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Reveal Technology Acquires Anomaly Six, Expanding Operator-Focused Intelligence Capabilities

Thursday, January 29th, 2026

Acquisition Strengthens Defense Company’s Tactical-Edge Ecosystem with Multi-Domain Intelligence Tools

BOZEMAN, Mont., Jan. 29, 2026 — Reveal Technology, a veteran-founded defense technology company, announced today the acquisition of Anomaly Six (A6), a multi-domain digital intelligence company. The acquisition strengthens Reveal’s operator-focused intelligence capabilities, by integrating A6’s global location and behavioral-pattern solutions with Reveal’s autonomous tactical ecosystem. Unifying these intelligence streams gives warfighters at the tactical edge complete, real-time insight where and when it’s needed most.

Anomaly Six brings a mature suite of commercially derived intelligence tools used to map global digital activity, understand connectivity networks, and analyze operational behaviors.  These capabilities directly complement Reveal’s Farsight geospatial platform and Identifi human terrain solution, allowing operators to correlate physical location data with behavioral patterns and network relationships in real time. Together, the companies are delivering one of the few platforms purpose-built for the tactical edge, unifying physical, human, and digital terrain into a single operational capability.

“This acquisition reinforces our vision to position Reveal as the rare intelligence provider delivering layered, tactically-relevant intelligence at the point of decision,” said Garrett Smith, Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder of Reveal Technology. “We take very seriously the needs of tactical decision makers, and they need our depth across intelligence, autonomy, and decision-support capabilities, at the speed of tactical relevance.  By integrating Anomaly Six’s intelligence capabilities with Reveal’s other products – Farsight and Identifi – we’re establishing Reveal as the digital arms room for the modern warrior across all tactical intelligence domains.”

Led by teams with deep military and intelligence experience, both veteran-founded companies understand how intelligence is operationalized. As global threats evolve, the acquisition unifies previously disconnected intelligence streams into a single environment, enabling faster decisions and eliminating the friction of complex integrations.

“Seven years ago, we founded Anomaly Six with a singular focus on solving complex global defense and intelligence challenges through best-in-class commercial capabilities,” said Jeff Heinz, Co-Founder of Anomaly Six. “By joining forces with Reveal Technology, we are not only sustaining commitment to our partners in the defense, intelligence, and commercial communities, but also accelerating our ability to deliver. This partnership allows us to combine our capabilities into a broader ecosystem allowing us to put mission-critical information directly into the hands of the warfighter and those operating at the tactical edge.”

Reveal has plans to integrate Anomaly Six’s capabilities into its broader platform in a phased manner, with enhanced digital terrain and multi-domain intelligence features becoming available to government and allied customers over time. Anomaly Six will continue operating from its Northern Virginia headquarters and serving its current customer base without disruption.

GoTAK and Solace Communications Deliver Next Generation C4ISR Capabilities in Central Africa with TAK OS

Monday, December 22nd, 2025

GoTAK is proud to highlight a recent operational deployment delivered in partnership with Solace Communications, bringing a full TAK OS enabled C4ISR capability and mission-focused training to an allied partner force in Central Africa.

This deployment demonstrates how TAK OS, when paired with resilient communications, integrated sensors, and operator-led training, transitions from a platform into a field-proven operational capability—supporting situational awareness and mission execution under real-world conditions.

Fielding TAK OS in Operational Environments

Over the course of recent deployments, Solace Communications successfully fielded an integrated C4ISR stack built around TAK OS, delivering a common operating picture directly to operators and commanders in the field. The capability included:

  • Cloud-hosted and local TAK OS environments
  • Resilient connectivity via GlobalLink
  • Live UAS ISR feeds delivered directly to operators’ EUDs
  • Edge-based AI object detection and sensor integration
  • A fused, real-time intelligence picture via Solace Fusion

From the GoTAK perspective, this deployment reflects the intended design philosophy of TAK OS: a networked operational layer that connects sensors, operators, and decision-makers across multiple transport paths and environments.

Proven Capability, Moving Toward TRL 9

The system operated as a fully integrated capability under field conditions, supporting sustained situational awareness and mission execution. As a result, Solace Communications has demonstrated TRL 8 across this integrated architecture, with planned upgrades already underway to advance toward TRL 9 through continued operational use.

These upgrades include transitioning deployed GlobalLink units to the Pro configuration, adding:

  • Local server hosting and off-grid power
  • Local TAK OS hosting for disconnected operations
  • LTE and SATCOM failover connectivity
  • Direct integration with MANET radios

This architecture reduces latency, removes dependence on backhaul connectivity, and enables sustained operations in disconnected, denied, and degraded environments.

