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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. Air Force Collaborative Pushes AI Frontiers — Fast By Theresa Hitchens; Friday, September 18, 2020 3:33 PM DARPA used the collaborative to find and contract the industry competitors in the AlphaDogfight which resulted in an AI 'pilot' built by Heron Systems beat a top Air Force F-16 pilot in a simulated WWII-style aerial battle.   PACOM Chief Warns Of Threat To Guam; China Presses Hard By Paul McLeary; Friday, September 18, 2020 3:22 PM "China has a profound advantage in ballistic missiles against the United States," he said. "They also have a profound advantage in ground-launched cruise missiles. We have to get into that offensive force game as well."   OMFV: Army Team Won't Compete For Bradley Replacement By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.; Friday, September 18, 2020 1:01 PM Industry and Congress were deeply skeptical of the Army's suggestion to enter a government design team in the OMFV competition. Now the Army has backed off.   How The US Is Preparing To Hunt New Chinese, Russian Subs By Paul McLeary; Thursday, September 17, 2020 6:28 PM "It's pretty well-known now that our homeland is no longer a sanctuary," Vice Adm. Daryl Caudle, Submarine Forces Atlantic says. "So we have to be prepared here to conduct high-end combat operations in local waters."   Lockheed Aims For Laser On Fighter By 2025 By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.; Thursday, September 17, 2020 12:45 PM How do you keep a laser focused on a target moving at hundreds of miles per hour? The answer is crucial to Lockheed lasers being fitted on Army trucks and Air Force fighters over the next few years.   JROC Struggles To Build 'Information Advantage' Requirement By Theresa Hitchens; Thursday, September 17, 2020 12:44 PM "I'm not sure exactly how we're going to document what information advantage really is," says Vice JCS Chief Gen. John Hyten, who chairs the Joint Requirements Oversight Council.   IT 'Backbone' Top Priority For AFMC's Digitization Drive: Bunch By Theresa Hitchens; Thursday, September 17, 2020 11:22 AM "I really want industry feedback" about how to improve AFMC's plans for incorporating digital engineering into its operations across the board, said Bunch.   Esper Echoes Reagan Buildup, Calls For Billions More For Ships By Paul McLeary; Wednesday, September 16, 2020 6:38 PM The SecDef wants more money for the Navy's shipbuilding account, and one way to get it is to dip into an existing account, a powerful Congressman says.   Ray Wants ARRW 'Soonest' For B-52, B-1 By Theresa Hitchens; Wednesday, September 16, 2020 5:41 PM Combatant Commanders for European Command and Indo-Pacific Command see bombers with hypersonic capabilities as "incredibly, incredibly valuable," says Gen. Timothy Ray.   Cyber Attack Most Likely Space Threat: Maj. Gen. Whiting By Theresa Hitchens; Wednesday, September 16, 2020 4:28 PM "We know that cyber attack is where we are most likely to face the enemy in space," said Space Force deputy commander Maj. Gen. Stephen Whiting.   Military AI Coalition Of 13 Countries Meets On Ethics By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.; Wednesday, September 16, 2020 4:00 PM The Pentagon's Joint Artificial Intelligence Center convened a dozen foreign partners, ranging from NATO allies to Israel, Japan, Korea, and neutral Finland & Sweden.   Esper Signals Importance Of All Domain & ABMS At AFA By Theresa Hitchens; Wednesday, September 16, 2020 12:27 PM The verbal pat on the back by the Defense Secretary at the biggest Air Force event of the year signals the program's high priority for DoD writ large.   A Slew To A Kill: Project Convergence By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.; Wednesday, September 16, 2020 12:07 PM Instead of a single centralized Skynet trying to mastermind (or micromanage) operations, the Army is looking at a federation of more specialized, less ambitious AIs, each assisting humans in different ways.   Congress, Put Politics Aside, Lead & Pass Defense Bills: AIA's Fanning By Eric Fanning; Wednesday, September 16, 2020 8:10 AM Just over a century ago, America faced two crises simultaneously. The first unfolded as our troops clashed with adversaries in the World War I. Then a new enemy appeared—the 1918 influenza pandemic. While this virus killed tens of thousands of Americans and threatened the readiness of the U.S. military, our leaders understood they could not…   Secret NGAD Fighter Flies, Sets Records, Raises Lot Of Questions By Theresa Hitchens; Tuesday, September 15, 2020 7:09 PM "All I can say is that the NGAD test flights have been amazing — records have been broken," Will Roper says.   Breaking Defense 611 Broadway • New York, New York • 10012 unsubscribe