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Special operators had planned for FARA to take the role of the AH-6, but the program’s cancellation “changed our equation,” a SOCOM official said. “So we’re going to be sustaining those aircraft for a long time.”
By Michael Marrow“We do have indications that this was the suspected work of a malign actor and we cannot rule out state involvement,” Grant Shapps, UK defense secretary told lawmakers.
By Tim Martin“Our first challenge is to strengthen our workforce, more specifically to address the shortfalls in those specific masteries and experience levels that constrain our capacity to grow,” the chief of the Royal Australian Air Force said.
By Colin ClarkMulti-Domain Operations: Global C2 and Joint Operations
Counter-UAS, ISR sensors, autonomous platforms all depend on truly secure cloud computing.
By Breaking DefenseMeanwhile, the report says, the Space Force should be in charge of pursuing large networks of small satellites under the Space Development Agency’s Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture (PWSA) — differentiating its “tactical ISR” job from the “strategic” mission of NRO.
By Theresa Hitchens“We haven’t seen … the arrival of that many different, I would call ecosystems or capabilities, going that fast together in quite some time,” SOCOM Commander Gen. Bryan Fenton said of new technologies changing the nature of warfare.
By Michael MarrowThe system includes a radar, as well as links to a 30mm gun and missile system for downing threats within ranges of seven kilometers and 15,000 feet, according to a company executive.
By Seth J. FrantzmanThe capabilities the companies described as part of the ICS are similar to what Pentagon officials have said is needed for Joint All Domain Command and Control.
By Justin KatzForward Observer: Technologies for 21st Century Security
Gen. Micael Byden, Supreme Ccmmander of Sweden’s military, sat down with Breaking Defense during a recent visit to Washington.
By Aaron MehtaHelsinki had considered the “wise” move of storing some equipment out of Moscow’s reach for years, but NATO membership cut through red tape, Finnish officials told Breaking Defense.
By Lee FerranThe status change should give the Space Force more weight in debate about how to share acquisition authority for commercial intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance.
By Theresa HitchensThe Defense Department wants to explore Large Language Models for everything from paperwork to war plans – without being misled by hallucinations or having sensitive information sucked up by commercial LLMs hungry for training data.
By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.
In this op-ed, Jeffrey Nadaner lays out ways to modernize the Defense Production Act to better serve the defense industrial base.
By Jeffrey “Jeb” Nadaner