Weekly Briefing: Air Warfare News and Analysis

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Weekly Briefing Air Warfare

US, Allies Agree On Threats In Space But Struggle With Messaging "I would say that it's not the fact, in itself, that we have Space Forces or Space Commands which is concerning. It is what you do with this," says Maj. Gen. Michel Friedling, first commander of France's new Space Command.

Houthi Drones, Missiles Strike Saudi Capital; Iran Eyes Israelis In UAE A delegation of Israeli and Emirati intelligence officers arrived and examined locations for establishing planned intelligence bases on Socotra Island, designed to collect intelligence across the region, particularly from Bab Al-Mandab and south of Yemen, along with the Gulf of Eden and the Horn of Africa.

GBSD, B-21 Spending Could Top $10B In 2027: Cowen Group B-21 production costs, the Cowen analysis finds, will ramp up fast, from $202 million in 2022 to $4 billion in 2027.

AI To Fly In Dogfight Tests By 2024: SecDef After an AI beat humans 5-0 in AlphaDogfight simulations this summer, Mark Esper announced, a future version will be installed in actual airplanes for "a real-world competition." But military AI will adhere to strict ethical limits, he said.

Army Seeks New Mid-Range Missile Prototype By 2023 Meant to target Chinese warships and Russia's rear bases, the new intermediate-range missile will fill the gap between the 500+ km PrSM and the Long-Range Hypersonic Weapon.

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