New Space BMC2 System To Debut at Corona: Raymond
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“A lot of the challenges we face in space are big data problems,” says Gen. John Raymond, who is dual-hatted as commander of Space Command and Air Force Space Command.
EW, Cyber Require Next-Gen Hardware: Conley
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It’s not all about AI and software. You need hardware compact enough — and secure enough — to deploy into a war zone.
EXCLUSIVE: Drones Now Dominate Israeli Flying Operations
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“Last year 78 percent of the IAF’s operational flight hours were performed by UAS. This year the number jumped and is 80 percent,” Lt. Col. S. told me at the Tel-Nof Air Force base, where the largest Israeli drone, the Heron-TP flies from. Breaking Defense was granted exclusive access to the White Eagle squadron there.
DoD Reworking Arms Sales To Curb Civilian Casualties & Counter China
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A new system will retrain 20,000 DoD employees to work within the National Defense Strategy, while shifting focus to new areas of the world.
Air Force Brass Lead New SpaceCom Subcommand
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CFSCC’s mission includes executing “tactical control over globally dispersed Air Force, Army, and Navy space units that command satellites in every orbital regime.”
Trump’s Ukraine Intervention May Violate FCPA, Arms Export Laws: Experts
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The president’s personal intervention was “highly improper,” one arms export expert says, concluding that the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act “appears to have been criminally violated here.”
US Sends More Troops, Patriots, And Radars To Saudi; But Are They The Right Defense?
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“We’ve seen this coming,” but governments “haven’t been preparing to go after not only UAS but cruise missiles.”
AFRL Issues New Tech Challenge, Uses Bespoke Contracts
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AFRL’s new Air Force Explore challenge intends to make four to seven awards, each in the $1 million to $2 million range.
Raytheon’s New Peregrine Missile: Smaller, Faster, More Maneuverable [Sponsored]
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Raytheon’s StormBreaker Small Diameter Bomb II guided glide bomb “means that enemies can’t hide behind adverse weather, smoke or dust, anymore. Its tri-mode seeker is one-of-kind technology and gives pilots the ability to destroy moving targets from standoff ranges,” says Kim Ernzen, vice president for Air Warfare Systems.
The Navy Is Back In Iceland, But Left Its Carrier At Home
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The 2nd Fleet wants to “decentralize decision making and allow the on-scene commander to take the initiative,” Vice Adm. Andrew Lewis says.