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“As a former American soldier, I don't want Chinese things in the hands of my fellow soldiers. Unacceptable,” David Michelson, director of the autonomy portfolio at the DUI, said.
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Army inks $435 million deal for new TNT production facility - Breaking Defense
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“Reshoring TNT production gives us the ability to control and secure our supply chain for this vital component, especially in an era of increasing global challenges,” said Army acquisition head Doug Bush.
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South Korea eyes pathway for AUKUS Pillar II with new defense tech agreement - Breaking Defense
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Over the next year, South Korea and the US will stand up a defense science and technology executive committee to explore emerging tech and AUKUS Pillar II cooperation.
on Nov 6
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GPS resiliency is falling short, but there is a solution - Breaking Defense
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"In short, if GPS goes down, critical infrastructure fails and our nation plunges into chaos," writes Rear Admiral USN (ret.) David Simpson.
on Nov 6
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France begins delivery of 100 loitering munitions to Ukraine - Breaking Defense
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Under the French Colibri (Hummingbird) project, 100 of the short-range loitering munitions are due for transfer to Ukraine, as part of broader plans by Paris to acquire 2,000 units of different types overall.
on Nov 5
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Reaction Engines, which is also part of the $1.3 billion Hypersonic Technologies & Capability Development Framework (HTCDF) effort to build and deliver a first UK hypersonic missile, was plunged into administration today after failing to secure a rescue deal.
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"We'll have multi-form factor balloons operating at various altitudes, executing different mission sets, ultimately increasing the target problem set and dilemma for our adversaries ...," said Col. Donald Brooks, commander of the Army's 1st Space Brigade.
on Nov 3
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"[T]here's all kinds of excitement, both on the [Korean Peninsula] and in Japan, about what the Space Force can bring those allies," Brig. Gen. Anthony Mastalir, commander of US Space Forces — Indo-Pacific, told the Mitchell Institute today.
on Oct 29
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Five Eyes officials say they want a shared Top Secret cloud, someday - Breaking Defense
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“Not only would this cloud be a top secret cloud, but it would be classification agnostic as well, because the data is all tagged, because all of my users all have the correct digital identities, I can store all the data in the cloud," said Brig. Gen. Eric Vandenbeg of the Canadian Department of...
on Oct 29
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It's time for a true industrial strategy for American national security - Breaking Defense
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"Industrial policy requires making strategic public investments designed to strengthen economic and national security — not [just in] what is traditionally thought of as the defense industrial base," write Mara Rudman and Becca Wasser.
on Oct 27
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The three planned Theater Information Advantage Detachments will each start with 65 soldiers, but the TIADs will be tailored over time to serve the specific demands of Indo-Pacific Command, European Command, and Army Cyber Command.
on Oct 23
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“When we have a problem, we want to take that problem and give it to industry, and not over prescribe contracts,” said Danielle Moyer, executive director of Army Contracting Command at Aberdeen.
on Oct 23
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American F-35B lands on a Japanese destroyer for first time: US Navy - Breaking Defense
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The testing taking place off the coast of California comes as the White House has made several attempts to bolster the US-Japan security relationship.
on Oct 23
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“Maybe it didn't work the way we wanted to, but we have the capability of giving feedback to the Army, to development, to industry to try and make it work a little bit better,” said Command Sgt. Maj. Shaun Curry.
on Oct 23
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The dry dock will be a centerpiece of the massive consolidation and expansion of shipyards and HMAS Stirling, potentially worth $20 billion.
on Oct 23
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The speech came days after Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump suggested Ukrainian leadership "let the war start."
on Oct 23
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CMMC 2.0 final rule released: New compliance standards set to begin next year - Breaking Defense
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CMMC 2.0 introduced a third-party assessment dependent on contractor's CUI capacity.
on Oct 18
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Beginning as a $26 million, two-year pilot project, the NCODE enclave will offer CMMC-compliant “cybersecurity as a service” for smaller firms that can’t protect themselves against advanced threats, said Army Undersecretary Gabe Camarillo.