Training That Enables Sustained Operations

Alongside capability delivery, Solace Communications provided end-to-end TAK OS and MANET training, deliberately structured to move beyond basic familiarization. Training tiers included:

  • Foundational instruction for operators new to TAK OS and MANET
  • Advanced configuration and network management for technical staff
  • Train-the-trainer modules to support independent sustainment and scale

This approach ensures TAK OS is not just deployed, but understood, trusted, and operationally owned by the teams using it.

A Shared Vision for Operational TAK

This Central Africa deployment highlights the strength of the partnership between GoTAK and Solace Communications. When TAK OS is combined with resilient transport, edge processing, and real-world training, it becomes a force multiplier—extending situational awareness at the edge and beyond, across time, distance, and connectivity constraints.

From integrated ISR feeds to fused intelligence and resilient communications, this deployment underscores what can be achieved when TAK capabilities are delivered by teams who understand operational reality.

GoTAK looks forward to continuing our collaboration with Solace Communications as TAK OS capabilities expand into new environments and mission sets.

UK Launches New Military Intelligence Services as Hostile Threats Surge

Friday, December 19th, 2025

New unified organisation to speed up how Defence gathers and shares intelligence.

UK military intelligence will be more efficient, faster, and better able to anticipate future threats as the Ministry of Defence launches the new Military Intelligence Services (MIS). This major overhaul of Defence’s intelligence organisations comes amid increasing threats to the UK and will keep Britain ahead of hostile states and terrorists. 

Following the recommendations in the Strategic Defence Review, the reforms bring every intelligence unit and organisation within Defence under one organisation for the first time, including units from the Royal Navy, British Army and Royal Air Force – speeding up how information is gathered, analysed and shared across the Armed Forces. 

The announcement comes amid escalating threats to the UK, as adversaries intensify cyber-attacks, disrupt satellites, threaten global shipping lanes, and spread disinformation. These actions increasingly impact everyday life, driving up food prices, increasing economic uncertainty, and threatening energy security and national infrastructure. 

To boost Defence’s resilience further, today also sees the launch of the new Defence Counter-Intelligence Unit (DCIU). Over the past year, hostile intelligence activity against the MOD has risen by more than 50%, revealing just how quickly our adversaries are intensifying their efforts.  

The Minister for the Armed Forces Al Carns MP, and Minister for Veterans and People Louise Sandher-Jones MP, launched the MIS and DCIU at one of the UK’s key intelligence sites – Wyton in Cambridgeshire – which includes a football-pitch-sized intelligence fusion centre, bringing together top secret intelligence from across the Five Eyes partnership.  

Defence Secretary, John Healey MP, said:

As threats increase, we are making defence intelligence smarter.

This Government is delivering the recommendations in the Strategic Defence Review, putting Britain at the leading edge of military innovation. For intelligence, this means cutting-edge technology, clearer structures and faster data flows. This gives us sharper insights into what our adversaries might do next, so we protect our forces, safeguard critical infrastructure, and deter changing threats.

Our intelligence work is usually unseen but always essential. I am grateful to all our Military Intelligence Services personnel whose round-the-clock vigilance keeps the UK secure at home and strong abroad.

The Military Intelligence Services bring together intelligence units from the Royal Navy, British Army, Royal Air Force, UK Space Command, and Permanent Joint Headquarters, ensuring they operate as one system.  

Under the command of the Cyber and Specialist Operations Command, and the leadership of the Chief of Defence Intelligence, this will give Defence faster and clearer warnings of threats to our forces and the public, allowing the UK to use data from land, sea, air, space, and cyberspace in real time, sharpening the nation’s ability to deter adversaries before they act.  

It will be supported by the new Defence Intelligence Academy who offer world-class training in key intelligence disciplines such as cyber, space and geospatial analysis. 

General Sir Jim Hockenhull, Commander of the Cyber and Specialist Operations Command, said:

Intelligence sits at the heart of defence. Underpinning everything we do, it provides the insight and foresight we need and enables our operations.

In an increasingly complex and volatile world where threats are always evolving, our intelligence operations are always on, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

The establishment of the Military Intelligence Services and the Defence Counter-Intelligence Unit are significant steps forward in strengthening the UK’s ability to anticipate threats, enabling faster and more precise action, supporting our Armed Forces, and protecting our citizens.

The Dawn Sturgess Inquiry, published last week, made clear that foreign intelligence services are now operating far beyond traditional espionage norms, targeting Defence personnel, technology programmes, supply chains, and wider defence industry both at home and overseas. 

