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UK Signs Up For Anduril AI Base Defense Technology "This is not how the MoD has ever done business, but its trying to adopt some of the best practices of the commercial marketplace," said Paul Hollingshead, head of UK and NATO effort at Anduril.

Project Convergence: Exercise Shows Value In Data Weapons Check For The Digital Age "Data is the new ammunition, and we have to test fire our digital systems just like we test fire our weapons systems," writes Ret. Gen. Richard Cody.

NC3 Vulnerabilities Risk Nuclear War In Asia, APLN Study Finds "There is a reason, however, that David slung his stone into the forehead of Goliath rather than his musculature. Without a head connected to a body, a nuclear force is useless," the new study by the Asia-Pacific Leadership Network states.

Future Air, Space Force Tech Demos To Focus On INDOPACOM, SPACECOM "Our secretary has been very clear that he wants us to move rapidly from experimentation and  demonstration to fielding," says Air Force Chief Architect Preston Dunlap.

DoD To Update Satellite Cyber Rules For Megaconstellations Space Force's is to allow for "increased trust in industry" to assess their own systems' cybersecurity needs, "while doing due diligence" in reviewing whether those assessments are reliable, said Jared Reece.

JADC2 Implementation Plan 'Weeks Away': J6's Parker "Joint always seems fun until we get into decisions about who governs this," joked Army CIO Raj Iyer.

Like a Cell Phone Plan: Army Tees Up SATCOM Services Pilot Services bought from industry eventually "could include everything from a piece of hardware to the operations center to the bandwidth," Brig. Gen. Rob Collins told the SATELLITE 2021 conference today.

Global Chinese Influence Campaign Sought To Spark Protests In US: Mandiant Report "This direct call for physical mobilization is a significant development compared to prior activity, potentially indicative of an emerging intent to motivate real-world activity outside of China's territories," Mandiant researchers noted.

DoD Forms New Task Force To Shore Up Supply Chain "A comprehensive strategic approach will take time, dedicated attention, and resources," DoD official Gregory Kausner said.

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