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A News Roundup for the Week Ahead Collins Aerospace: Enabling Open Systems Collins Aerospace enables agility and flexibility for sixth-generation fighters by building around an open systems architecture and engineering approach. Learn More. NOAA plans 'initial' civil alternate to DoD space tracking system by 2024: senior official By Theresa Hitchens NOAA next week will issue first requests for proposal to industry asking for help in setting requirements for an unclassified space tracking and collision warning system, said Steve Volz, who currently manages the effort.   In White House's new Indo-Pacific strategy, much seems familiar By Valerie Insinna "Our objective is not to change China but to shape the strategic environment in which it operates, building a balance of influence in the world that is maximally favorable to the United States, our allies and partners, and the interests and values we share," the strategy states.   Is Australian Defense Minister Dutton eyeing top party job? By Colin Clark It was a busy week in Australian politics, with accusations of Chinese meddling in the opposition Labor party and a text message scandal.   How the Ukraine situation could impact Israel's strategies for Syria and Iran By Arie Egozi Israel relies on good relations with Russia to enable operations in Syria. What happens if Russia invades Ukraine, though?   Is the goal of JADC2 to connect sensors to shooters or should it be command and control? By Barry Rosenberg C2 will be particularly important in scenarios where US forces are met with anti-access/area denial countermeasures potentially more suitable for autonomous aerial and ground systems.   Hey OMB – Defense needs $816B for FY23 By John Ferrari John Ferrari of AEI lays out why it would benefit the Biden White House to give a big defense budget topline now — and how DoD should spend the money.   Lawmakers urge SEC to propose mandatory cybersecurity reporting rules By Jaspreet Gill "America's economic prosperity is linked to strong cybersecurity defenses in the private sector," the letter says.   State Department approves $13B F-15EX sale to Indonesia, on heels of Rafale deal By Valerie Insinna Indonesian Defence Minister Prabowo Subianto had previously indicated that Indonesia was interested in buying both Rafales and the F-15EX, as part of a major defense spending increase planned for the coming decades.   Pentagon's POET in space wraps orbital data fusion demo By Theresa Hitchens On-board, or "edge," processing is key to SDA's plans to develop a satellite network that can gather data from multiple sensors on the ground, at sea and in space to provide operators with precise, near-real-time targeting information.   Sikorsky-Boeing team to use Honeywell engine to power FLRAA offering By Andrew Eversden The Army's contract award will come later this year.   If Aerojet merger fails, Lockheed to look for other acquisition opportunities By Valerie Insinna If the Aerojet acquisition "doesn't come to fruition, we'll look at our available capital and we'll apply it to the next highest best use," which could be further mergers and acquisition, said Lockheed CEO Jim Taiclet.   Boeing offers P-8A to replace Canada's CP-140 patrol fleet By Justin Katz Boeing's offer comes as the US Navy has stopped purchasing new P-8As for the foreseeable future.   New Army climate strategy aims for microgrids and tactical electric vehicles By Andrew Eversden The strategy pushes the service to significantly reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by 2035, and train soldiers to climate-ravaged combat zones.   Bloomberg named as new head of Defense Innovation Board By Valerie Insinna Bloomberg, the former New York City mayor and presidential candidate, will lead the panel of tech and business experts tasked with advising Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin.   Marines' new aviation plan in the works: General By Justin Katz The Marine Corps has not published a new aviation plan since 2019, and the new one could mean big changes.   No love from Russia for UN military space norms meeting By Theresa Hitchens The formal planning meeting adjourned to a private venue after the clock ran out on interpretation services at the Palais de Nations and building management threatened to kill the lights on the diplomatic squabbling.      Army fires starting gun on $7.3 billion JLTV competition By Andrew Eversden Current maker of the infantry vehicle, Oshkosh Defense, must face competitors to be Army/Marine supplier.   JAIC developing first-of-its-kind 'integration layer' for AI algorithms By Jaspreet Gill "So if you don't have an integration layer like that, then you have to go find all of the data sources yourself… This is something we don't have yet in the department," Lt. Gen. Michael Groen told Breaking Defense.   To catch China and Russia in hypersonic race, US must embrace risk now By Lee Ferran The US doesn't have to replicate Chinese or Russian efforts but invest smarter.   Air Force officially looking for vendors to potentially replace E-3 AWACs By Valerie Insinna In a new solicitation, the Air Force states it could put a company under contract in fiscal 2023 to make the first two prototype E-3 replacement airplanes.   A robo-Black Hawk helicopter flew with no pilots for the first time By Jaspreet Gill The Aircrew Labor In-Cockpit Automation System, or ALIAS, was outfitted on a UH-60A Black Hawk at Fort Campbell, KY, for a simulated flight through an "obstacle run" in "Manhattan" with no pilots on board.   Berger calls for 'deterrence by detection' in light of Russia-Ukraine tensions By Justin Katz "We have to have the capability to illuminate" adversarial actions, Berger said. "Some portion of that is so that we can understand how they're setting their pieces for battle. And part of it, frankly, is to bring it to international attention and expose it for what it is."   Defense Department still lacks FY23 topline budget figure: Wormuth By Aaron Mehta "We are going to have to make some hard choices, and everything is on the table," Army Secretary Christine Wormuth said about her service's next budget.   CENTCOM nominee wants a wary eye on 'predatory' China in Middle East By Valerie Insinna Lt. Gen. Erik Kurilla could take the helm of US forces in the Middle East, but at a time when European and Asian crises dominate the security conversation.   Trump-era nukes, Army programs likeliest FY23 budget cuts: Experts By Valerie Insinna With the release of the Pentagon's FY23 budget request likely only a month or so away, defense experts offered their best guesses about what programs might be on the chopping block.   The Pentagon wants to turn its 29 software factories into one 'ecosystem' By Jaspreet Gill The software factory ecosystem is one of the three major objectives outlined in DoD's new software modernization strategy, recently approved by Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks.   Exclusive: Kendall floats commercial space ideas to VP Harris [Updated] By Theresa Hitchens Kendall's memo was "a proactive effort by the department to support the Vice President, and ensure the Department of Defense can support Biden Administration efforts to foster a broader role for the commercial space sector in supporting a more resilient space capabilities," an Air Force official told Breaking Defense.   Breaking Defense 611 Broadway • New York, New York • 10012 unsubscribe