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The Elara Edge: Expert Insights on Space SecurityQuantum Technologies to Reinforce Position, Navigation and Timing CapabilityChina’s advancements in quantum technology have triggered a call-to-action for the United States to accelerate their own investments in quantum research and development. According to the Australian Strategic Policy Institute’s Critical Technology Tracker, China surpassed the United States in published quantum research in 2021. In response, the Quantum Economic Development Consortium (QED-C) is similarly advocating for more research and development to support quantum technologies in space, specifically to reinforce the Position, Navigation and Timing (PNT) mission. In this episode of, “The Elara Edge: Expert Insights on Space Security,” Founding Partner Maj Gen (Ret) Kim Crider and...2025-02-0338 minThe Elara Edge: Expert Insights on Space SecuritySpace Force, DOD Initiate New Partnerships to Enhance Mission ReadinessIt's been one year since Chief of Space Operations, General B. Chance Saltzman, announced the United States Space Force was creating “Integrated Mission Deltas,” or IMDs, as part of the service's Line of Effort #3 – Partner to Win edict. The new IMD model serves as a primary example of how the Space Force is leveraging partnerships internally to enhance readiness within specific space mission areas.But the military's newest service is also leveraging partnerships externally, as well. The Space Force is currently assessing its relationship to the various Combatant Commands - including a review of what future space compon...2024-10-0135 min
The DownLink PodcastSpace Power: Space Force CSO - “What We Were Is Not What We Must Become”Space Policy: Space Force CSO - “What We Were Is Not What We Must Become”
The U.S. Chief of Space Operations Gen. Chance Saltzman announced on Tuesday that the Space Force has started to take over recruitment and training of uniformed and civilian Guardians, from “Mother Air Force”, to create a separate “space-minded” force to meet the nation’s requirements in the friction-filled era of “great power competition.” Laura Winter speaks with the Space Force’s first Chief Technology and Innovation Officer, Maj. Gen. Kim Crider (ret.), who is a Founding Partner of the space consultancy Elara Nova.2024-09-2030 min
The DefenseScoop PodcastWhy JADC2 is "keeping DOD leaders up at night"On this week’s episode of The DefenseScoop Podcast, military branch leaders see potential problems with how the Department of Defense is coordinating work on Joint All-Domain Command and Control.
Janice Haith, strategic client director for Department of the Navy at Oracle and former deputy chief information officer of the Navy, discusses what the coordination should be across DOD to continue the momentum towards JADC2.
Maj. Gen. Kim Crider (USAF, ret.), former chief technology and innovation officer for the Space Force, explains the issues DOD leaders are facing in implementing JADC2 and leveraging the data assets that are available.
The De...2022-08-0827 min