The Pentagonâs ultimate goal is to have all of its equipment and all of its branches connected through the same massive cloud. It wants a sprawling interconnected network, a digital ecosystem through which its platforms can communicate and coordinate. [Energy and Capital Header] Practical Investment Analysis for the New Energy Economy This Is the Future of Combat Jason Simpkins | Dec 13, 2022 On December 2, Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC) unveiled what itâs calling the worldâs first sixth-generation bomber â the B-21 Raider. Itâs a sleek and stylish plane whose ghostly visage and convex shape make it almost look like a UFO. [B-21 Raider] Almost every aspect of the B-21 remains classified, but Northrop Grumman and Air Force officials have made a few key points about it beyond improved stealth capability and longer range. Essentially, the key advancement â the one that truly makes it a âsixth-generationâ bomber â is the planeâs open-systems architecture, which makes it adaptable and upgradable. That is, once deployed, the B-21 Raiderâs software can be updated to accommodate new cutting-edge weapons, like hypersonic vehicles and munitions, laser/directed energy weapons, advanced sensors, and any other bleeding-edge technology yet to be invented. It also means that the software can be integrated with other weapons systems or even satellites to share data. And that is a key point of emphasis for the Air Force and the U.S. military writ large. You see, the Pentagonâs ultimate goal is to have all of its equipment and all of its branches connected through the same massive cloud. It wants a sprawling interconnected network, a digital ecosystem through which its platforms can communicate and coordinate. And ideally, it wants that coordination to be autonomous. The Biggest Event in Our Companyâs History For a limited time, weâre reopening access to the most popular presentation weâve ever produced. Hosted by biotech expert Keith Kohl, this [urgent presentation]( shows you how to capture your slice of the $1.6 trillion global pharmaceutical market... And how to set yourself up for huge potential profits every single month as the FDA approves an unprecedented amount of new drugs. Over 10,000 people have viewed [the presentation]([...]( and we may have to take it down again soon... But as of right now, you can still get access. [Click here to tune in NOW.]( If a satellite in orbit identifies enemy defenses, the location and nature of those defenses will be immediately communicated to forward fighter jets, incoming bomber formations, local ships at sea, and troops on the ground. Each branch of the military will be as connected and coordinated as fingers on a hand. [Joint All Domain Command Control JADC2] Itâs a core concept that the military refers to as Joint All-Domain Command and Control (JADC2). Part and parcel to that is the Air Forceâs âSkyborgâ program, which aims to pair fighter jets with robot wingmen â or drones the fighters can deploy from their wings like a missile. [Kratos Loyal Wingman Drone] Flying alongside their larger companion, these drones can draw hostile fire, conduct reconnaissance, identify targets, jam enemy defenses, and even deploy their down ordnance. They can also act as a decoy, drawing enemy fire away from the far costlier fifth- and sixth-generation jets. Indeed, the Valkyrie "loyal wingman" drone made by Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (NASDAQ: KTOS) has a price range of $3 millionâ$5 million depending on its armaments, whereas an F-35 Lightning II â made by Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) â costs about $78 million. [Skyborg]That makes the former far more expendable than the latter, yet the data and supplementary tasks the drone can perform make it an invaluable tool â a force multiplier. Again, that's not just for the Air Force but for other branches of the military as well. Because through JADC2, troops on the ground and ships at sea will have real-time access to all the same intel that the jets and drones collect. Turn the Global Chip Crisis to Your Benefit TODAY The microchip shortage is causing industries to lose hundreds of billions of dollars... And itâs impacting YOU financially. The prices of everyday tech products like laptops, phones, printers, and graphics cards are as much as $350 more expensive. 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Meanwhile, the Army uses a host of drones for reconnaissance and as loitering munitions that hang around in the sky looking for targets before delivering a suicide strike. Itâs also begun pairing groups of soldiers with robot scouts. These are drones that use LIDAR to analyze the surrounding area. They then transmit that data to the accompanying soldiers through augmented reality goggles. [Army LIDAR Companion] It can find anything from camouflaged enemy soldiers to IEDs or land mines. And that information is conveyed immediately in real time through the soldierâs eyepiece. Thatâs how granular JADC2 gets. [This Could Get Taken Down at ANY Moment]( Every year, the United States government spends more than $80 billion on a select group of secret military programsâ¦Â Otherwise known secretly as âThe Black Budget.â And the technology created behind this program is about to go mainstream. With one tiny, little-known company holding all the patents, you could have the opportunity to see gains as high as 26,221%... or more! [Get the full details here.]( When the Pentagon says it wants to connect everything, it means everything â from jets, ships, and tanks to the grunts on the ground who are now being equipped with AR goggles and heads-up display helmets. [Common Helmet Mounted Display] Thereâs a lot of money behind all of this technology, too. Northrop Grumman is going to rake in more than $200 billion over the course of the B-21 Raiderâs development and delivery. Lockheed Martin is still pulling in billions for its fifth-generation F-35, and Boeing (NYSE: BA) has been tasked with developing a sixth generation of fighters to further cement Americaâs air superiority. Globally, defense budgets are soaring as we inch closer and closer to a new era of great power conflict. So if you want to learn more about all of these technologies, make sure to check out my Wall Streetâs Proving Ground and Secret Stock Files newsletters. I dig even deeper into the latest weapons systems, the most secretive black-book projects, and the companies behind them in both. For example, my latest report for Wall Streetâs Proving Ground details uber-advanced missile technology the Pentagon is developing to keep pace with Russia and China. [You can find out more about that here.]( Fight on, [Jason Simpkins Signature] Jason Simpkins [follow basic]([@OCSimpkins on Twitter]( Jason Simpkins is Assistant Managing Editor of the Outsider Club and Investment Director of Wall Street's Proving Ground, a financial advisory focused on security companies and defense contractors. For more on Jason, check out his editor's [page](. *Follow Outsider Club on [Facebook]( and [Twitter](. 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