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A News Roundup for the Week Ahead It's Impossible to Get the Full Picture. Until it's Not. Presented by Northrop Grumman We provide powerful, scalable networks and capabilities that enable warfighters to act as a joint force across every domain, service and mission. Learn more. Poland Wraps Deal For Permanent US Troops, Drones, Special Ops By Paul McLeary; Friday, July 31, 2020 1:45 PM Poland is excited to have more US troops on the way, but military leaders warned this week that the effort to move 12,000 US troops out of Germany will take months for the planning along.   BAE Angles For GPS M-Code Market By Theresa Hitchens; Friday, July 31, 2020 1:25 PM "These GPS receivers provide secure and resilient position data that can help our PGMs be more precise," explains BAE spokesperson Mark Daly.   Despite COVID-19, Space Launch Numbers Holding Steady By Theresa Hitchens; Friday, July 31, 2020 1:22 PM The Space Foundation's analysis shows a whopping 73 percent increase in the global space economy between 2009 and 2019: from 245.06 billion to 423.8 billion.    Lawmakers Want Economic Recovery Plan For Cyber 'Day After' By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.; Friday, July 31, 2020 9:15 AM "One thing the pandemic has taught us is the unthinkable can happen," said Sen. Angus King, co-chair of the Cyberspace Solarium Commission.   Game Changer: Making DoD Security Operations Centers More Effective: Security Automation [Sponsored] By Breaking Defense; Thursday, July 30, 2020 5:46 PM Benefits of Security Automation are known in commercial software segments and DoD security teams are beginning to realize it as well.   Air Force Wants More Time On Space Acquisition Czar By Theresa Hitchens; Thursday, July 30, 2020 4:08 PM The Air Force and OSD have agreed to transfer the Space Development Agency to the Space Force "around the beginning of 2023," said Shawn Barnes.   US-Israel Talks Focus On Iran, Syria, & Arms By Arie Egozi; Thursday, July 30, 2020 1:53 PM Israeli defense ministry officials told their Pentagon counterparts that the US underestimates the danger from Tehran. Israel is also seeking more US-made F-35s, F-15s, and KC-46As.   DARPA Eyes More 2022 Funds To Improve AI Reliability By Theresa Hitchens; Thursday, July 30, 2020 1:17 PM Training AI systems "is still a bit of a black art," says DARPA Acting Director Peter Highnam.   Bipartisan Backlash Scuttles Senate Hearing For White House Favorite By Paul McLeary; Thursday, July 30, 2020 10:20 AM Anthony Tata was facing across-the-board Democratic opposition and increasingly shaky support among Republicans due to inflammatory Tweets deriding then-President Obama, Islam, and accusing former CIA director John Brennan of attempting to order the killing of Trump.    Next-Gen Interceptor: A New Layer Of Missile Defense [Sponsored] By Lockheed Martin; Thursday, July 30, 2020 10:03 AM A layered approach comprised of NGI, Aegis BMD and THAAD could be available in the mid to late-2020s, which strengthens our defense against a rogue state missile attack.   Army Future Ops Depend On Cloud – But Not On JEDI By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.; Wednesday, July 29, 2020 4:30 PM The Army is experimentally consolidating all kinds of data to the cloud, from unit mobilization updates to target locations – without waiting for the long-delayed JEDI program.   MDA Can Accelerate Next-Gen Interceptor: NORTHCOM Nominee By Theresa Hitchens; Wednesday, July 29, 2020 3:36 PM "I'm optimistic, based on my discussions with [MDA director] Jon Hill, that we'll potentially see the Next-Generation Interceptor move further left," Lt. Gen. Glen VanHerck told the Senate.   Trump Contradicts SecDef On Germany Withdrawal By Paul McLeary; Wednesday, July 29, 2020 1:12 PM Defense Secretary Mark Esper portrayed the plan as a strategic shift. President Trump said, "we're reducing the force because [Germany is] not paying their bills." Criticism from both sides of the aisle was swift.   Death To OCO: What Would Dem Sweep Mean For War Funding? By Mark Cancian; Wednesday, July 29, 2020 1:10 PM Deficit hawks are now nearly extinct and defense hawks are weakened. If the Democrats sweep the next election, eliminating OCO might be the mechanism for a Biden administration to cut defense.   DoD Needs Plans To Protect Commercial Space Industry, Says New Study By Theresa Hitchens; Tuesday, July 28, 2020 5:01 PM "Our mission in the Space Force will become to protect that commerce, and I like to talk about it in terms of protecting the 'celestial lines of commerce,' or the space lines of commerce," says Col. Eric Felt, head of the Space Vehicles Directorate at Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL).   Breaking Defense 611 Broadway • New York, New York • 10012 unsubscribe