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A News Roundup for the Week Ahead It's Impossible To Connect The Joint Force As One. Until It's Not. Presented by Northrop Grumman We provide powerful, scalable networks and capabilities that enable the joint force as one across every domain, service and mission.  Learn more. Chinese Party Sets Bold Military Goal: 'Mechanized & Informationized' By 2027 By Dean Cheng; Monday, November 23, 2020 4:01 AM This marks Dean Cheng's first op-ed for us as a member of the Breaking Defense Board of Contributors. One of the world's preeminent experts on the Chinese military, Cheng demonstrates here the sophistication and subtlety of analysis he is known for. What does the west need to do to better manage its relationships with China…   Navy Sub Bosses Bullish, But Questions Over Building New Fleet Remain By Paul McLeary; Friday, November 20, 2020 5:05 PM Esper's Navy plan remains stuck at the White House, but with the Trump term running out, what parts of it will survive?   Space Force Struggles To Shape New Acquisition Command By Theresa Hitchens; Friday, November 20, 2020 2:11 PM "There is history; there is legacy; there is politics; there is money — obstacles that we're going to have to overcome to do this," says SMC head Gen. 'JT' Thompson.   Aircraft Readiness Is Bad & Getting Worse: GAO By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.; Friday, November 20, 2020 11:38 AM Of 46 types of aircraft surveyed – from the new F-35 to the aging JSTARS – not one met the Pentagon's goal of being 80 percent "mission capable." Most of them, in fact, keep getting worse.   Space Force Ponders NSSL Revamp For New Missions By Theresa Hitchens; Thursday, November 19, 2020 6:02 PM "I don't think we're at the position to know both what the demand is, but also where industry is going, what's the viable way to consider other orbits if we were asked to do," says Col. Robert Bongiovi, director of SMC's Space Vehicles Directorate.   Peterson, Redstone Back In Race For SPACECOM HQ By Theresa Hitchens; Thursday, November 19, 2020 6:01 PM Newcomers to the contest are: Kirtland AFB, New Mexico; Offutt AFB, Nebraska; Patrick AFB, Florida; and Port San Antonio, Texas.    Let Your Robots Off The Leash – Or Lose: AI Experts By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.; Thursday, November 19, 2020 4:51 PM In DARPA-Army experiments, soldiers tried to micromanage their drones and ground robots, slowing their reaction times and restricting their tactics. Can AIs earn troops' trust?   Preston Dunlap: 'A Thousand Kill Chains In Your Pocket' By Colin Clark; Thursday, November 19, 2020 3:09 PM In part three of our exclusive video interview, Preston Dunlap chats about the remarkable idea of a CAOC in a tablet and how it can help strengthen and make more flexible the kill chain.   Use Legacy Systems as Tech Playgrounds for Innovation By Mackenzie Eaglen; Thursday, November 19, 2020 3:59 AM The Pentagon must avoid the ancient Roman tactic of "burning the bridge behind them" by immediately throwing aside older weapons systems in favor of wholesale investments in new technologies and platforms. While force modernization is necessary, the Department of Defense does not have the time, track record, or the funding to rapidly field replacements to…   Army Will Protect Key Weapons From Post-COVID Cuts: Pasquarette By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.; Wednesday, November 18, 2020 5:34 PM When defense budgets fell in the past, "the easy button" has been cutting modernization to protect manpower and readiness, Lt. Gen. James Pasquarette says. "It's going to be different this time." around."   What Acting SecDef Miller's Special Ops Shift Means By Paul McLeary; Wednesday, November 18, 2020 4:56 PM The move "will put special operations command on par with the military services for the first time," acting SecDef Chris Miller announced today   It's Open Architectures For ALL New Weapons As JROC Sets JADC2 Requirements By Theresa Hitchens; Wednesday, November 18, 2020 4:44 PM Joint All-Domain Command and Control "will fundamentally change how we fight as a as a nation, and will change how we organize, train and equip," Air Force director of operational capabilities Maj. Gen. Dawn Dunlop says.    Israel Kills 10 Iranians In Large Air Strike Against Targets In Syria By Arie Egozi; Wednesday, November 18, 2020 11:09 AM TEL AVIV: Israel launched its largest military strike in years against Syria last night shortly after the International Atomic Energy Agency reported a significant increase in Iran's stockpiles of nuclear material, with levels of enriched uranium now 12 times those agreed in the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). The Israelis used gliding bombs and…   Making DoD Security Operations Centers More Effective: Security Automation [Sponsored] By Splunk; Wednesday, November 18, 2020 8:56 AM Security orchestration, automation, and response (SOAR) software frees DoD analysts to apply cognitive skills to actually fixing problems.   Breaking Defense 611 Broadway • New York, New York • 10012 unsubscribe