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A News Roundup for the Week Ahead Northrop Grumman is Out-Hacking the World's Hackers. Presented by Northrop Grumman By the time most cyber threats are detected, it's too late.  It's why Northrop Grumman Cyber is defining possible by helping you identify threats before they get the chance to strike. Army, Air Force Get Serious On JADC2: Joint Exercises In 2021 By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.; Friday, October 9, 2020 5:00 PM "Gen. Brown" – the Air Force Chief of Staff – "and I are both committed to making this happen," Army Chief of Staff Gen. James McConville tells Breaking Defense. "It starts at the top."   US OKs F-35s & F-18s For Finland Fighter Fight By Paul McLeary; Friday, October 9, 2020 3:48 PM The new fighters are part of a much larger modernization effort in Helsinki that includes replacing seven retiring guided missile ships with four bleeding edge multirole corvettes.   SDA Missile Tracking A 'Strategic Win' For L3Harris, SpaceX By Theresa Hitchens; Friday, October 9, 2020 7:01 AM ""Where will the money for this program come from, and will it means less money for the Space Force and all the existing space programs of record?" asks Secure World Foundation's Brian Weeden.   Navy Scours Budget To Build More Ships; SecNav Looks To WWII Carriers As Model For Future By Paul McLeary; Thursday, October 8, 2020 3:27 PM In his first substantive public comments about the fleet since assuming the job in May, Kenneth Braithwaite talks about carrier cuts, pumping up shipbuilding budget, and promises from Defense secretary Esper   New Pentagon Strategy To Share Data Like Ammunition By Kelsey Atherton; Thursday, October 8, 2020 2:42 PM ALBUQUERQUE: The new Department of Defense Data Strategy is designed to flatten the obstacles — technical and cultural — that prevent easy data sharing across the military services to enable the Pentagon's push towards Joint All-Domain Command and Control (JADC2). Getting the right data, into the right hands, in a timely and useful manner, without any…   Starship Troopers? TRANSCOM-SpaceX Accord Raises Policy Eyebrows By Theresa Hitchens; Thursday, October 8, 2020 11:58 AM Point-to-point space transport is "a decade plus, maybe even multiple decades, in the future for that to be economical and practical from any commercial standpoint," Carissa Christensen, CEO of Bryce Space and Technologies, says.   US Must Weigh 'Strategic Impacts' Of Arming The Heavens: Aerospace By Theresa Hitchens; Wednesday, October 7, 2020 4:52 PM "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 By Paul McLeary; Wednesday, October 7, 2020 2:56 PM 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 By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.; Wednesday, October 7, 2020 1:43 PM 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 By Theresa Hitchens; Wednesday, October 7, 2020 7:01 AM 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.   Esper Outlines New Navy, But Big Questions Remain By Paul McLeary; Tuesday, October 6, 2020 6:36 PM 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' By Paul McLeary; Tuesday, October 6, 2020 3:23 PM 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 By Dan Patt; Tuesday, October 6, 2020 7:01 AM 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 By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.; Monday, October 5, 2020 3:58 PM 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 By Paul McLeary; Monday, October 5, 2020 3:14 PM The COVID pandemic "has added complexity" to the Navy's plans, Vice Adm. Phil Sawyer said. "But the [deployment schedule] has not changed."   Breaking Defense 611 Broadway • New York, New York • 10012 unsubscribe