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A News Roundup for the Week Ahead Our NGI Team Will Help Keep Our Nation Secure. Presented by Northrop Grumman Missile Defense is critical to protecting our nation. Our unmatched NGI team combines unmatched experience and innovative technologies to address today's threats and tomorrow's challenges. Space Force Should Hire Commercial Tracking Services ASAP: 2021 NDAA By Theresa Hitchens; Friday, December 4, 2020 5:43 PM Congressional authorizers approved some $10.4 billion in Space Force RTD&E, an almost $85 million bump from the budget request.   Dunlap On Sharing Secret Data & The F-35 By Colin Clark; Friday, December 4, 2020 5:30 PM WASHINGTON: Welcome to the sixth of our video stories drawn from our almost hour-long interview with Preston Dunlap, Chief Architect of the Air and Space Forces. From that position, Dunlap helps guide the complex and far-reaching work the Air and Space Forces are doing in All Domain Operations, on JADC2,and, most centrally, on the Advanced Battle…   NDAA: Conference Cuts New Army Tech, Pluses Up Old By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.; Friday, December 4, 2020 5:16 PM The cutting-edge IVAS targeting goggles took a $230 million hit, while the latest upgrade to the venerable CH-47 Chinook – which the Army doesn't actually want – got a $165 million boost.   UAE F-35 Sale 'Possible' Before Biden's Sworn In, Trump Official Says; US Sold $175B In Arms By Paul McLeary; Friday, December 4, 2020 4:28 PM "I get asked if it's possible, absolutely it's possible," Heidi Grant, director of the Defense Security Cooperation Agency, told reporters at the Pentagon Friday. But some in Congress are working to block the deal.   NDAA Adds 14 F-35s, OKs $9.1B; Fully Funds B-21 By Theresa Hitchens; Friday, December 4, 2020 3:47 PM Authorizers want CAPE to assess costs and risks of the "aggressive and uncertain plan" Digital Century Series approach to acquire NGAD aircraft.   DES: Defense Enclave Services Will Be DISA's 'Crown Jewel' By Kelsey Atherton; Friday, December 4, 2020 3:18 PM DES "is an incredibly important endeavor," said Danielle Metz, acting deputy CIO for information enterprise at the Defense Information Systems Agency. "It is one of the crown jewels."   SASC, HASC Brush Aside Trump Veto Threat; NDAA Heads To Vote By Paul McLeary; Friday, December 4, 2020 2:18 PM President Trump goes after SASC Chairman and Hill ally Jim Inhofe in a tweet, setting up a fight over the defense bill in the waning days of his administration   Project Avenger: VR, Big Data Sharpen Navy Pilot Training By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.; Thursday, December 3, 2020 6:27 PM The first class of trainee pilots to use the new technology — and the more individualized instruction it allows — are making rapid progress, Navy officials say.   CJCS Milley Predicts DoD Budget 'Bloodletting' To Fund Navy By Paul McLeary; Thursday, December 3, 2020 4:12 PM "Look, I'm an Army guy," Milley said. "And I love the Army…but the fundamental defense of the United States and the ability to project power forward will always be for America naval and air and space power."    Iran Missile Upgrades Complicate GCC Defense Efforts By Riad Kahwaji; Thursday, December 3, 2020 3:30 PM Arab Gulf States must improve ISR, EW capabilities and extend their early warning range and enhance systems' integration to counter Iran's ballistic missile threat   US, Israel Readying For Iran Strikes In Mid East By Arie Egozi; Thursday, December 3, 2020 3:13 PM The IDF went into the highest level of readiness to be ready for some of the 140,000 rockets possessed by Hezbollah in Lebanon or from areas in the Gulf region controlled by the Houthi rebels, Iran's main proxy in this region. Iron Dome, David's Sling and Arrow are all reportedly on highest alert.   Air Force Expands Experimental Pilot Training Across Aircraft, Helo Fleets By Theresa Hitchens; Thursday, December 3, 2020 12:16 PM "We flew the F-22 like it was an F-15. We flew the F-15E like an F-111. APT-X will figure out how can we can fly the T-7 differently – not like a T-38," says Brig. Gen. Brenda Cartier, 19th Air Force vice commander.   AIA: Hill, DoD Must Change Relations For Faster Space Acquisition By Eric Fanning; Thursday, December 3, 2020 11:15 AM Since its creation last December, the U.S. Space Force has been charged with rapidly countering growing threats in an increasingly important domain. To successfully meet this mission, the service will have to adapt in a number of ways. One of the most vital tasks will be reforming an acquisition process ill-suited to protect against these…   Air Force Plans First Digital Engineering Pitch Day By Theresa Hitchens; Wednesday, December 2, 2020 4:54 PM "We're learning from industry as we go," said Eileene Vidrine, Air Force chief data officer.   COVID Jump-Starts DoD's Move to Microsoft Office 365 By Barry Rosenberg; Wednesday, December 2, 2020 4:54 PM DoD is accelerating the Defense Enterprise Office Solutions (DEOS) cloud-computing program so users can start using Teams next month.   Breaking Defense 611 Broadway • New York, New York • 10012 unsubscribe