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

Making DoD Security Operations Centers More Effective: Security Automation Presented by Breaking Defense In this Breaking Defense Game Changer, we show how SOAR technology can help DoD security teams work to identify, analyze, and mitigate threats, improve efficiency and shorten incident response times.  View Now.

Kratos Targets Ground System 'Revolution' "We think that p-LEO is a big deal. And there's got to be a revolution that has to hit the ground segment, says Phil Carrai, president of Kratos's space, training and cyber division.

Boeing & Lockheed Vie For Cyber/EW/SIGINT System, TLS The Army has big ambitions for the Terrestrial Layer System, meant to detect, decrypt, and disrupt enemy communications. We spoke to the companies that actually have to build it.

Years Of Intel Contacts Laid Foundation For UAE-Israel Deal Mossad officials, retired Israeli officers, and cybersecurity experts were frequent visitors to the tiny Gulf state long before yesterday's agreement to open official diplomatic ties.

DARPA Trains AI To Understand Humans – In Minecraft The popular game offers an arena for AI to practice working with humans in an environment where there's no real-world risk of casualties.

Can Army Intel Data Feed The Kill Chain? To find targets for its new long-range weapons, the Army is experimenting with cloud computing and AI that can bridge the gap between intelligence networks and combat units.

IBCS: Army Missile Defense Passes Most Complex Test Yet Even with a relay taken down by jamming, the new IBCS network was able to fuse targeting data from Patriot and Sentinel radars, then shoot down two cruise missile surrogates with a single PAC-3 interceptor apiece.

Deloitte Wins $106M JAIC Contract To Build AI Toolkit The Joint Common Foundation will put a standard set of tools in the cloud, where any Defense Department AI project can use them.

Army Electronic Warfare: Big Tests In '21 The Stryker-mounted TLS and drone-borne MFEW are the first two nodes in a networked arsenal of sensors and jammers to combat high-tech foes.

DoD Drafts Guidelines For Laser Design The Pentagon's draft "reference architecture," which also covers high-powered microwave weapons, will be circulated for industry comment early next year.

Lockheed Martin Ventures Scouts Next-Gen AI/ML Tech "There's a massive scramble for autonomy engineers, software — you name it," says Chris Moran, Lockheed Martin executive director.

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