on Oct 18
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Army aims for final draft of software mega-contract by Nov. 7 - Breaking Defense
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“We put out our second draft on Friday; the deadline for feedback is Oct. 25, so you have about a week and a half left,” software acquisition chief Jennifer Swanson told contractors at AUSA. “Please, please give us feedback.”
on Oct 17
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DARPA 'quantum skeptic' challenges industry: Prove me wrong - Breaking Defense
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“We're going to do our best to disprove anybody who steps through our door,” said DARPA’s Joe Altepeter, “[but if] you convince my team, we will be your advocate inside the government, in rooms you can’t go.”
on Oct 8
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Pentagon on the hunt for cheap, one-way drones - Breaking Defense
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“We have no cap on the number of vendors involved," a DIU spokesperson said.
on Oct 6
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Philippines, US, Japanese coast guards to boost cooperation after Quad meet - Breaking Defense
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The commander of US Coast Guard Indo-Pacific operations, Vice Adm. Andrew Tiongson, told regional reporters that he will "work very closely with those nations to ensure that we’re operating in the correct place, the correct time, and actually exercising the correct things.
on Oct 2
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Pentagon confirms a 'new class' of Chinese nuclear sub sank pierside - Breaking Defense
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The analyst credited with initially spotting the sub said its location signals a "significant expansion" of China's capacity for nuclear submarine production.
on Oct 2
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In first, Hezbollah launches Qadr 1 ballistic missile towards Tel Aviv - Breaking Defense
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It’s a first for Hezbollah to strike “this deep into Israel and do so using a guided system. This is a new level of escalation by Hezbollah we haven't seen before,” Fabian Hinz, a research fellow for Defence and Military Analysis at the International Institute for Strategic Studies told Breaking Defense.
on Sep 25
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In addition to software systems, Northrop exec Jenna Paukstis told Breaking Defense the new line includes physical hardware components like open system processors, multifunction apertures and modules that can be plugged into both new and legacy platforms manufactured by anyone.
on Sep 25
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Ukraine’s lost F-16: Debris and a deadly mission - Breaking Defense
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Some details of the F-16 downing have come out, and sources have helped fill in some gaps for Breaking Defense, including around the theory that the loss was the result of shrapnel that hit the plane.
on Sep 21
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When Hezbollah does respond, one analyst said he expected it to mirror previous local operations after Israeli attacks, but another said the group could also look to act abroad.
on Sep 20
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"The world can’t and shouldn't accept that somebody would place a nuclear weapon in orbit," Gen. Stephen Whiting said.
on Sep 19
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Lockheed, Thales team to produce Aussie-made GMLRS munitions - Breaking Defense
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Thales Australia, a subsidiary of the French parent, will manufacture rocket motors and warheads for Lockheed Martin’s GMLRS missiles produced in the Lucky Country.
on Sep 18
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The review was to examine whether the Air Force was moving too fast in pushing the plane into the EMD phase, but there was no EMD phase after all.
on Sep 14
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Jam-resistant GPS elusive as M-code delays pile up: GAO - Breaking Defense
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To make matters worse, the Defense Department is now facing down a possible shortage of microchips and processor cards to allow ground vehicles, ships and aircraft to access GPS at all, according to a new report by the Government Accountability Office.
on Sep 11
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NGA slates $700M for AI data labeling; launches standard model push - Breaking Defense
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Data labeling is key to enabling the AI model to properly separate friend from foe, explained Vice Adm. Frank Whitworth.
on Sep 11
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Currently, the Army has nine various organizational networks and is on its way to creating one cohesive network.
on Sep 11
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"If some companies don't want to bid on a contract, it's a free country. Don't bid. Others will," Doug Bush said. "My goal is simply to get the capability for the Army, not to make everybody happy."
on Sep 11
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US Marines, Australian Army plan tests around island-hopping Stern Landing Vessel - Breaking Defense
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The SLV is the experimental precursor to the Marine Corps' sought-after Medium Landing Ship.
