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Lengthy JEDI Fight Threatens Contract, Says Pentagon By Kelsey Atherton; Friday, January 29, 2021 3:28 PM "Regardless of the JEDI Cloud litigation outcome, the Department continues to have an  urgent, unmet requirement," reads the Pentagon briefing to members of Congress.   Optical Links Key To SDA, MDA Missile Tracking By Theresa Hitchens; Friday, January 29, 2021 1:01 PM "Information gathered up to and through Tracking Layer Tranche 0 will help inform decisions about future tranches, including how many and which types of sensors should be flown to provide the warfighter a complete advanced missile threat solution," SDA spokeswoman Jennifer Elzea says.   SPACECOM's New Vision Targets 'Space Superiority' By Theresa Hitchens; Thursday, January 28, 2021 4:31 PM "We must have fully integrated offensive and defensive operations across all of our services, as well as our partners," says Army Gen. James Dickinson, SPACECOM commander.   DIU Turns To Honeypots For Advanced Cyber Defense By Kelsey Atherton; Thursday, January 28, 2021 3:34 PM "The threat actor is revealing their hand," said Aymn Gilani of CounterCraft   F-35 Sales To UAE: What Will Being A Major Security Partner Mean By Riad Kahwaji; Thursday, January 28, 2021 3:06 PM U.S.-UAE relations witnessed big leaps under Trump. Will ties remain as strong under Biden and see F-35 deal executed?   Two US Destroyers Enter Black Sea; Russia Responds By Paul McLeary; Thursday, January 28, 2021 2:44 PM The deployment of the two US Navy ships, along with a refueling ship, is the largest American presence in the waterway in three years.   We Need A Bigger Navy, Fast: Chris Lehman By Christopher Lehman Sr.; Wednesday, January 27, 2021 6:55 PM A hastily-developed shipbuilding plan rushed out near the end of the Trump Administration set a very modest goal of a 500-ship Navy, but it would achieve that number at a snail's pace where the fleet would not reach 500 ships until 2045. We simply can't wait 25 years.   Biden Orders Pentagon To Include Climate Change In New Strategy & War Games By Paul McLeary; Wednesday, January 27, 2021 5:06 PM Biden's order directs the Secretary of Defense and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff to include climate risk assessments in developing a new National Defense Strategy, due in 2022, along with the Defense Planning Guidance, the Chairman's Risk Assessment, "and other relevant strategy, planning, and programming documents and processes."   Space Acquisition Office Takes Shape, But Status Remains Unresolved By Theresa Hitchens; Wednesday, January 27, 2021 4:38 PM The question about who ultimately will be in charge of making decisions about what the Space Force buys will now fall to the incoming Air Force secretary, DoD Secretary Lloyd Austin and the Biden White House.   IDF Steps Up Iran Preparations; $1.2B More Sought By Arie Egozi; Wednesday, January 27, 2021 2:47 PM A senior Israeli source who talked with BD on condition of anonymity said the $1.2 billion will mostly be spent on "improving Israel's capability to perform standoff attacks," which involves acceleration of some very highly classified  "black programs" that address this capability "with breakthrough technologies." Some will be spent on Israel's missile defense systems, as well.   State Dept. Pauses New Arms Exports; UAE, Saudi Deals Hanging By Paul McLeary; Wednesday, January 27, 2021 2:39 PM The Biden Administration is hitting the brakes on the relaxed weapons sales policies of the Trump administration – at least for now.   Trilateral Cope North Exercise To Test 'Agile' Air Ops On Austere Airfields By Theresa Hitchens; Wednesday, January 27, 2021 11:24 AM The Agile Combat Employment (ACE) concept uses a 'hub and spoke' network of permanent, well-established 'hubs' and more remote, austere 'spokes'," says Air Force Brig. Gen. Jeremy Sloane, commander of the 36th Air Wing in Guam.   ABMS Won't Replace BACN Comms Til 2026; Northrop Wins Support Deal By Theresa Hitchens; Tuesday, January 26, 2021 5:01 PM The Air Force intends to get rid of three of its four BACN-equipped EQ-4 Global Hawks, but increase the number of piloted E-11 BACN aircraft through 2026.   Navy Sticks With LCS Despite Propulsion Troubles; Lockheed Races To Make Fixes By Paul McLeary; Tuesday, January 26, 2021 3:43 PM "In practical terms, [the delay] has almost zero impact because the LCS has, for the most part, not been deployed," much in the past 15 years said Bryan Clark, an analyst at the Hudson Institute.   No Time To Spare In Fielding Next-Generation Fires Technology [Sponsored] By Rheinmetall; Monday, January 25, 2021 9:11 AM Built on more than a century of excellence in advanced artillery solutions, Rheinmetall innovations offer ready now lethality solutions urgently needed to restore overmatch today and ensure it remains tomorrow.   Breaking Defense 611 Broadway • New York, New York • 10012 unsubscribe