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Allied cyber authorities warn ‘evolving intelligence’ points to incoming Russian cyber attacks

Allied cyber authorities warn ‘evolving intelligence’ points to incoming Russian cyber attacks
Allied cyber authorities warn ‘evolving intelligence’ points to incoming Russian cyber attacks

Cyber authorities “urge critical infrastructure network defenders to prepare for and mitigate potential cyber threats — including destructive malware, ransomware, DDoS attacks, and cyber espionage — by hardening their cyber defenses and performing due diligence in identifying indicators of malicious activity,” the advisory states. 

SpaceX beating Russian jamming attack was ‘eyewatering’: DoD official

SpaceX beating Russian jamming attack was ‘eyewatering’: DoD official
SpaceX beating Russian jamming attack was ‘eyewatering’: DoD official

“The way that Starlink was able to upgrade when a threat showed up, we need to be able to have that ability,” said Dave Tremper, the Pentagon’s director of electronic warfare. “We have to be able to change our electromagnetic posture, to be able to change very dynamically what we’re trying to do without losing capability along the way.”

New shipbuilding plan driven by ‘uncertainty,’ ‘fiscal reality’: Navy brass

New shipbuilding plan driven by ‘uncertainty,’ ‘fiscal reality’: Navy brass
New shipbuilding plan driven by ‘uncertainty,’ ‘fiscal reality’: Navy brass

The Navy’s long range shipbuilding plan has been officially released. Lawmakers are not impressed.

Space Force top priority for monitoring heavens: Seeing better the data it has

Space Force top priority for monitoring heavens: Seeing better the data it has
Space Force top priority for monitoring heavens: Seeing better the data it has

Space Force’s 18th Space Control Squadron was “re-designated” on April 13 as the “18th Space Defense Squadron,” but will remain SPACECOM’s key provider of space domain awareness.

More than AI or hypersonics, microelectronics dominate DARPA’s investments

More than AI or hypersonics, microelectronics dominate DARPA’s investments
More than AI or hypersonics, microelectronics dominate DARPA’s investments

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) plans to spend some $896 million on microelectronics, a total that is more than the combined figures for its second and third big money investment areas, in FY23.

Why new ammo is a ‘daunting’ challenge for the Army’s new rifle

Why new ammo is a ‘daunting’ challenge for the Army’s new rifle
Why new ammo is a ‘daunting’ challenge for the Army’s new rifle

“The Army has not introduced a new caliber for about 65 years … Doing so will require extensive coordination with the stakeholders across the enterprise to develop combat and training requirements, production capability as well as budgeting for procurement.”

Future of Air Force’s chief architect position unclear after Dunlap’s departure

Future of Air Force’s chief architect position unclear after Dunlap’s departure
Future of Air Force’s chief architect position unclear after Dunlap’s departure

“[Air Force] organizations get to manage individual programs, but we don’t have someone who is in charge of the overall design of these things that have to tie together and perform functions as a whole,” Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall said. “I think we need to create something that has more of that kind of responsibility.”

Ukraine war shows America could be outgunned without investing in energetics

Ukraine war shows America could be outgunned without investing in energetics
Ukraine war shows America could be outgunned without investing in energetics

Energetic materials — critical chemicals that help determine the range, size, and explosive power of missiles and rockets — are in dangerously short supply for American interests, write Nadia Schadlow and Brady Helwig of the Hudson Institute.

Navy’s new shipbuilding plan offers three paths to Congress

Navy’s new shipbuilding plan offers three paths to Congress
Navy’s new shipbuilding plan offers three paths to Congress

The service is offering lawmakers three different ship procurement profiles, a deviation from past long-range plans.

Sig Sauer nabs Army’s Next Generation Squad Weapon contract

Sig Sauer nabs Army’s Next Generation Squad Weapon contract
Sig Sauer nabs Army’s Next Generation Squad Weapon contract

Army said the award comes after “rigorous” 27-month prototyping phase.

Navy plans to sink large undersea drone program

Navy plans to sink large undersea drone program
Navy plans to sink large undersea drone program

The Navy has invested at least $200 million in developing the drone in recent years.

Acquisition strategy for JADC2 ‘glueware’ faces hurdles, including on Capitol Hill

Acquisition strategy for JADC2 ‘glueware’ faces hurdles, including on Capitol Hill
Acquisition strategy for JADC2 ‘glueware’ faces hurdles, including on Capitol Hill

“The services today are working more what I call ‘service all domain command and control’ — and don’t blame me for the acronym, it sounds like SADC2,” said Scott Stapp, CTO of Northrop Grumman Corp.

Navy’s approach to cybersecurity is ‘wrong,’ top info officer says

Navy’s approach to cybersecurity is ‘wrong,’ top info officer says
Navy’s approach to cybersecurity is ‘wrong,’ top info officer says

“We view cybersecurity as a compliance problem. And it is most definitely not a compliance problem,” Navy Chief Information Officer Aaron Weis said, arguing the service must shift to a “readiness” focus.

EXCLUSIVE: Boeing to pay for upgrades to KC-46 tanker’s panoramic system

EXCLUSIVE: Boeing to pay for upgrades to KC-46 tanker’s panoramic system
EXCLUSIVE: Boeing to pay for upgrades to KC-46 tanker’s panoramic system

Whether the RVS 2.0 would include changes to the panoramic camera system was a major point of contention between the Air Force and the defense contractor.