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‘Hundreds’ Of China Hypersonic Tests Vs. 9 US; Hyten Says US Moves Too Slowly

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'Hundreds' Of China Hypersonic Tests Vs. 9 US; Hyten Says US Moves Too Slowly

Gen. Hyten said he's "probably" going to approve "today or tomorrow a new requirement for Integrated Air and Missile Defense," which is a pillar of the Joint Warfighting Concept (JWC).

 

SDA Scraps, Relaunches Data Transport Satellite Bidding After Protest

SDA Director Derek Tournear told an industry audience today that proposals under the new OTA would be due the day before Thanksgiving. "You're welcome," he joked. 

 

With Connecticut Stuck In Guam, Spotlight Is Back On Navy's Shipyard Plans

"We've heard these are national treasures," Rep. John Garamendi said of the military's maintenance depots. "And yet, the … organic industrial base infrastructure is chronically underfunded to the point these facilities are relics of the past."

 

US Military 'Well Postured' For Any Chinese Cyber Onslaught, CIO Nominee Says

Elsewhere in the hearing John Sherman called attention to a growing concern at the Pentagon over the radio spectrum, saying "spectrum sharing" should be a DoD watchword.

 

No Time To Go Wobbly On Hypersonics

It's worth recalling just why the United States is now vigorously pursuing hypersonic weaponization with a sense of urgency. A clue: it isn't because hypersonic zealots just "got their way."

 

US, China, Russia Test New Space War Tactics: Sats Buzzing, Spoofing, Spying

Models shared exclusively with Breaking Defense offer a rare glimpse into nation-on-nation run-ins in space as satellites follow, flee, and, allegedly, listen in on each other.

 

Has Space Force Helped Improve Space Acquisition? Survey Respondents Are Split

While almost 20% of overall respondents believe that the Space Force is not effective "at all" at improving space acquisition, there is a major split between views of DoD and industry; just 4% of DoD respondents said Space Force hasn't helped, while 23% of industry respondents held that view.

 

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