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Monday, November 30, 2020 The Climb To Air Dominance Presented by Raytheon Technologies From smart weapons to advanced radars to precision landing systems, Raytheon Technologies is giving pilots a decisive advantage against evolving threats. Learn more now. RCO To Manage ABMS Buys; Tankers First To Sport New Data Links "When you can launch an austere airbase in a space capsule, that's frickin' awesome," says AF acquisition head Will Roper about the idea of suborbital transport spacecraft. Aboard USS Ford: More Weapons, More Launches, Faster & Safer The ability to mix and match the current air fleet and the future one is significantly enhanced with EMALS, which will allow everything from F-35s to the fleet's future unmanned aircraft to take off and land aboard the new class of carriers. It's Open Architectures For ALL New Weapons As JROC Sets JADC2 Requirements Joint All-Domain Command & Control "will fundamentally change how we fight as a nation, and will change how we organize, train and equip," Air Force director of operational capabilities Maj. Gen. Dawn Dunlop says. Drones = Help For Manned Fighters & Bombers, Not A Substitute Some defense experts think that low-cost, "attritable" unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) now in development can substitute for significant numbers of advanced manned military aircraft. Use these cheaper aircraft and you don't have buy as many F-35A fighters, B-21 bombers and other stealth aircraft. Nothing is further from the truth. DARPA AI Builds New Networks On The Fly Military hierarchies are, by necessity, rigid structures. DARPA's 'Mosaic Warfare' project aims for something much more fluid and adaptable, with AI doing the logistical grunt work so human commanders can get creative. F-15EX Radar Win Buoys Raytheon Market Hopes "There's definitely a big future for the export version of the AN/APG-82," says Michelle Styczynski, F-15 Senior Product Line Director for Raytheon Intelligence & Space.

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A News Roundup for the Week Ahead It's Impossible To Connect The Joint Force As One. Until It's Not. Presented by Northrop Grumman We provide powerful, scalable networks and capabilities that enable the joint force as one across every domain, service and mission.  Learn more. 131 TONS of Thanksgiving Treats Move Out This Year By Paul McLeary; Wednesday, November 25, 2020 10:25 AM "Food is emotional, and this year more than ever, it's so important that DLA Troop Support got the turkeys, hams and all the trimmings to our troops wherever they are stationed," Col. Eric McCoy, DLA troop support subsistence director, says.   Aboard USS Ford: More Weapons, More Launches, Faster & Safer By Robbin Laird; Wednesday, November 25, 2020 10:00 AM SOMEWHERE OFF THE EAST COAST: When our aging C-2 Greyhound aircraft took off from the USS Gerald R. Ford the experience was clearly different. Propelled by the electro-magnetic system that has replaced steam catapults it was much smoother and much quicker. The new launch and landing systems provide key tools for a significant reshaping of the…   Budget Up, French Army Preps For Major Wargames With US By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.; Wednesday, November 25, 2020 4:00 AM After decades fighting guerrillas and terrorists, France is refocusing on Russia and China with increased budgets, intensified training, stronger divisions, and new armored vehicles — much like the US. But the French approach is still very different.   JAIC To Evangelize AI Across DoD By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.; Tuesday, November 24, 2020 4:11 PM "Artificial Intelligence… is not a black box that a contractor is going to deliver to you," Lt. Gen. Michael Groen says. "It's commander's business at every level[:] What data drives your decision-making?"   RCO To Manage ABMS Buys; Tankers First To Sport New Data Links By Theresa Hitchens; Tuesday, November 24, 2020 4:10 PM "When you can launch an austere airbase in a space capsule, that's frickin' awesome," says AF acquisition head Will Roper about the idea of suborbital transport spacecraft.   Dunlap On Zero Trust, Agility & ADO Cybersecurity By Colin Clark; Tuesday, November 24, 2020 11:30 AM In part four of our exclusive video interview, Preston Dunlap discusses one of toughest challenges to All Domain Operations: integrating an effective tactical edge node into the larger network.   MQ-9 Reapers to the UAE: Why Now? By Chyrine Mezher; Tuesday, November 24, 2020 7:01 AM BEIRUT: The United Arab Emirates has long sought advanced American armed drones. That day appears to be close. The US State Department has notified Congress it plans to sell 18 battle-ready MQ-9B drones worth an estimated $2.9 billion to the UAE as part of a bigger deal that includes up to 50 F-35 fighter jets, as…   New International Partnerships Could Spur Hosted Payloads: Gen. Thompson By Theresa Hitchens; Monday, November 23, 2020 2:40 PM SMC is "working on innovative relationships with, believe it or not, the Netherlands and Luxembourg, and some other places you wouldn't think of as traditional spacefaring nations," says Gen. DT Thompson, Space Force vice.   Israelis Confirm PM Netanyahu Visits Saudis; Denials Follow By Arie Egozi; Monday, November 23, 2020 11:13 AM Israel's Defense Ministry approved participation of some major Israeli defense companies in the IDEX defense exhibition planned for Feb 2021 in Abu Dhabi's National Exhibition Center.   Breaking Defense 611 Broadway • New York, New York • 10012 unsubscribe

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Aboard USS Ford: More Weapons, More Launches, Faster & Safer SOMEWHERE OFF THE EAST COAST: When our aging C-2 Greyhound aircraft took off from the USS Gerald R. Ford the experience was clearly different. Propelled by the electro-magnetic system that has replaced steam catapults it was much smoother and much quicker. The new launch and landing systems provide key tools for a significant reshaping of the…

RCO To Manage ABMS Buys; Tankers First To Sport New Data Links "When you can launch an austere airbase in a space capsule, that's frickin' awesome," says AF acquisition head Will Roper about the idea of suborbital transport spacecraft.

Dunlap On Zero Trust, Agility & ADO Cybersecurity In part four of our exclusive video interview, Preston Dunlap discusses one of toughest challenges to All Domain Operations: integrating an effective tactical edge node into the larger network.

MQ-9 Reapers to the UAE: Why Now? BEIRUT: The United Arab Emirates has long sought advanced American armed drones. That day appears to be close. The US State Department has notified Congress it plans to sell 18 battle-ready MQ-9B drones worth an estimated $2.9 billion to the UAE as part of a bigger deal that includes up to 50 F-35 fighter jets, as…

New International Partnerships Could Spur Hosted Payloads: Gen. Thompson SMC is "working on innovative relationships with, believe it or not, the Netherlands and Luxembourg, and some other places you wouldn't think of as traditional spacefaring nations," says Gen. DT Thompson, Space Force vice.

Space Force Struggles To Shape New Acquisition Command "There is history; there is legacy; there is politics; there is money — obstacles that we're going to have to overcome to do this," says SMC head Gen. 'JT' Thompson.

Aircraft Readiness Is Bad & Getting Worse: GAO Of 46 types of aircraft surveyed – from the new F-35 to the aging JSTARS – not one met the Pentagon's goal of being 80 percent "mission capable." Most of them, in fact, keep getting worse.

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