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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. 131 TONS of Thanksgiving Treats Move Out This Year By Paul McLeary; Wednesday, November 25, 2020 10:25 AM "Food is emotional, and this year more than ever, it's so important that DLA Troop Support got the turkeys, hams and all the trimmings to our troops wherever they are stationed," Col. Eric McCoy, DLA troop support subsistence director, says.   Aboard USS Ford: More Weapons, More Launches, Faster & Safer By Robbin Laird; Wednesday, November 25, 2020 10:00 AM SOMEWHERE OFF THE EAST COAST: When our aging C-2 Greyhound aircraft took off from the USS Gerald R. Ford the experience was clearly different. Propelled by the electro-magnetic system that has replaced steam catapults it was much smoother and much quicker. The new launch and landing systems provide key tools for a significant reshaping of the…   Budget Up, French Army Preps For Major Wargames With US By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.; Wednesday, November 25, 2020 4:00 AM After decades fighting guerrillas and terrorists, France is refocusing on Russia and China with increased budgets, intensified training, stronger divisions, and new armored vehicles — much like the US. But the French approach is still very different.   JAIC To Evangelize AI Across DoD By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.; Tuesday, November 24, 2020 4:11 PM "Artificial Intelligence… is not a black box that a contractor is going to deliver to you," Lt. Gen. Michael Groen says. "It's commander's business at every level[:] What data drives your decision-making?"   RCO To Manage ABMS Buys; Tankers First To Sport New Data Links By Theresa Hitchens; Tuesday, November 24, 2020 4:10 PM "When you can launch an austere airbase in a space capsule, that's frickin' awesome," says AF acquisition head Will Roper about the idea of suborbital transport spacecraft.   Dunlap On Zero Trust, Agility & ADO Cybersecurity By Colin Clark; Tuesday, November 24, 2020 11:30 AM In part four of our exclusive video interview, Preston Dunlap discusses one of toughest challenges to All Domain Operations: integrating an effective tactical edge node into the larger network.   MQ-9 Reapers to the UAE: Why Now? By Chyrine Mezher; Tuesday, November 24, 2020 7:01 AM BEIRUT: The United Arab Emirates has long sought advanced American armed drones. That day appears to be close. The US State Department has notified Congress it plans to sell 18 battle-ready MQ-9B drones worth an estimated $2.9 billion to the UAE as part of a bigger deal that includes up to 50 F-35 fighter jets, as…   New International Partnerships Could Spur Hosted Payloads: Gen. Thompson By Theresa Hitchens; Monday, November 23, 2020 2:40 PM SMC is "working on innovative relationships with, believe it or not, the Netherlands and Luxembourg, and some other places you wouldn't think of as traditional spacefaring nations," says Gen. DT Thompson, Space Force vice.   Israelis Confirm PM Netanyahu Visits Saudis; Denials Follow By Arie Egozi; Monday, November 23, 2020 11:13 AM Israel's Defense Ministry approved participation of some major Israeli defense companies in the IDEX defense exhibition planned for Feb 2021 in Abu Dhabi's National Exhibition Center.   Breaking Defense 611 Broadway • New York, New York • 10012 unsubscribe