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A News Roundup for the Week Ahead Cellular And Wi-Fi Network Characterization In A Payload Presented by Parsons We have been the industry leader in cellular network characterization with the Integrated Collection System (ICS) product line since 2000. The ICS has been a payload on unmanned platforms since 2009, flying countless survey missions. Learn more Digital Design Revolution Key To All Domain Ops: Air & Space Officials Say By Theresa Hitchens; Friday, July 9, 2021 2:50 PM Digital "transformation" is "critical to being able to maintain our advantage over peer competitors," Kristen Baldwin, Air Force deputy assistant secretary for science, technology & engineering, says.   DISA Seeks 'Radical' New Electromagnetic Battle Management System By Brad D. Williams; Friday, July 9, 2021 12:00 PM Prototypes should provide "a radically new set of capabilities," according to DISA. "This work has never been done before within the DoD and requires a novel approach."   Space RCO Head: Too Soon For Single Acquisition Shop By Theresa Hitchens; Friday, July 9, 2021 9:31 AM Space RCO is currently managing 13 classified programs, with another about to be initiated, said Director Mike Roberts.   Aegis Ashore Too Limited For Guam: Former INDO-PACOM Head By Harry Harris; Friday, July 9, 2021 8:53 AM The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) is reportedly finishing its study of command and control architecture options to best defend Guam, the farthest outpost of our homeland. This new C2 system must have three features: an open architecture, the ability to bring different services' radars and interceptors together, and disaggregation. Since leaving Indo-PACOM to pursue other…   Breaking Defense Welcomes New Editor in Chief, Navy Reporter to Team By Breaking Defense (pha); Thursday, July 8, 2021 3:54 PM Breaking Defense expands editorial team with Aaron Mehta and Justin Katz   Which Systems Can Be Improved With Better UX? All Of them. By Barry Rosenberg; Thursday, July 8, 2021 3:24 PM [Sponsored] "We have great technology, which is constantly being improved, but quite often the end user has been left to deal with the complexity of these systems," said Visual Logic Partner Andy Van Fleet.   Air Force 'Not There Yet' On Key Hurdle For Digital Revolution By Theresa Hitchens; Thursday, July 8, 2021 3:05 PM Darlene Costello, acting Air Force acquisition head, has issued a guidance document, called the Digital Building Code, for implementing the service's ambitious digital revolution.   Norway, Germany Team Up On Submarine, Missile Buy By Justin Katz; Thursday, July 8, 2021 1:53 PM The deal for six submarines and future Naval Strike Missiles is part of a long-term cooperation agreement the two countries signed in 2017.   Could 'Weather Intelligence' Take The Pentagon By Storm? By Theresa Hitchens; Thursday, July 8, 2021 7:00 AM A weather "data coverage gap exists in areas that we operate on a regular basis in the military," says Dan Stillman, director of marketing for Tomorrow.io's space and government division.   Pentagon Watchdog Warns Services About Cyber Threat In 3D Printing By Justin Katz; Wednesday, July 7, 2021 2:38 PM A Pentagon watchdog's new report brings together the services' lacking efforts in cybersecurity and ambitious strides in additive manufacturing.   Government's 'Critical Software' Rules Could Drive Away Industry By Brad D. Williams; Wednesday, July 7, 2021 2:25 PM "It's quite possible that if [the government] doesn't get this right, then none of those companies will want to do business with government," defense acquisition expert Bill Greenwalt told Breaking Defense. "That's extremely problematic."   Who's Who in Defense: Kirsten Gillibrand, Chair, SASC Personnel Subcommittee By Breaking Defense (pha); Wednesday, July 7, 2021 10:48 AM Gillibrand chairs a subcommittee with jurisdiction over matters relating to military and DoD civilian personnel policies, including military healthcare, education, and compensation and benefits.   Lockheed, IAI Tie Up On Missile Defense Is Bad News For Boeing By Arie Egozi; Wednesday, July 7, 2021 10:14 AM The team up is expected to knock Boeing from its current workshare agreement with IAI.   DoD Kills JEDI, Pivots To Multi-Cloud By Brad D. Williams; Tuesday, July 6, 2021 5:39 PM Acting DoD CIO John Sherman said Microsoft and AWS will likely be invited to bid on JWCC, and DoD will also look at the capabilities of other US-based cloud service providers, such as Google, IBM, and Oracle.   ICEYE Eyes DoD, IC With New Daily SAR-Sat Capability By Theresa Hitchens; Tuesday, July 6, 2021 5:08 PM ICEYE's synthetic aperture radar system can now track changes at bases or at sea on a daily basis, which the company is touting as game-changing.   Breaking Defense 611 Broadway • New York, New York • 10012 unsubscribe