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UK responds to cyber hacking of MoD payroll but refuses to name China as culprit

UK responds to cyber hacking of MoD payroll but refuses to name China as culprit
UK responds to cyber hacking of MoD payroll but refuses to name China as culprit

“We do have indications that this was the suspected work of a malign actor and we cannot rule out state involvement,” Grant Shapps, UK defense secretary told lawmakers.

Air Force acquisition czar delays key milestone for ground moving target satellites

Air Force acquisition czar delays key milestone for ground moving target satellites
Air Force acquisition czar delays key milestone for ground moving target satellites

The delay in the review, however, is not expected to impact the planned delivery schedule, an Air Force spokesperson said. That said, neither the Pentagon nor the NRO has revealed the hoped-for schedule. 

RAAF head announces wingman testing for Ghost Bat drone

RAAF head announces wingman testing for Ghost Bat drone
RAAF head announces wingman testing for Ghost Bat drone

“Our first challenge is to strengthen our workforce, more specifically to address the shortfalls in those specific masteries and experience levels that constrain our capacity to grow,” the chief of the Royal Australian Air Force said.

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Secure cloud networking: The key to multi-domain operations

Secure cloud networking: The key to multi-domain operations
Secure cloud networking: The key to multi-domain operations

Counter-UAS, ISR sensors, autonomous platforms all depend on truly secure cloud computing.

NRO should concentrate on bigger, badder ‘tripwire’ ISR birds, new report urges

NRO should concentrate on bigger, badder ‘tripwire’ ISR birds, new report urges
NRO should concentrate on bigger, badder ‘tripwire’ ISR birds, new report urges

Meanwhile, the report says, the Space Force should be in charge of pursuing large networks of small satellites under the Space Development Agency’s Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture (PWSA) — differentiating its “tactical ISR” job from the “strategic” mission of NRO.

SOCOM chief sees ‘renaissance’ for special forces amid great power competition, evolving warfare

SOCOM chief sees ‘renaissance’ for special forces amid great power competition, evolving warfare
SOCOM chief sees ‘renaissance’ for special forces amid great power competition, evolving warfare

“We haven’t seen … the arrival of that many different, I would call ecosystems or capabilities, going that fast together in quite some time,” SOCOM Commander Gen. Bryan Fenton said of new technologies changing the nature of warfare.

Elbit’s new Red Sky air defense system goes public with first customer

Elbit’s new Red Sky air defense system goes public with first customer
Elbit’s new Red Sky air defense system goes public with first customer

The system includes a radar, as well as links to a 30mm gun and missile system for downing threats within ranges of seven kilometers and 15,000 feet, according to a company executive.

BAE Systems, Kongsberg eyeing upgrade to Marine Corps’ ACV centered on battlefield awareness

BAE Systems, Kongsberg eyeing upgrade to Marine Corps’ ACV centered on battlefield awareness
BAE Systems, Kongsberg eyeing upgrade to Marine Corps’ ACV centered on battlefield awareness

The capabilities the companies described as part of the ICS are similar to what Pentagon officials have said is needed for Joint All Domain Command and Control.

Reauthorize the Defense Production Act, but make changes for the 21st century

Reauthorize the Defense Production Act, but make changes for the 21st century
Reauthorize the Defense Production Act, but make changes for the 21st century

In this op-ed, Jeffrey Nadaner lays out ways to modernize the Defense Production Act to better serve the defense industrial base.

Sweden’s top officer on the ‘mental transition’ of joining NATO and Russian concerns

Sweden’s top officer on the ‘mental transition’ of joining NATO and Russian concerns
Sweden’s top officer on the ‘mental transition’ of joining NATO and Russian concerns

Gen. Micael Byden, Supreme Ccmmander of Sweden’s military, sat down with Breaking Defense during a recent visit to Washington.

New NATO trick: Finland stores equipment in Norway, spurred by Russia’s range

New NATO trick: Finland stores equipment in Norway, spurred by Russia’s range
New NATO trick: Finland stores equipment in Norway, spurred by Russia’s range

Helsinki had considered the “wise” move of storing some equipment out of Moscow’s reach for years, but NATO membership cut through red tape, Finnish officials told Breaking Defense.

Space Force gets vote on IC Commercial Space Council

Space Force gets vote on IC Commercial Space Council
Space Force gets vote on IC Commercial Space Council

The status change should give the Space Force more weight in debate about how to share acquisition authority for commercial intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance.

How to tame your chatbot: secure containers, data diets, & more

How to tame your chatbot: secure containers, data diets, & more
How to tame your chatbot: secure containers, data diets, & more

The Defense Department wants to explore Large Language Models for everything from paperwork to war plans – without being misled by hallucinations or having sensitive information sucked up by commercial LLMs hungry for training data.

Anduril debuts Pulsar AI-powered electronic warfare system

Anduril debuts Pulsar AI-powered electronic warfare system
Anduril debuts Pulsar AI-powered electronic warfare system

Company executives claimed the Pulsar system can use AI tools to quickly identify new threats and devise defenses against them, compressing the timeline for responding to rapidly-evolving electronic warfare.