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A News Roundup for the Week Ahead Our NGI Solution Will Help Keep Our Nation Secure. Presented by Northrop Grumman Missile Defense is critical to protecting our nation. Our unmatched NGI team combines proven experience and cutting-edge technologies to address today's threats and tomorrow's challenges.Advertisement New Missile Defense Program On Deputy SecDef's Desk, Awaiting Approval By Paul McLeary; Friday, March 12, 2021 3:23 PM An official with knowledge of the program said there have been "no decisions" made on the Next Generation Interceptor program, which is awaiting the approval and award of two development contracts.    SPACECOM To Tighten Ties To Japan By Theresa Hitchens; Friday, March 12, 2021 2:54 PM "The US doesn't go anywhere alone, we don't do it alone around the world, and we certainly don't do it alone in space," Lt. Gen. Nina M. Armagno, Space Force staff director said yesterday.   Retaliation Options: US Cyber Responses To SolarWinds, Exchange Hacks By Brad D. Williams; Friday, March 12, 2021 2:30 PM Three experts gave us exclusive in-depth insights into the administration's potential menu of retaliatory options, along with U.S. cyber strategic, policy, and operations considerations.   Joint World Warms Up To Army Long-Range Missiles By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.; Friday, March 12, 2021 12:52 PM The head of INDOPACOM, Adm. Davidson, and the vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs, Air Force Gen. Hyten, seem receptive to a new Army role in long-range strike.   Israel Seeks US Help On Lasers By Arie Egozi; Friday, March 12, 2021 8:31 AM After years of favoring missiles, Israel is back in the laser business, with Rafael developing a ground-based 100-kW-class weapon and Elbit an airborne one.   Coast Guard Deploying More Ships To Pacific, Arctic By Paul McLeary; Thursday, March 11, 2021 4:19 PM The Coast Guard ships are "not ballistic missile shooters," Adm. Karl Schultz said, "but you know not every place that you need a ship needs to have that BMD capability." What his ships can do is "free up shooters to be the key places they need to be."   Exchange Hack: FBI, CISA Warn Of Follow-On Ransomware, 'Destructive' Attacks By Brad D. Williams; Thursday, March 11, 2021 4:06 PM Gurucul CEO Saryu Nayyar told Breaking Defense, "A threat like this really is one of those rare 'Stop what you are doing and fix this now!' events."   A War With China Would Spread To Land, Says Army Tanker By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.; Thursday, March 11, 2021 11:48 AM "China's proven it will not self-limit in competition, so we cannot expect them to self-limit in conflict," said Maj. Gen. Richard Ross Coffman, who heads armored vehicle modernization at Army Futures Command. "We've got to be able to fight no matter where we are."   Who's Who in Defense: HASC's Tactical Air and Land Forces Subcommittee – Donald Norcross, Chairman; Vicky Hartzler, Ranking Member By Catherine Macaulay; Thursday, March 11, 2021 11:16 AM Norcross and Hartzler lead the 16-member HASC subcommittee that has primary jurisdiction over Army and Air Force acquisition, Navy and Marine Corps aviation, and Army and Air Force National Guard and Reserve.   DARPA Awards Contracts For Encrypted Data Processing By Kelsey Atherton; Thursday, March 11, 2021 11:15 AM How can Pentagon clouds process data quickly while it's still encrypted, instead of having to decrypt it and thereby render it vulnerable?   SMC Building 'Catalog' For Common Satellite C2 Ops By Theresa Hitchens; Thursday, March 11, 2021 10:55 AM Instead of one mega-system to rule them all, the Enterprise Ground System (EGS) is building common components, from messaging standards to shared servers.   France In The Indo-Pacific: A Mediating Power? By Murielle Delaporte; Thursday, March 11, 2021 8:00 AM France has ramped up activity in the region in accordance with its 2019 Indo-Pacific strategy.   Get US 'AI Ready' By 2025: JAIC's Lt. Gen. Groen, NSCAI's McFarland By Brad D. Williams; Wednesday, March 10, 2021 4:50 PM Approximately half of NSCAI's final recommendations focus on defense. "We're already working on two-thirds of them," Groen said, adding that partnerships with the U.S. domestic private sector and academia are important in pursuing JAIC's defense-focused AI goals.   'Warning Signs Are Flashing Red' On Chinese Dominance Over Semiconductors, Shipbuilding By Paul McLeary; Wednesday, March 10, 2021 4:39 PM "We dealt with this in the 5G debate and to me it wasn't just a matter of Huawei and ZTE technology allowing [China] to spy on people around the world," Rep. Mike Gallagher said. "It was them being able to use that dominant market position in 5G in order to either shut down networks or coerce other countries into doing their bidding."    Intel Still Needs Humans In Age Of AI: Lt. Gen. Potter By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.; Wednesday, March 10, 2021 2:09 PM Artificial intelligence can't prepare an in-depth assessment of de-escalation options or build relationships with foreign allies who have sources Americans don't, said the Army's deputy chief of staff for intel.   Breaking Defense 611 Broadway • New York, New York • 10012 unsubscribe