Weekly Briefing: Defense Networks & Cyber News and Analysis

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

Future Missile War Needs New Kind Of Command: CSIS Integrating missile defense – shooting down incoming missiles – with missile offense – destroying the launchers before they fire again – requires major changes in how the military fights.

IBCS: Army Launches Massive Army Missile Defense Test Postponed seven weeks by the pandemic, the high-stakes field test of the IBCS missile defense network is now back on, with elaborate precautions against COVID-19.

Cyber Strike By Foreign Force Caused Iran Explosion: Israeli Experts Iranian officials confirmed damage to a building built near the Natanz nuclear power plant today, saying an "accident" occurred. Israel has denied any connection to the huge explosion in the secret facility.

Air Force Boosts High-Speed Contract Pool For ABMS "Agile operations require agile technology. Agile technology requires agile acquisition. Agile acquisition requires agile contracting," says Air Force Chief Architect Preston Dunlap.

SASC Pushes Cyber Overhaul In New NDAA "This pandemic only strengthens the argument for preparing for what we call a cyber pandemic, which we might well face," Sen. King says. "This is the longest wind up for a punch in the history of the world. We better be ready."

Upgradeable Birds: AF Taps Hypergiant For 'Reconfigurable' Satellites By deploying smallsats in LEO, operators and users can continually test, demonstrate, and create new procedures for offensive and defensive counter space while inserting new and emerging technology into mission architectures," Hypergiant CEO Ben Lamm says.

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