The Defence Counter-Intelligence Unit will unify counter-intelligence professionals from across Defence, giving them the tools and structure needed to disrupt and deter hostile activity more effectively.  

Their work will protect the UK’s most sensitive capabilities – including the nuclear deterrent, high-tech industrial projects, and critical infrastructure – while strengthening cooperation with the UK intelligence agencies and NATO allies.

Earlier this year, the Prime Minister made a historic commitment to spend 5% of GDP on national security from 2035, alongside the largest sustained increase in defence spending since the end of the Cold War – hitting 2.6% of GDP by 2027 – and an extra £5 billion for defence this year alone.

From: Ministry of Defence and The Rt Hon John Healey MP

RC-135 Rivet Joint, EA-37B Compass Call Conduct Historic Sorties

Monday, December 15th, 2025

OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE, Neb. —  

An RC-135 Rivet Joint and an EA-37B Compass Call aircraft began the first-ever sustained, integrated sorties outside of a large force exercise performed by the two aircraft on Sept. 24, 2025. This operation was meant to advance the 55th Wing’s electromagnetic spectrum warfare capabilities.

The initial mission planning for these sorties was conducted September 8th, 15th and 22nd, 2025, between the 38th Reconnaissance Squadron and the 43rd Electronic Combat Squadron. Weapons officers and leaders from both communities have been creating the foundational steps for sustained integration.  Already there have been rapid developments and lessons learned. These lessons learned are shaping tactics, techniques, and procedures between the two assets.

The integration pairs the 38th RS and the 343rd RS rivet joint aircrews with the 43rd ECS and the 41st ECS compass call crews. The effort has grown since initial planning and now includes all four squadrons, creating a larger, more capable enterprise.

According to Capt. Wesley Ballinger, 38th RS weapons & tactics, flight chief, the world’s best electromagnetic warfare support aircraft, the RJ, is now rapidly and precisely integrating and refining operations on a continuous basis with the world’s pre-eminent electromagnetic attack aircraft, the EA-37B.

“The synergistic integration of Rivet Joint’s intelligence gathering with Compass Call’s electronic warfare capabilities has proven to be a game-changer on the modern battlefield. We’re not simply flying sorties; we’re creating a new paradigm. By refining tactics, techniques, and procedures, we’re ensuring our forces maintain a decisive advantage in the electromagnetic spectrum,” said Capt. Jasmine Harris, 38th RS, weapons & tactics flight commander.

“This level of sustained, continuous integration has never been conducted before by these two assets. Both assets complete specific actions in the kill-chain, and now the kill-chain is being refined into a faster, robust, and more lethal tool, the future of electromagnetic warfare belongs to the United States,” said Ballinger.

Other assets integrate, but what separates this event from others is that both assets are part of Air Combat Command and the 55th Wing family. They each have a specific role in targeting and engaging operations. These assets are the cutting edge of US electromagnetic capabilities and are re-shaping the electromagnetic spectrum for future conflicts.

“With the future of warfare lying in the electromagnetic spectrum, it is crucial we sharpen our skills and increase interoperability to ensure we maintain proficiency in arguably one of the most important domains in the battlespace,” said Capt. Drake Ronnau, 38th RS, weapons and tactics officer.

Moving forward, four sorties per month will be flown between Offutt Air Force Base and Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, and will be conducted on a permanent basis. The EA-37B has never had sustained integrated sorties with any other asset.

By D.P. Heard

From 88 Days to 24 Hours: Capt. Keneally Phelan Earns Lt. Gen. Weinstein Award for Game-Changing Military Intelligence Innovation

Monday, December 8th, 2025

FORT CARSON, Colo. – Capt. Keneally Phelan, Director of Intelligence with 4th Battalion, 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne), was named the 2025 recipient of the Lt. Gen. Sidney T. Weinstein Award for Excellence in Military Intelligence at a ceremony held on Fort Carson, CO, Oct. 30, 2025. She is the first “Original” from the 10th SFG(A) to receive the award, which recognizes exceptional leadership and commitment within the Military Intelligence (MI) Corps.

The Weinstein Award was established in 2007 to honor Lt. Gen. Tom Weinstein, known as the “Father of Modern Military Intelligence.” His innovative vision transformed Army Intelligence, shaping its structure, doctrine, and capabilities—particularly the principles of Intelligence Preparation of the Battlefield (IPB), which remain crucial today.

To win the award, candidates must go through a thorough selection process. A board of at least five senior officers reviews the nominations. They evaluate each candidate based on their leadership and contributions to military intelligence in the past year.

