The Air, Space & Cyber conference kicked off yesterday at National Harbor, and Defense One was all over it. Read our coverage of the first day of #asc24 : * Air Force wants NGAD to cost no more than an F-35. Is that even possible? by Audrey Decker: https://lnkd.in/gQUvn-QK * Northop Grumman releases new connect-everything communications, intelligence, cyber system, by Patrick Tucker: https://lnkd.in/gQuWnFJm * China’s aggressive regional moves open doors for the US, PACAF chief says, also by Audrey Decker: https://lnkd.in/gmT6tuF2 *The Space Force’s plan for a ready fleet of commercial satellites takes shape, by Lauren C. Williams: https://lnkd.in/gEj3Qp3Q
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Northrop Grumman might seek to join the competition to build the Air Force’s sixth-generation fighter jet if the service rethinks its original requirements for the platform, the company’s CEO said Thursday. Audrey Decker has more from Morgan Stanley’s 12th Annual Laguna Conference at: https://lnkd.in/gJk-fXEv
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The Pentagon’s biggest quantum challenge isn’t just the tech itself—it’s making the technology relevant and relatable to commanders and troops. But a push to develop and deploy quantum sensors for navigation as a more accurate, less vulnerable alternative to GPS could change things. Lauren C. Williams has more at: https://lnkd.in/dWtS8Mby #QuantumTechnology #Industry #DOD #Defense
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Can Anduril Industries really produce a cruise missile faster and for one-third less money? Company officials say their new Barracuda line of air-breathing missiles will cost 30 percent less than comparable weapons and are designed to address the Pentagon’s relatively recent realization that it cannot rearm fast enough for a sustained conflict. Audrey Decker has more at: https://lnkd.in/dgBBZCd8 #Defense #Barracuda #MissileDefense
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Even if Boeing had stayed in the competition to build the Air Force’s next intercontinental ballistic missile, the program probably would’ve still run over budget because the acquisition strategy was flawed to begin with, according to the service’s acquisition chief. Read the story by Audrey Decker: https://lnkd.in/gj4pEuTQ
ICBM cost overrun a ‘collective failure’ of USAF, Northrop, DOD: Air Force’s chief buyer
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The United States is struggling to dismantle a pervasive Chinese government-backed hacking group that’s been found digitally spelunking into troves of America’s critical infrastructure, leaving no end in sight as spy agencies and their private sector partners work to stomp it out of U.S. networks. The Beijing-backed cyber collective, dubbed Volt Typhoon by intelligence officials, was found this week to have embedded into the inner workings of several U.S. internet service providers. The hackers have been crawling across troves of other vital U.S. infrastructure for several years, according to intelligence findings released in February. David DiMolfetta has more at: https://lnkd.in/d6ZWGkk7 #Cybersecurity #NationalSecurity #Defense #VoltTyphoon
US efforts to stop Chinese hackers haven’t been fully effective, FBI official says
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The Space Force intends to deploy satellites that can track aerial and ground targets at the beginning of the next decade, according to a top service official. Read the story by Audrey Decker: https://lnkd.in/g8nD3k4x
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In commentary by Elizabeth Dent and Grant Rumley: How the U.S. used arms sales to shift Saudi behavior | Weapons exports are a fickle tool. Why did they work this time? https://lnkd.in/gRtRBtrN
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Congress will settle on a $833 billion defense spending topline for fiscal 2025, one House leader says. But in typical fashion, it won’t be on time—so lawmakers are readying a budget extension. Read the story by Audrey Decker: https://lnkd.in/gChWCznA
Congress will land on $833B defense budget—and a CR of unknown length, top HASC lawmaker says
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The National Security Agency has been slowly creating an “innovation pipeline” to pinpoint and fix U.S. vulnerabilities to China, and it’s starting with a new pilot program focused on economic security and emerging technologies, a senior intelligence official said. “‘Red Ventures’ is meant to provide a single list, essentially, of challenge problems for our China mission, for a whole bunch of different innovation communities,” Dave Frederick, the NSA’s assistant deputy director for China, told reporters. “We've run a pilot…focused on the economic security topic because we knew that was going to be a shift for us.” Continue reading at: https://lnkd.in/ezdvyCAF #NationalSecurity #Innovation #Technology #Economics