on Sep 11
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US, allies warn of Russian cyber sabotage aimed at disrupting aid to Ukraine - Breaking Defense
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“It is important for organizations to use this information and take immediate action to secure data and mitigate any harm caused by these malicious cyber actors,” NSA Cybersecurity Director Dave Luber said in a press release.
on Sep 8
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Ukraine lessons in many domains: What US military intel officials are learning - Breaking Defense
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"But you know who the best innovators are? The people who have to innovate or they're going to die the next day," a US Army official said.
on Sep 5
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‘Success begets challenges’: NGA struggles to meet rising demand for Maven AI - Breaking Defense
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“The number of detections are way up [and] the number of models that we have are way up, [but] with the same level of compute that you had in 2017,” said Vice Adm. Frank Whitworth. “It starts to slow down. We are already seeing evidence of that.”
on Sep 5
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MSPO preview: Poland’s air dominance battle could take center stage - Breaking Defense
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In March, Paweł Bejda, secretary of state at Poland's Ministry of National Defence, told lawmakers more than 150 military contracts are due to be signed this year alone, so a spate of orders could be signed off at MSPO to match such ambition.
on Sep 4
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State Department, RTX reach $200M settlement for export violations - Breaking Defense
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RTX voluntarily disclosed what the State Department says is roughly 750, largely inadvertent, violations of ITAR export rules.
on Sep 1
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As the US watches warily, Maj. Gen. Ireneusz Nowak told Breaking Defense that Kyiv's move "spoiled totally the perception of President Putin as a strong leader."
on Aug 31
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NSA's China specialist: US at a loss to deter Chinese hackers - Breaking Defense
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"They’re not going to be motivated to stop," David Frederick, assistant deputy director for China at NSA, said of the Volt Typhoon hacking group.
on Aug 31
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'AI gold mine': NGA aims to exploit archive of satellite images, expert analysis - Breaking Defense
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“We're sitting on two big sets of data,” said NGA’s Mark Munsell, referring to an unequalled archive of satellite imagery and all the intelligence analysts’ reports on that imagery – and they’re cross-referenced so an AI can correlate them easily.
on Aug 30
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Ukraine FM calls out Patriot delays, pleads with allies to 'finally deliver' - Breaking Defense
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As Kyiv presses on the Patriot delivery issue, it also continues to push the case for international partners, including the US and the UK, to lift weapons restrictions on Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS) and Storm Shadow long range cruise missiles.
on Aug 30
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Serbia, France ink deal for 12 Rafale fighters - Breaking Defense
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President Aleksandar Vučić of Serbia was quoted by travelling press saying that his country will received nine single-seat Rafales and three two-seaters, delivered by 2029, with a price tag of €2.7 billion ($2.99 billion).
on Aug 30
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Air Force needs 'more robust, active base defense' amid new threats: Allvin - Breaking Defense
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Anti-missile capabilities are just one aspect of more “robust” defenses needed for contested environments, which will also include sophisticated cyber attacks and electronic warfare.
on Aug 28
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By 2026, the entire Navy will have an Enterprise Resource Planning system that can track “every single transaction,” comptroller Russ Rumbaugh told Breaking Defense.
on Aug 28
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“We are cognizant of the fact that in order to live in peace on our lands, we must have a strong and effective navy in both our blue homeland and distant geographies,” Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said at a ceremony this weekend.
on Aug 27
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It's time to put American bombers back on alert - Breaking Defense
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The US bomber fleet has been off alert since 1991, but the nuclear threats of China, Russia and North Korea means it's time to go back to the Cold War posture, argue two nuclear power advocates.
on Aug 27
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Trump promises to create Space National Guard, demands more NATO spending - Breaking Defense
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Criticizing European allies for not "paying up" to support NATO, Trump also said he would demand that NATO members spend 3 percent of their GDP on defense.
on Aug 26