Col. Nathanael E. Joslyn, Commander of 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne), praised Phelan for her outstanding accomplishments during the ceremony. He highlighted how her leadership enabled her team to become the first under Special Operations Command Europe (SOCEUR) to gain authority to release intelligence reports. This innovation dramatically shortened the time needed for intelligence production from 88 days to less than 24 hours.

“Your efforts didn’t just improve operations,” Joslyn added. “They made up an incredible 98 percent of SOCEUR’s total intelligence output; that’s a clear reflection of your dedication and drive to make a real difference.”

Phelan also improved intelligence training while working on TROJAN ARCHER (TA), the top validation exercise for Counterintelligence (CI) and Human Intelligence (HUMINT) agents in Special Operations. She developed a new Tier IV Training Manual for TA, which helped accelerate the career progression of 91 personnel in the 10th SFG(A) and ensured that skilled intelligence professionals were available more quickly.

Her model proved to be so effective that the 1st Special Forces Command (Airborne) plans to adopt and expand it for the 2026 TROJAN ARCHER exercise. This decision solidifies her legacy as a key driver of change within the Intelligence community.

“Your work embodies everything Lieutenant General Weinstein stood for,” Joslyn said. “Vision, innovation and commitment to excellence.”

Phelan used her acceptance speech to express her gratitude to her team. She emphasized that her success was a group effort and credited them for their support.

“Those accomplishments are not my own,” Phelan said. “They are a testament to teamwork, collaboration, and shared purpose with some of the hardest workers I’ve ever met.”

The award was presented by Lt. Gen. Weinstein’s daughters, Mila Masur and Halee Weinstein. It recognizes Phelan’s leadership, professional skills, and commitment to the values of Duty, Honor, and Country—all of which were integral to their father’s 33-year military career.

“I am really excited that another woman won the award,” said Masur. “My dad was a feminist, and it is really exciting when women are recognized.”

By SSG Michael Wood

Aery Aviation Unveils the RAVEN Multi-Purpose Special Missions Platform: A New Era of Airborne ISR & Electronic Warfare

Thursday, November 27th, 2025

RAVEN™, the world’s only turnkey, fully reconfigurable Gulfstream-based ISR, SIGINT, ELINT, and Electronic Warfare (EW) training aircraft.

NEWPORT NEWS, VA, UNITED STATES, November 24, 2025 — Aery AviationUnveils the RAVEN™ Multi-Purpose Special Missions Platform: A New Era of Airborne ISR & Electronic Warfare

Aery Aviation proudly announces the global debut of the RAVEN™ Multi-Purpose Special Missions PlatformTM, the world’s only turnkey, fully reconfigurable Gulfstream-based ISR, SIGINT, ELINT, and Electronic Warfare (EW) training aircraft. Purpose-built for today’s rapidly evolving threat environments, RAVEN delivers unmatched mission flexibility, long-range endurance, and full-spectrum electronic warfare capability for defense forces and government customers worldwide.

At its core, RAVEN combines the proven performance and reliability of the Gulfstream IVSP airframe with an advanced open-architecture mission suite engineered for rapid reconfiguration. Whether performing strategic ISR collection, RF environmental characterization, standoff jamming, or serving as a high-fidelity EW training surrogate, RAVEN brings a capability set previously unavailable on any single airborne platform.

The Gulfstream IVSP airframe provides long endurance of up to 12 hours and greater than 4,000 miles range, RAVEN offers global reach and persistent on-station endurance—delivering long-dwell ISR or extended EW training time without refueling or repositioning.

Full-Spectrum Electronic Warfare in a Single Platform

Built around a modular, open-architecture EW suite, RAVEN hosts:
• Software-defined radios with wideband record/playback
• Direction finding and geolocation capability
• High-gain steerable transmit antennas
• Frequency-agile threat analysis and radar pulse measurement
• Onboard PXI-based test and measurement instrumentation for real-time RF validation
• Supports a variety of customizable EW training payloads, including Stand Off Jamming, subject to U.S. export authorization.
This allows customers to train, test, evaluate, and validate hardware, software, and tactics—all in one aircraft.

Rapid Reconfiguration for Virtually Any Mission

The RAVEN platform is designed for accelerated mission adaptation, featuring:
• Wing hard points with integrated wiring, accepting most ISR or electronic POD’s up to 1,000 lbs. in total weight.
• Compatible with a variety of commercially available ISR radars, EO/IR sensors, and mission systems (all export controlled).
• Mission equipment racks and operator consoles, up to four customizable racks total
• High-speed optical networks and special-mission cooling equipment
• Wescam Electro Optical Infrared sensor system with BLOS encrypted real time data transfer
• Seamless integration support with Aery’s ODA, DER, and engineering teams and partners

From ISR to ELINT to C-UAS test work, the aircraft can be mission-ready in days, not months.

