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DARPA Space-BACN in the pan, startup SpaceLink eyes potential for more DoD links

DARPA Space-BACN in the pan, startup SpaceLink eyes potential for more DoD links
DARPA Space-BACN in the pan, startup SpaceLink eyes potential for more DoD links

SpaceLink intends to put four data relay satellites in Medium Earth Orbit, to complement and backup the Space Development Agency’s Transport Layer.

Russia’s naval doctrine may call for challenging the West, but does it have the shipyards?

Russia’s naval doctrine may call for challenging the West, but does it have the shipyards?
Russia’s naval doctrine may call for challenging the West, but does it have the shipyards?

Moscow may need to build a new shipyard to meet its aspirations, including Russia’s own “Pacific pivot,” and sanctions are only making things more difficult, analysts told Breaking Defense.

AeroVironment wins first increment of Army’s future tactical drone competition

AeroVironment wins first increment of Army’s future tactical drone competition
AeroVironment wins first increment of Army’s future tactical drone competition

The Army will ship AeroVironment’s JUMP 20 to a brigade to meet an immediate operational need to replace RQ-7 Shadow. The service is holding a separate competitive rapid prototyping effort for increment two.

With KC-Y tanker competition in doubt, next-gen KC-Z study to start ahead of schedule in 2024

With KC-Y tanker competition in doubt, next-gen KC-Z study to start ahead of schedule in 2024
With KC-Y tanker competition in doubt, next-gen KC-Z study to start ahead of schedule in 2024

Currently, the Air Force envisions its next-generation KC-Z tanker as a family of systems, which could include a tanker aircraft as well as “other technologies, whether it’s survivability, or connectivity, or maybe efficiencies that we want to pull into that,” said program officer Paul Waugh.

Upstart Anduril Australia hopes to make 100s of large drone subs, ‘ITAR free,’ CEO says

Upstart Anduril Australia hopes to make 100s of large drone subs, ‘ITAR free,’ CEO says
Upstart Anduril Australia hopes to make 100s of large drone subs, ‘ITAR free,’ CEO says

CEO and chairman David Goodrich told Breaking Defense the $100 million USD effort to build three prototype Extra Large Autonomous Undersea Vehicles (XL-AUVs) in three years is just the beginning of ambitious plans for the company.

JADC2 chair: ‘I cringe’ at reports saying services’ efforts aren’t aligned

JADC2 chair: ‘I cringe’ at reports saying services’ efforts aren’t aligned
JADC2 chair: ‘I cringe’ at reports saying services’ efforts aren’t aligned

“So JADC2 is large and we hear people wanting to understand what’s in JADC2, what’s not JADC2,” Rear Adm. Susan BryerJoyner said. “If you accept my premise, my hypothesis, that it’s about a different way to compete and fight, almost everything is JADC2.”

Key senators renew push to undo FCC’s Ligado spectrum ruling

Key senators renew push to undo FCC’s Ligado spectrum ruling
Key senators renew push to undo FCC’s Ligado spectrum ruling

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine is planning to release on Sept. 9 its review of the impacts on DoD use of GPS – just a few weeks before Ligado plans to go live.

Lockheed Martin, General Dynamics will compete for new Army electronic warfare program

Lockheed Martin, General Dynamics will compete for new Army electronic warfare program
Lockheed Martin, General Dynamics will compete for new Army electronic warfare program

The TLS-EAB program will have five phases and total about $163 million.

ICEYE to supply Ukraine with SAR satellite imagery via Ukrainian foundation

ICEYE to supply Ukraine with SAR satellite imagery via Ukrainian foundation
ICEYE to supply Ukraine with SAR satellite imagery via Ukrainian foundation

“This agreement is a significant step in responding to the Government of Ukraine’s urgent request for critical earth observation data and it will greatly benefit our Armed Forces,” said Serhiy Prytula, whose eponymous foundation crowdsources kit for the Ukrainian military.

Before Russian invasion, US made novel use of intelligence-as-strategy

Before Russian invasion, US made novel use of intelligence-as-strategy
Before Russian invasion, US made novel use of intelligence-as-strategy

Usually a tool to inform policy, the US government used intelligence itself for strategic effects – which could have implications for the future of conflict and diplomacy, writes Joshua Huminski.

Marine Corps will not stand down MV-22 fleet despite Air Force move

Marine Corps will not stand down MV-22 fleet despite Air Force move
Marine Corps will not stand down MV-22 fleet despite Air Force move

The service has known about the clutch failure phenomenon since 2010 and feels “that we have the appropriate procedures in place to handle this emergency procedure in the event that it occurs again,” a Marine Corps official said.

Lockheed delivers high-energy laser four years in the making to US Navy

Lockheed delivers high-energy laser four years in the making to US Navy
Lockheed delivers high-energy laser four years in the making to US Navy

The laser is scheduled for at-sea tests on the destroyer Preble in fiscal 2023.

Army official predicts ‘much more rapid movement’ to the cloud over the next year

Army official predicts ‘much more rapid movement’ to the cloud over the next year
Army official predicts ‘much more rapid movement’ to the cloud over the next year

The G-6 is working closely with Raj Iyer, the Army’s chief information officer, on “characterizing” some of the legacy data centers the service wants to eventually shut down that are no longer needed.

Potentially strong solar storm could disrupt GPS, radio communications: NOAA

Potentially strong solar storm could disrupt GPS, radio communications: NOAA
Potentially strong solar storm could disrupt GPS, radio communications: NOAA

Such storms happen periodically as the sun’s activity waxes and wanes, and this particular round is not expected to be catastrophic. That said, there could be “moderate” impacts on Earth.