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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. Navy Awards Study Contracts On Large Unmanned Ship – As Congress Watches Closely By Paul McLeary; Friday, September 4, 2020 5:46 PM Today's deals for designs — Large Unmanned Surface Vessels displacing 2-3,000 tons — reflect the 'take it slow' approach being forced on the service.   Roper Mulls Name Change For Changing ABMS (Not Skynet!) By Theresa Hitchens; Friday, September 4, 2020 1:35 PM "I think Skynet is out," he said with a sigh and a grin, "as much as I would love doing that as a sci-fi thing. I just don't think we can go there."   Army Unveils Hacker HQ For Offensive Cyber, Info War By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.; Friday, September 4, 2020 1:07 PM The new high-tech operations center at Fort Gordon lets Army Cyber Command spend less time defending US networks and more time attacking adversaries.   Heritage To Congress: Pass A Defense Appropriations Bill By Thomas Spoehr; Friday, September 4, 2020 7:01 AM Congress must pass key defense spending bills to preserve our national security. Lawmakers should pursue legislative process reforms to ensure the defense budget is consistently passed close to the start of the fiscal year.   ABMS Demo Proves AI Chops For C2 By Theresa Hitchens; Thursday, September 3, 2020 8:44 PM "Tanks shooting down cruise missiles is awesome — video game, sci-fi awesome," Air Force acquisition czar Will Roper told a small group of reporters.   Norway Expands Key Arctic Port For More US Nuke Sub Visits By Paul McLeary; Thursday, September 3, 2020 4:54 PM "The Seawolf deployment, the joint B-52 flights over Norway last month, and our carrier going north of Arctic Circle…all speak to a greater show of US presence in the Arctic/High North," said Rachel Ellehuus, deputy director of the Europe Program at the Washington-based CSIS.   AI's Data Hunger Will Drive Intelligence Collection By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.; Thursday, September 3, 2020 1:55 PM The Pentagon's new Chief Data Officer says real-world surveillance missions must be redesigned to capture high-quality data to train machine-learning algorithms.   'I Don't Believe China' Is Serious About Nuke No First Use: DASD Nukes Soofer By Paul McLeary; Wednesday, September 2, 2020 5:16 PM A top Pentagon official today expressed skepticism over China's nuclear intentions, but he maintained the US wants Beijing at the table for New START talks with Russia   EXCLUSIVE: STRATCOM Creates Global Ops Center For All Domain By Theresa Hitchens; Wednesday, September 2, 2020 4:33 PM "I think global integrated operations is really the next big 'advantage space' for the Department of Defense," says Maj. Gen. John Nichols.   'We May Be Losing The Race' For AI With China: Bob Work By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.; Wednesday, September 2, 2020 3:00 PM Robert Work, who pushed hard for AI under Obama, calls for major reforms to catch up with China and Russia. His model? Adm. Rickover's creation of the nuclear Navy in the 1950s.   DISA Bets One $11.7B Deal Can Streamline 4th Estate Networks By Kelsey Atherton; Wednesday, September 2, 2020 2:54 PM "The goal of this effort is to modernize the DoD IT architecture, reduce costs, improve business practices, and mitigate operational and cyber risks," said Col. Chris Autrey, DES program manager.   BAE Delivers 1st Production AMPV To Army Despite Cuts & Delays By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.; Wednesday, September 2, 2020 11:15 AM COVID-19 and quality control problems at BAE's York, Penn. plant had slowed the replacement of the Vietnam-vintage M113 armored vehicle.   China Is Ahead in Ship, Missile & Air Defense Tech: DoD Report By Paul McLeary; Tuesday, September 1, 2020 5:29 PM "The report does not claim that China's military is currently 10 feet tall," but "Beijing is working to overcome [its faults]," says Deputy Assistant Secretary for China, Chad Sbragia   Link 16 To Tie Legacy Platforms To SDA Satellites By Theresa Hitchens; Tuesday, September 1, 2020 5:09 PM Future satellite vendors will need to "show you can plug your WiFi into our WiFi and get a signal," says Space Development Agency Director Derek Tournear.   Scrap Old Planes Or 'Risk Losing High-End Fight:' CSAF Brown By Theresa Hitchens; Tuesday, September 1, 2020 3:53 PM "His greatest challenge will be to build the coalition in Washington, and particularly on Capitol Hill, that will support new ways of rapidly developing capabilities," says former Air Force Secretary Heather Wilson.   Breaking Defense 611 Broadway • New York, New York • 10012 unsubscribe