New Lockheed CEO Says 5G Networks Key to Military Vehicle Autonomy
July 21st, 2020Absolutely unbelievable:
Taiclet was head of American Tower Corp, a real estate investment trust that leases out cell tower space to communications companies. He became CEO of Lockheed in June. He was previously on its board of directors.
Via: Reuters:
James Taiclet, the new chief executive at Lockheed Martin the Pentagon’s largest weapons supplier, is keen to use 5G networks to bolster the militaries’ autonomous capabilities, he told Reuters in an interview following the company’s earnings announcement on Tuesday.
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The new CEO of the jet and missile maker told Reuters in his first interview since taking the job, “in some ways the military application of 5G is simpler than the commercial application,” he said.
He envisions a future where half to three-quarters of military vehicles are autonomous, and a robust 5G network is the backbone of that fleet.
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During a post earnings conference call with investors Taiclet gave the networking plan a name: “I’ve got an idea called 5G.mil that we’re going to try to figure out.”
Taiclet was head of American Tower Corp, a real estate investment trust that leases out cell tower space to communications companies. He became CEO of Lockheed in June. He was previously on its board of directors.
