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A News Roundup for the Week Ahead It's Impossible To Get The Full Picture. Until It's Not. Presented by Northrop Grumman We provide powerful, scalable networks and capabilities that enable warfighters to act as a joint force across every domain, service and mission. Learn more. Two Men & A Bot: Can AI Help Command A Tank? By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.; Monday, July 27, 2020 7:00 AM Instead of a traditional three-man crew, Brig. Gen. Coffman told Breaking Defense, "you have two humans with a virtual crew member, [sharing] the functions of gunning, driving, and commanding."   Space War: US To Meet With Russia; Rolls Out Warfighting Doctrine By Theresa Hitchens; Friday, July 24, 2020 4:21 PM For the first time in seven years, the US and Russia will formally meet to discuss norms of behavior in space — even as both nations build capability for war in the heavens.   US Loosens Export Rules For Military Drones By Paul McLeary; Friday, July 24, 2020 3:52 PM The change would make available all Category I drones currently made by the US, including the long-loitering surveillance and armed systems which have played a key role in Washington's counterterrorism fights.     Air Force Chooses Four Contractors To Compete For Skyborg Drone By Theresa Hitchens; Friday, July 24, 2020 12:50 PM Boeing, General Atomics, Kratos, and Northrop Grumman won awards. Notably absent: Lockheed Martin.   Should Army Compete With Industry On OMFV? By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.; Friday, July 24, 2020 7:00 AM Industry sources say the Army shouldn't enter its own in-house design team in the race to replace the M2 Bradley. Top Army officials told us why it would work.   Russian Sat Spits Out High-Speed Object In Likely ASAT Test By Theresa Hitchens; Thursday, July 23, 2020 4:34 PM "I don't see another obvious explanation other than it was a weapons test," said Brian Weeden of the Secure World Foundation.   INDOPACOM Wants Billions To Build, As Pentagon Plans Cuts To Overseas Presence By Paul McLeary; Thursday, July 23, 2020 3:12 PM By 2026, Adm. Philip Davidson said, the US will need additional air and missile defenses on Guam to counter a growing Chinese threat.   Intelligence Agencies Release AI Ethics Principles By Kelsey Atherton; Thursday, July 23, 2020 2:33 PM Getting it right doesn't just mean staying within the bounds of the law. It means making sure that the AI delivers reports that accurate and useful to policymakers.   DARPA Gremlins: Drone Test Back On After COVID Delay By Theresa Hitchens; Thursday, July 23, 2020 1:56 PM "We expect to report results in August, at the latest," DARPA spokesperson Jared Adams told Breaking D.   JADC2: Black Sea Exercise Tests Joint Command Concepts By Theresa Hitchens; Thursday, July 23, 2020 11:55 AM The Air Force experiment piggybacked on the annual Sea Breeze wargames, with ships, aircraft, and special operators from at least eight nations coming together to deter Russia.   Air Force 'Digital Century Series' Is Stuck In The Wrong Century By Dan Patt; Thursday, July 23, 2020 10:05 AM Acquisition chief Will Roper wants to replicate the rapid-fire development of new fighter jets in the 1950s. He should focus on new drones instead.   Lawmakers Blast Lockheed, DoD Over F-35 Parts Problems By Theresa Hitchens; Wednesday, July 22, 2020 4:50 PM "Fix this now, before you have blood on your hands," said Rep. Rashida Talib.   Fire 'Gutted' Much Of USS Bonhomme Richard: CNO Gilday By Paul McLeary; Wednesday, July 22, 2020 2:48 PM Breaking Defense has obtained an email from Adm. Michael Gilday detailing the damage of 11 of the amphibious ship's 14 decks.   Combatant Commanders Want Reaper To Stay By David Deptula; Wednesday, July 22, 2020 2:34 PM The Air Force wants to cut its workhorse drone, the MQ-9 Reaper. The combatant commanders that use the MQ-9 don't want to see that happen.   Milley Assigns Service Roles In All-Domain Ops Concept By Theresa Hitchens; Wednesday, July 22, 2020 1:30 PM The Air Force will lead work on the concept for command & control, the Navy will lead joint fires, and the Army has logistics.   Breaking Defense 611 Broadway • New York, New York • 10012 unsubscribe