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USS Vinson Flies F-35s & Quietly Readies For New Refueling Drone Headlines have celebrated the carrier's new F-35s — but the Navy also added upgrades to the Vinson for the MQ-25 refueling drone, which could be a game-changer for future ops.

SMC Saves $53M Reusing SpaceX Boosters For GPS III SpaceX has launched with a previously used Falcon 9 booster 38 times, says Michael Ellis, director at SpaceX's National Security Space Launch director.

Longer-Range Missiles & More AI: Project Convergence 2021 Next fall, the Army aims to test a new artificial intelligence for artillery and fire the prototype PrSM missile to its full 300-plus-mile range — once they find a venue that's big enough.

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Senate Skeptical Of F-35 Sale To UAE Despite White House Push "It doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out that if Israel's the only country in the Middle East that has F-35s, that selling it to someone else no longer produces that qualitative military edge," Sen. Bob Menedez said.

AFWERX Seeks Next Breakthrough Tech Market For Investment "I think we need something like a PEO that is wholly focused on commercial enterprise," says Air Force acquisition czar Will Roper.

SIA Calls For Space Traffic Rules ASAP SIA says there could be as many as 107,671 satellites on orbit by 2029. There are now slightly fewer than 3,000.

Marine F-35s Share Targeting Data With Army: Project Convergence The Army's future-warfare exercise overcame a host of technical glitches to link systems ranging from NRO and NGA spy satellites to Marine Corps fighter jets.

Are The Days Of Manned Fighters REALLY Numbered? The Observe and Orient steps of the OODA Loop are the heart and soul of dogfighting—the two most critical elements in the OODA sequence. No system in the world can touch a human's ability to capture and process those tasks.

Air Force Eyes 'Autonomous Tanker' For KC-46 Follow-On: Roper "One of those next strategic questions for the Air Force is going to be: can you defend a tanker against an onslaught of fighters, who know that every tanker you kill is like killing a lot of fighters or bombers or drones that it supports?" says Air Force acquisition czar Will Roper.

Picking 1st ABMS Capabilities A Top Issue At Air Force Corona The technologies that allowed a tracked howitzer to shoot down a cruise missile in the Sept. 3 ABMS On Ramp was "a Sputnik or Alpha-Go moment where AI did something that could not have been done otherwise," says Will Roper.

Space Force-NASA Accord Highlights Cooperation Beyond Earth Orbit US discovery and exploitation of rare earth minerals from the Moon and asteroids "could change the balance of power on Earth," enthused NASA Administration Jim Bridenstine.

NGI Is The System The Nation Needs Now [Sponsored] To return GMD to a true deterrent, MDA must choose a partner with a track record of delivering across complex never fail missions. The nation deserves a partner who can leverage hit to kill technology, space programs, and strategic ballistic missiles capabilities and use them to modernize our missile defense in the face of an ever-persistent threat.

AFRL Satellite To Track Up To The Moon; Space Force-NASA Tout Cooperation "If you look at the orbits of the stuff that's going around the Moon, It looks like a drunken sailor wandering around as compared to the orbits that we're used to describing closer to the Earth," AFRL's Col. Eric Felt says.

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In this Viewpoint from Rolls-Royce North America, Craig McVay, senior vice president of strategic campaigns and retired Marine Corps fixed-wing aviator, discusses how the company is bringing advanced technology and support to the USAF B-52 re-engining program.

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Senate Skeptical Of F-35 Sale To UAE Despite White House Push

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Senate Skeptical Of F-35 Sale To UAE Despite White House Push "It doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out that if Israel's the only country in the Middle East that has F-35s, thet selling it to someone else no longer produces that qualitative military edge," Sen. Bob Menedez said.

No to Trump: Former VCJCS Selva, 488 Other Former Top NatSec Leaders Ten days ago the Trump campaign released a letter signed by 235 former military officers, including eight four-star general officers.

AFWERX Seeks Next Breakthrough Tech Market For Investment "I think we need something like a PEO that is wholly focused on commercial enterprise," says Air Force acquisition czar Will Roper.

SIA Calls For Space Traffic Rules ASAP SIA says there could be as many as 107,671 satellites on orbit by 2029. There are now slightly fewer than 3,000.

Marine F-35s Share Targeting Data With Army: Project Convergence The Army's future-warfare exercise overcame a host of technical glitches to link systems ranging from NRO and NGA spy satellites to Marine Corps fighter jets.

Are The Days Of Manned Fighters REALLY Numbered? The Observe and Orient steps of the OODA Loop are the heart and soul of dogfighting—the two most critical elements in the OODA sequence. No system in the world can touch a human's ability to capture and process those tasks.

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New Ships In Navy Plan = No 'Slaughter Across The Beach' For Marines The new ships will come from the Navy budget, and "the Marines are not asking for a nickel more," from Congress, Commandant Gen. David Berger said.

Marine Corps' Builds New Littoral Regiment, Eye On Fake Chinese Islands The Corps is looking for a unit that is "very low signature and that give us the firepower that we need to be a relevant force that provides consequences, should we get past the deterrence phase,"  Maj. Gen. Kevin Iiams, assistant deputy commandant of Combat Development, said.

Draft House Continuing Resolution To Fund Columbia Sub; McConnell Says No The draft bill comes after budget talks between House Dems and the White House fell apart on Friday. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell rejected today's proposal out of hand.

PACOM Chief Warns Of Threat To Guam; China Presses Hard "China has a profound advantage in ballistic missiles against the United States," he said. "They also have a profound advantage in ground-launched cruise missiles. We have to get into that offensive force game as well."

How The US Is Preparing To Hunt New Chinese, Russian Subs "It's pretty well-known now that our homeland is no longer a sanctuary," Vice Adm. Daryl Caudle, Submarine Forces Atlantic says. "So we have to be prepared here to conduct high-end combat operations in local waters."

JROC Struggles To Build 'Information Advantage' Requirement "I'm not sure exactly how we're going to document what information advantage really is," says Vice JCS Chief Gen. John Hyten, who chairs the Joint Requirements Oversight Council.

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Air Force Eyes ‘Autonomous Tanker’ For KC-46 Follow-On: Roper

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Air Force Eyes 'Autonomous Tanker' For KC-46 Follow-On: Roper "One of those next strategic questions for the Air Force is going to be: can you defend a tanker against an onslaught of fighters, who know that every tanker you kill is like killing a lot of fighters or bombers or drones that it supports?" says Air Force acquisition czar Will Roper.

Picking 1st ABMS Capabilities A Top Issue At Air Force Corona The technologies that allowed a tracked howitzer to shoot down a cruise missile in the Sept. 3 ABMS On Ramp was "a Sputnik or Alpha-Go moment where AI did something that could not have been done otherwise," says Will Roper.

Pushing Data 'From Space To Mud': Project Convergence "I have never in my life seen the cooperation between the agencies…the services…[and] across the Army" that's happening in this fall's wargames, Army space expert Willie Nelson told me.

New Ships In Navy Plan = No 'Slaughter Across The Beach' For Marines The new ships will come from the Navy budget, and "the Marines are not asking for a nickel more," from Congress, Commandant Gen. David Berger said.

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