Thursday 31 December 2020

Hicks Is Biden’s Pick For Pentagon Deputy; Kahl For Policy

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Hicks Is Biden's Pick For Pentagon Deputy; Kahl For Policy

With over two decades in the Pentagon under Clinton, Bush, and Obama, Kathleen Hicks brings the civilian bureaucratic experience that retired Gen. Lloyd Austin sorely lacks. Neither has the political clout of a Jim Mattis or a Bill Gates.

 

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Wednesday 30 December 2020

Weekly Briefing: Land Warfare News and Analysis

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2021: Will Army Modernization Survive?

With shrinking budgets and a growing need for new technologies, "the Army will need to make a compelling case to Congress to fund new capabilities and truncate legacy programs," said CSBA's Tom Mahnken.

 

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2021: Will Army Modernization Survive?

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2021: Will Army Modernization Survive?

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Tuesday 29 December 2020

Weekly Briefing: Defense Networks & Cyber News and Analysis

The latest defense networks & cyber news and analysis from Breaking Defense.

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Santa Heads To Space Station!

Santa's swinging by to help them celebrate the twentieth year of humans living continuously in the station. (As I write this, NORAD has pinpointed Santa swinging by Valetta, Malta)

 

Aerospace Industries Assoc. To Trump: NDAA Veto 'Undermines Security,' Calls For Congress To Override

"On the eve of Christmas Eve, this veto seems to be Trump's parting gift to Putin and a lump of coal for our troops," Sen. Jack Reed says.

 

EXCLUSIVE: Space Is At Heart Of JADC2, Says Maj. Gen. Crider

"As a new service, we have an opportunity here to really establish ourselves in a new way — leveraging digital technologies, and leveraging digital processes and practices in a new way," says Maj. Gen. Kim Crider, Space Force acting chief technology innovation officer.

 

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2021: Air Force’s Nuke Mod Efforts Service’s Biggest Challenge

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2021: Air Force's Nuke Mod Efforts Service's Biggest Challenge

"Not sure if this is a black swan, but I would not be surprised if the next administration kicks off an internal review of the services' roles and responsibilities, with an eye toward reducing excessive redundancy in force structure and capabilities," Mark Gunzinger says
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Monday 28 December 2020

2020 Year in Review

A look back at the most popular and most overlooked stories of 2020 on Breaking Defense
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Top 10 Stories Of 2020: DARPA Dogfights To Polish Bridges


The list is an impressive marker of the breadth of topics we cover as we chronicle the strategy, policy and politics that decide the weapons America and its allies buy, and how we use them.

The Most Overlooked Defense Stories Of 2020

The most overlooked story of 2020, including by this publication, is that having a president largely divorced from making military decisions worked pretty well for the US military.