IC Net Assessment: Interview With Director Flynn
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The new office will, director Dan Flynn told me, assess what other intelligence agencies around the world are doing and why, what the most effective technologies will be to cope with those changes, how the world is changing strategically and make recommendations to the Director of National Intelligence.
Revolutionary SATCOM Vision Hits Raymond’s Desk: AFSPC
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The vision itself isn’t the only thing that is needed, industry sources say. A concept of operations is required for how the Air Force will manage different user needs and interact with different industry providers. “The vision is out, but there is no concept of operations,” said one source.
‘Hurricane Bo-Jo’: EU Readies To Cope With Brexit
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The one thing Boris Johnson and his DUDE — Deliver, Unite, Defeat, Energize — partisans have in common with their opponents is that they all want to see a quick end to a process that has paralyzed the debate about Europe’s future and created a climate of instability which only NATO’s foes can find suitable.
Saudis Had No Intel On Iranian Oil Strikes; Mossad, Bibi Brief Defense Cabinet
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Israeli sources said the Saudis had no clue something might happen. “It seems that the Americans were also in the dark, which is very worrying. A greater cause for worry, is if Washington knew and did not share the data in time with the Saudis” one source said.
CBO: Navy Shipbuilding Plan Off — By $200 Billion
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The Navy faces huge hurdles in trying to get to 355 ships – but a new shipbuilding plan due in coming weeks could change the whole calculus.
Who Will Build 651 Parachuting Trucks For The Army?
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Auto giant General Motors is the outsider in a competition against two teams of companies with decades of defense experience: Oshkosh-Flyer and Polaris-SAIC.
AFRL Cyber Center To Train How To Hack Sensors (Think IoT)
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The Air Force sees the New Mexico training environment as eventually becoming a cyber training range for the entire Defense Department.
US Scrambles As Both Parties Oppose Trump On Kurds
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The Pentagon and State Department spent much of Monday scrambling to respond to the White House’s Sunday night announcement. Three days earlier Defense Secretary Mark Esper told reporters he and the Turkish Defense Minister had reached an agreement on joint US/Turkish patrols in northern Syria.
Bradley Replacement: Army Risks Third Failure In A Row
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With the surprise disqualification of the Raytheon-Rheinmetall Lynx, the Army has effectively left itself with one competitor for the Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle, General Dynamics — unless the Pentagon or Congress intervene.