Turnkey Operations or Lease — COCO or GOCO – Domestic or OCONUS

Aery Aviation offers multiple procurement and operational models:
• Full Turnkey — Aery provides the aircraft, flight crew, EW/ISR operators, and dedicated maintenance personnel for all missions.
• Lease-to-Operate — End users may lease a fully configured RAVEN to execute missions independently.
• Hybrid Models — Tailored operational support and onboard training options.

One-of-a-Kind Capability — and Available Now

There is no other platform like RAVEN in the world. Aery currently has two RAVEN aircraft available, with a third in active development to meet global demand.

Aery Aviation Statement

“RAVEN represents a transformative leap for airborne ISR and electronic warfare training. No other commercial platform blends this level of endurance, altitude, payload flexibility, and EW fidelity into a single aircraft. The RAVEN is purpose-built for today’s threat environment—and tomorrow’s.” Aery is a full-service design, build, fly and sustain aircraft company based in Newport News, VA with key certifications such as DCMA 8210.1, FAA Part 135/145, ISO-9001/AS-9100, USTRANSCOM CARB approved operator and more. In addition, Aery employs over 100 dedicated experienced professionals with hundreds of collective years of military service.

RAVEN is designed to support a variety of ISR, EW training, and mission-systems payloads, depending on end-user requirements and U.S. export authorization. The platform accommodates multiple commercial and government-furnished systems while ensuring strict compliance with ITAR and EAR regulations. No controlled technical data is disclosed or implied in this release.

www.aeryaviation.com

How The US Army Can Enhance Joint Operations

Saturday, November 8th, 2025

U.S. Soldiers assigned to the 35 series military occupation specialty can play a crucial role in gathering and analyzing intelligence on targets in joint operations. These assessments can support the U.S. Air Force in planning precise strikes with aircraft, like the B-2 Spirit stealth bomber. Military intelligence is conducted throughout the global operational theater to maintain readiness, develop warfighting capabilities and increase lethality. (U.S. Army Video by Pfc. Jaidyn Moore)

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77th Intelligence Wing Activates on JBAB

Saturday, September 27th, 2025

JOINT BASE ANACOSTIA-BOLLING, Washington, D.C.  –  

Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling hosted an historic ceremony for the activation of the 77th Intelligence Wing at JBAB, Washington, D.C., July 24, 2025.

Established during WWII as the 77th Observation Group of the U.S. Army Air Forces, the 77th has evolved over more than 80 years of service, supporting various Army and Air Force mission sets. In its next mission as the 77th IW, the wing will support the Defense Intelligence Agency by aligning Air Force competencies with mission assets, supporting Airmen development and retention, and empowering mission command at the appropriate levels.

“This activation will ensure we have mission-ready Airmen trained and equipped to support the Defense Intelligence Agency mission,” said Chief Master Sgt. Jermaine Evans, the senior enlisted leader for the 77th IW.  “The new wing’s construct, with wing and squadron leadership, is familiar to our Airmen and will help as they communicate issues and solve problems.”

The 77th IW traces its roots to a rich history of supporting the warfighter since 1942.

“We want to ensure our Airmen receive the same, if not better, support, development, and advocacy they would receive in a traditional Air Force organization while becoming the premier wing that Airmen volunteer to be a part of,” said Evans.

The 77th IW continues its legacy of supporting the warfighter by ensuring Airmen are equipped to support the DIA mission – to prevent and decisively win wars.

“My number one job is to normalize and standardize Air Force training, force development, and adherence to regulations in order to ensure the Airmen of the 77th IW can meet the demands of the DIA mission and peer competition,” said Col. Ryan O’Neal, commander of the 77th IW.  “I foresee the 77th Intelligence Wing becoming a critical link aligning the Air Force intelligence community with all source intelligence analysis and tradecraft provided by DIA as the intelligence community’s functional lead.”

As an effective case study, the Air Force currently operates the 70th Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Wing, which trains and equips Airmen to support world-wide cryptologic and cyber missions from its headquarters at the National Security Agency, Fort George G. Meade, Maryland.

O’Neal explained that the proven concept of the 70th ISR being a force multiplier to the NSA is what the 77th IW will be to DIA. Units under the 77th IW include the 2nd and 15th Intelligence Squadrons along with the 5th and 6th Intelligence Support Squadrons, which are slated to conduct activation ceremonies on JBAB in late July and early August.

According to O’Neal and Evans, Airmen in the 77th IW can expect a tradition of excellence and an emphasis on honing their skillsets, which bring value to the Air Force, the intelligence community and the American people.