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Russia opens war on Ukraine

After two months of buildup, Russia has officially begun a war of conquest.

 

UAE agrees to buy its first Chinese fixed wing military aircraft: L-15

The UAE will buy a dozen L-15 trainers, with options for more, as the Emirates looks away from the US for military hardware.

 

US space leaders warn sat operators to beware likely Russian interference

"We've been talking about the fact that space is contested, and we're probably right in the middle now of our first space fight," said Lt. Gen. Michael Guetlein.

 

Top oversight Dems to Pentagon: Stop 'hiding' info on weapons programs from public

In a letter obtained by Breaking Defense, lawmakers called on Sec. Austin to review the "controlled unclassified information" and "publicly release the greatest amount of information possible about these systems, consistent with the continued protection of sensitive information."

 

General Atomics working to save SkyGuardian deal with UAE

UMEX 2022: Despite the United Arab Emirates withdrawing its letter of acceptance on a US weapons package that included 18 MQ-9B SkyGuardian unmanned aerial vehicles, General Atomics remains hopeful that a deal can still happen. The goal, a top company official said Wednesday, is to get the larger Foreign Military Sales (FMS) package broken up…

 

With IARPA, Intel Community joins battle against (tiny) space debris

"We invest in high-risk, high-payoff research to support some of the most difficult challenges to the IC," IARPA program manager Alexis Truitt told Breaking Defense. And debris is "one of the hardest challenges that is affecting satellites worldwide."

 

Anduril CRO: 'There is no fair competition' for non-traditional companies in defense

"You cannot start a new business right now and reach any kind of scale working with the Department of Defense. Period," Anduril's Matthew Steckman told a defense conference, weeks after nearly $1 billion contract win.

 

Cyber can now create biowarfare effects, without a bioweapon

The digitization of medicine and biomedical research has been a boon for medical breakthroughs, but comes at a cost. From ransomware attacks at hospitals to intellectual property breaches at research centers, cybersecurity is now a major concern in the medical world. In the following op-ed, three experts at the intersection of national security and health…

 

Navy's info warfare boss wants IW officers on subs, ARGs

Vice Adm. Kelly Aeschbach, the IW type commander, says the move comes as the Navy's operating environment is increasingly complex and competitive.

 

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