Biden Arms Sale Freeze Likely To Thaw, Including UAE's F-35s

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Army Won't Repeat Mistakes of FCS: Gen. Murray EXCLUSIVE "There are a lot of differences between the FCS experience and the path we're on," the Army Futures Command chief told us. This time, he said, "I don't think there is hubris. I think there's actually humility."

China—A Deadly 'Infinite Game': Army Chief McConville Everything from social media to military advisors to open war is a potential tool of great power competition, Gen. James McConville writes — and the Army plays a vital role across that entire spectrum.

'$64K Question': Where In Pacific Do Army Missiles Go? "Today, there is probably not one of our regional partners in the first island chain that would be willing to base Army — or any other service – long-range strike missiles in their country," retired Lt. Gen. Thomas Spoehr says.

Give Us Three Good Years: Army Chief On Tight Budgets "We probably need about two or three more years of good solid budgets" for modernization, Gen. James McConville said, so he'll seek economies in readiness and personnel – but modestly and on the margins. Will that be enough?

Don't Rush To JADC2: Army Gen. Murray EXCLUSIVE Each service has unique problems to solve and billions invested in legacy systems. "I just can't throw away everything we own — nor can the Air Force — and start over," says Gen. John "Mike" Murray, head of Army Futures Command. "How does the Air Force architecture integrate with the Army architecture, with the Navy architecture?"

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Some ‘Quick Wins,’ But Air Force Struggles With AI

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Some 'Quick Wins,' But Air Force Struggles With AI "We need to move away from these single point demos to true scalability," Jean-Charles Ledé, AFRL's advisor on autonomy tech, says.

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Navy's Plans Call For New Drones To Shoot, Spy, Jam "I can clearly — in my mind — envision a way to say 'fly a defensive combat spread, shoot on this target,' and I will squeeze the trigger or I will enable that unmanned platform to shoot the designated target," Rear Adm. Gregory Harris says.

Saudi Air Defense Stops Most Houthi Strikes A record number of ballistic missile and drone attacks have tested Saudi air defense capabilities. They've succeeded admirably but at a high cost.

Army Won't Repeat Mistakes of FCS: Gen. Murray EXCLUSIVE "There are a lot of differences between the FCS experience and the path we're on," the Army Futures Command chief told us. This time, he said, "I don't think there is hubris. I think there's actually humility."

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Army Won't Repeat Mistakes of FCS: Gen. Murray EXCLUSIVE "There are a lot of differences between the FCS experience and the path we're on," the Army Futures Command chief told us. This time, he said, "I don't think there is hubris. I think there's actually humility."

SolarWinds Hack: 'The Truth Is Much More Complicated' SolarWinds threat actor reportedly accessed DHS emails and DoE schedules. Cyberespionage campaigns are "the types of things we should expect [Russia] to do," one cybersecurity expert observed. "I'm not arguing we shouldn't have a response. We should respond. …My only argument is that we should not overact."

JADC2 Critical To Counter Space Threats, Say Milspace Leaders "If there is an aircraft capable of launching an air-launched anti satellite weapon operating in the air domain, we need to know about it," SPACECOM deputy Lt. Gen. John Shaw says.

Nakasone Warns Adversaries Hack Unseen In US "We should understand what our adversaries are doing," Gen. Nakasone told Congress. "They are no longer launching attacks from different parts in the world. They understand that they can come into the US, use our infrastructure, and there's a blind spot for us not being able to see them."

New Navy Command To Oversee Unmanned Ships As They Work With Fleet The Navy is standing up its first operational unmanned ship command, a big moment in the Pentagon's move toward autonomy

Don't Rush To JADC2: Army Gen. Murray EXCLUSIVE Each service has unique problems to solve and billions invested in legacy systems. "I just can't throw away everything we own — nor can the Air Force — and start over," says Gen. John "Mike" Murray, head of Army Futures Command. "How does the Air Force architecture integrate with the Army architecture, with the Navy architecture?"

JAIC's AI Development Platform 'Up And Running' JAIC's plan to rapidly grow capabilities, which it will do via a series of monthly updates, reflects the current AI competition with adversaries, including China which has said it plans to dominate AI by 2030. "To a Marine, this is dangerous close," Lt. Gen. Michael Groen says.

Eye On JADC2, Lockheed Explores Unique 5G-SATCOM Network It's sort of like we're exclusively dating. We agreed to not see other people right now but we haven't committed to anything else yet," explained one Lockheed Martin official.

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SolarWinds Hack: ‘The Truth Is Much More Complicated’

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SolarWinds Hack: 'The Truth Is Much More Complicated' SolarWinds threat actor reportedly accessed DHS emails and DoE schedules. Cyberespionage campaigns are "the types of things we should expect [Russia] to do," one cybersecurity expert observed. "I'm not arguing we shouldn't have a response. We should respond. …My only argument is that we should not overact."

Air Force Drone Plan May Rile MQ-9 Champions "This is a new effort, as the expanded mission now goes beyond a strict MQ-9 replacement," an AFLCMC spokesperson said. "This endeavor serves to explore concepts that address capability gaps of legacy platforms against increasingly sophisticated threats in denied, contested, and highly contested environments."

China—A Deadly 'Infinite Game': Army Chief McConville Everything from social media to military advisors to open war is a potential tool of great power competition, Gen. James McConville writes — and the Army plays a vital role across that entire spectrum.

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