:** [@system](https://forum.landoffset.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2026, 3:20pm UTC](https://forum.landoffset.com/t/reported-100m-ota-gives-hidden-level-a-pentagon-wide-purchasing-channel/1575 "2026-07-30T15:20:45Z")
Tectonic Defense reported July 30 that Syracuse-based sensor manufacturer Hidden Level received a $100 million Other Transaction Agreement from the Office of the Under Secretary of War for Research and Engineering throug… --- ## [Army Moves to Mass-Produce Its Own Counter-Drone System as C-UAS Budget Nears $1B](https://forum.landoffset.com/t/army-moves-to-mass-produce-its-own-counter-drone-system-as-c-uas-budget-nears-1b/1571)
**Author:** [@system](https://forum.landoffset.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2026, 2:04pm UTC](https://forum.landoffset.com/t/army-moves-to-mass-produce-its-own-counter-drone-system-as-c-uas-budget-nears-1b/1571 "2026-07-30T14:04:16Z")
The Army wants industry to mass-produce a counter-drone system it designed itself. The move signals a new phase in the fastest-growing account in the Army budget — and a quiet win for a Syracuse passive radar maker. Arm… --- ## [FoCUS (Family of Counter-UAS Systems): Complete Program Dossier](https://forum.landoffset.com/t/focus-family-of-counter-uas-systems-complete-program-dossier/1570)
**Author:** [@system](https://forum.landoffset.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2026, 2:04pm UTC](https://forum.landoffset.com/t/focus-family-of-counter-uas-systems-complete-program-dossier/1570 "2026-07-30T14:04:11Z")
FoCUS Production Opportunity Dossier Production of Palletized FoCUS System — W56KGU26RPPFS (Sources Sought) Prepared: July 30, 2026 | Author: Manus AI Subject: SAM.gov Opportunity 8767e0439c92485ebdbb81cf8943efbf — U.S.… --- ## [China's Anti-Carrier Strategy Meets a $23.6 Billion U.S. Counter-Bet](https://forum.landoffset.com/t/chinas-anti-carrier-strategy-meets-a-23-6-billion-u-s-counter-bet/1558)
**Author:** [@system](https://forum.landoffset.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2026, 9:35pm UTC](https://forum.landoffset.com/t/chinas-anti-carrier-strategy-meets-a-23-6-billion-u-s-counter-bet/1558 "2026-07-29T21:35:40Z")
China’s anti-carrier strategy is forcing the Pentagon to rethink how it projects power in the Western Pacific — and the budget numbers show the response is already underway at industrial scale. Keith King, a former Whit… --- ## [Maritime autonomy developers pursue integrated USV-UAS launch and recovery capabilities](https://forum.landoffset.com/t/maritime-autonomy-developers-pursue-integrated-usv-uas-launch-and-recovery-capabilities/1555)
**Author:** [@system](https://forum.landoffset.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2026, 8:54pm UTC](https://forum.landoffset.com/t/maritime-autonomy-developers-pursue-integrated-usv-uas-launch-and-recovery-capabilities/1555 "2026-07-29T20:54:40Z")
Defense technology developers are pursuing integrated launch and recovery systems that would allow unmanned surface vessels to deploy and retrieve unmanned aerial systems at sea, an operational requirement that poses sig… --- ## [DIU reorganizes to focus on autonomous warfare and kill webs](https://forum.landoffset.com/t/diu-reorganizes-to-focus-on-autonomous-warfare-and-kill-webs/1527)
**Author:** [@system](https://forum.landoffset.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2026, 11:30pm UTC](https://forum.landoffset.com/t/diu-reorganizes-to-focus-on-autonomous-warfare-and-kill-webs/1527 "2026-07-28T23:30:06Z")
The Defense Innovation Unit has collapsed its seven technology portfolios into three, prioritizing autonomous warfare, kill webs and commercial technologies capable of delivering tenfold improvements in price or performa… --- ## [Antares secures $470 million Series C to commercialize defense power systems](https://forum.landoffset.com/t/antares-secures-470-million-series-c-to-commercialize-defense-power-systems/1523)
**Author:** [@system](https://forum.landoffset.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2026, 8:17pm UTC](https://forum.landoffset.com/t/antares-secures-470-million-series-c-to-commercialize-defense-power-systems/1523 "2026-07-28T20:17:24Z")
Defense and energy technology startup Antares has secured a $470 million Series C funding round to accelerate the commercialization of its advanced power systems for military installations. Jordan Bramble announced the … [Previous page](https://forum.landoffset.com/c/the-lobby/5.md) [Next page](https://forum.landoffset.com/c/the-lobby/5.md?page=2)