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US Must Weigh 'Strategic Impacts' Of Arming The Heavens: Aerospace "I think probably the biggest single thing that I know Gen. Raymond is working on … is really fleshing out that long-term vision for the Space Force," Justin Johnson, acting deputy assistant secretary for space policy says.

Crippled Icebreaker Healy To Get Complex Rebuild; Huge Engine Heads To Panama Canal Yesterday, the Coast Guard moved a 23-year-old and 106-ton engine onto a barge in Baltimore for a long trip to the West Coast.

Army Seeks Electric Scout By 2025 The Light Reconnaissance Vehicle, an off-road truck to scout ahead of airborne and light infantry units, could lead the Army's move to electric motors. But electrifying heavy cargo trucks, let alone tanks, could take decades.

First Joint Exercise To Test All-Domain Capabilities: Valiant Shield 2020 The exercise also served as the Air Force's third "On Ramp" demo for its Advanced Battle Management System (ABMS), demonstrating a new software for battlefield situational awareness.

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First Joint Exercise To Test All-Domain Capabilities: Valiant Shield 2020 The exercise also served as the Air Force's third "On Ramp" demo for its Advanced Battle Management System (ABMS), demonstrating a new software for battlefield situational awareness.

From 'Frankengoggle' To Battle-Ready: Army IVAS The experimental targeting goggles field-tested last fall didn't work in the rain. The ruggedized version to be tested this month will fix that flaw – and more, the Army says.

Army Tripled OTA Prototyping To $4.8B In Just 3 Years: GAO Other Transaction Authority prototyping tripled from 2017's $1.6 billion, while other non-traditional vehicles, like research grants, declined from $730 million to $590 million.

GDLS Gets $1.2B For 144 Army Anti-Aircraft Strykers General Dynamics Land Systems can now order materials to start building the first 28 vehicles, worth a total of $230 million, in 2021.

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Esper Outlines New Navy, But Big Questions Remain

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Esper Outlines New Navy, But Big Questions Remain Convincing Congress that cutting carriers, building hundreds of unmanned ships, and constructing new classes of small boats will take some work.

Joint Chiefs In Quarantine — Except Commandant; HASC Chair Slams Trump's 'Recklessness' One day after President Trump told the country not to worry about COVID-19, all but one member of Joint Chiefs of Staff are forced into lockdown. The head of Cyber Command is in quarantine as well.

Treat AI As Intelligence — Not Technology The US military is rolling out AI-enabled projects like the Air Force's Airborne Battle Management System or the Army's Project Convergence. But the novelty of these demonstrations and the effort required to pull them off suggest that—unlike Silicon Valley—DoD is struggling to incorporate AI into its combat systems, aircraft, ships, and other equipment.  DoD promulgated an…

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[Breaking] Joint Chiefs In Quarantine — Except Commandant; HASC Chair Slams Trump’s ‘Recklessness’

WASHINGTON: Hours after President Trump turned his struggle against COVID into a dramatic White House photo op by removing his mask for the cameras, the virus forced six of the seven Joint Chiefs of Staff to self-quarantine after being exposed.

Breaking News:     Joint Chiefs In Quarantine — Except Commandant; HASC Chair Slams Trump's 'Recklessness' WASHINGTON: Hours after President Trump turned his struggle against COVID into a dramatic White House photo op by removing his mask for the cameras, the virus forced six of the seven Joint Chiefs of Staff to self-quarantine after being exposed.   Read more » Breaking Defense 611 Broadway • New York, New York • 10012 unsubscribe

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Treat AI As Intelligence — Not Technology The US military is rolling out AI-enabled projects like the Air Force's Airborne Battle Management System or the Army's Project Convergence. But the novelty of these demonstrations and the effort required to pull them off suggest that—unlike Silicon Valley—DoD is struggling to incorporate AI into its combat systems, aircraft, ships, and other equipment.  DoD promulgated an…

From 'Frankengoggle' To Battle-Ready: Army IVAS The experimental targeting goggles field-tested last fall didn't work in the rain. The ruggedized version to be tested this month will fix that flaw – and more, the Army says.

Mitchell Touts Low-Cost Drones As 'Force Multipliers' The study cautions that no matter how smart, drones only "are complementary, force-multiplying capabilities, not replacements for 5th generation stealth aircraft" such as F-35 and F-22 fighter jets, and B-21 bombers.

Lockheed Martin Joins The Skyborg Fray With Phase 2 Award Lockheed Martin's award means that all three big defense primes with deep ties to the Air Force now are in the running for Skyborg.

JEDI Delay Doesn't Derail DoD Cloud: Pentagon CIO The Pentagon is finding alternative clouds while waiting for JEDI, Dana Deasy said, so it can upgrade them to JEDI as soon as the courts allow.

Rafael CEO: Israeli Firm Plans US Expansion EXCLUSIVE The Rafael CEO confirmed for the first time that Rafael is developing next-generation air-to-air missiles to combat cruise missiles.

Army Wants New Mega-Jammer In 2023: TLS-EAB Mounted on a pair of heavy trucks, the Terrestrial Layer System – Echelons Above Brigade (TLS-EAB) will do long-range jamming for high-level HQs – and fry the circuits of incoming enemy missiles as well.

Worried About Chinese Backdoors, Lord Pushes For New Tech Strategy Ellen Lord said DoD is working to develop a "microelectronics strategy," to bring manufacturing and testing to the US

Army Wrestles With 'Information Advantage' A host of high-tech specialties will have to work together, Lt. Gen. Stephen Fogarty said, so "stop fighting and start figuring out how to integrate the capability."

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From ‘Frankengoggle’ To Battle-Ready: Army IVAS

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From 'Frankengoggle' To Battle-Ready: Army IVAS The experimental targeting goggles field-tested last fall didn't work in the rain. The ruggedized version to be tested this month will fix that flaw – and more, the Army says.

Longer Navy Deployments, Fewer Port Calls To Manage COVID The COVID pandemic "has added complexity" to the Navy's plans, Vice Adm. John Nowell told reporters today. "But the [deployment schedule] has not changed."

F-15EX Radar Win Buoys Raytheon Market Hopes "There's definitely a big future for the export version of the AN/APG-82," says Michelle Styczynski, F-15 Senior Product Line Director for Raytheon Intelligence & Space.

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[Breaking] Longer Navy Deployments, Fewer Port Calls To Manage COVID

WASHINGTON: The Navy will continue its new COVID-era practice of longer deployments with fewer port calls, as leaders feel they have found a difficult but winning strategy for keeping the virus in check among its crews.

Breaking News:     Longer Navy Deployments, Fewer Port Calls To Manage COVID WASHINGTON: The Navy will continue its new COVID-era practice of longer deployments with fewer port calls, as leaders feel they have found a difficult but winning strategy for keeping the virus in check among its crews.   Read more » Breaking Defense 611 Broadway • New York, New York • 10012 unsubscribe