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Norway to host US Space Development Agency RF antenna, new Link 16 test: SDA director

Norway to host US Space Development Agency RF antenna, new Link 16 test: SDA director
Norway to host US Space Development Agency RF antenna, new Link 16 test: SDA director

“On their aircraft and their ground units, they’ll be able to talk directly to us with Link 16 to our Tranche 0 satellites that are on orbit now,” Derek Tournear said at the 2024 Space Symposium.

Where to find the sights and sounds of Sea Air Space 2024

Where to find the sights and sounds of Sea Air Space 2024
Where to find the sights and sounds of Sea Air Space 2024

Check out the photos and flavor of the Sea Air Space 2024 Conference and Exposition.

Space Force awards contracts for Victus Haze rapid launch mission

Space Force awards contracts for Victus Haze rapid launch mission
Space Force awards contracts for Victus Haze rapid launch mission

Victus Haze is the second iteration of the Space Force’s Tactically Responsive Space-3 (TacRS-3) mission to launch a prototype satellite within 24 hours of a “go” order, but also is designed to quickly perform an up-close on-orbit inspection of a (simulated) threatening spacecraft.

EUCOM asks for $83 million for air base defense in FY25 unfunded wish list

EUCOM asks for $83 million for air base defense in FY25 unfunded wish list
EUCOM asks for $83 million for air base defense in FY25 unfunded wish list

The air base defense priority is the largest of the three items EUCOM listed, with almost $67 million needed for additional sensors that would plug into the Air Force’s base defense network.

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Enterprise-wide training: the Army’s $3.5B program for multi-service combat readiness

Enterprise-wide training: the Army’s $3.5B program for multi-service combat readiness
Enterprise-wide training: the Army’s $3.5B program for multi-service combat readiness

The competition for Warfighter Training and Readiness Solutions will bring together training networks, combat training centers and live ranges across the DoD enterprise.

‘One pane’: Navy seeks standardized C2, data-sharing for unmanned systems

‘One pane’: Navy seeks standardized C2, data-sharing for unmanned systems
‘One pane’: Navy seeks standardized C2, data-sharing for unmanned systems

With ever-larger numbers of drones, unmanned submersibles and robot boats, said 4th Fleet Rear Adm. Jim Aiken, “what we didn’t realize was the volume of data we were going to get at headquarters.”

Pentagon working with Ukraine, SpaceX to prevent Russian exploitation of Starlink

Pentagon working with Ukraine, SpaceX to prevent Russian exploitation of Starlink
Pentagon working with Ukraine, SpaceX to prevent Russian exploitation of Starlink

“Just the idea of this being more available and so people can find it and try to exploit it, that’s something we just have to bake in and understand,” Assistant Secretary of Defense for Space Policy John Plumb said of commercial services like SpaceX’s Starlink constellation.

Implementation plan for defense industrial strategy to be ready this summer: DoD official

Implementation plan for defense industrial strategy to be ready this summer: DoD official
Implementation plan for defense industrial strategy to be ready this summer: DoD official

“We are working on it literally as we speak,” said Laura Taylor-Kale, assistant secretary of defense for industrial base policy.

Drone sales, missile collaboration and new C2: Japan, US tighten defense ties

Drone sales, missile collaboration and new C2: Japan, US tighten defense ties
Drone sales, missile collaboration and new C2: Japan, US tighten defense ties

The US and Japan are “increasing the interoperability and planning of our militaries so they can work together in a seamless and effective way,” US President Joe Biden said today.

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Naval electrification will transform how the fleet powers radar and weapons

Naval electrification will transform how the fleet powers radar and weapons
Naval electrification will transform how the fleet powers radar and weapons

Electrification is expanding the capabilities of both support and capital ships.

Taking stock of the big takeaways and trends as Sea Air Space 2024 wraps up [VIDEO]

Taking stock of the big takeaways and trends as Sea Air Space 2024 wraps up [VIDEO]
Taking stock of the big takeaways and trends as Sea Air Space 2024 wraps up [VIDEO]

Breaking Defense Editor-in-Chief Aaron Mehta reports from the final day of this year’s Navy League Sea Air Space conference.

If the Pentagon has to share 5G spectrum, it wants some new ground rules

If the Pentagon has to share 5G spectrum, it wants some new ground rules
If the Pentagon has to share 5G spectrum, it wants some new ground rules

DoD officials met with a key industry group this week to outline a framework the Pentagon hopes can kickstart a discussion on a spectrum management program.

Northrop Grumman-made part ‘significant’ contributor to sub delays: Navy secretary

Northrop Grumman-made part ‘significant’ contributor to sub delays: Navy secretary
Northrop Grumman-made part ‘significant’ contributor to sub delays: Navy secretary

“Now it [the Columbia-class submarine] is delayed by at least a year, leaving no more margin for failure for the rest of the decades-long procurement and delivery schedule,” said Rep. Ken Calvert, chair of the House Appropriations defense subcommittee.

The sights of Sea Air Space day 3 [PHOTOS]

The sights of Sea Air Space day 3 [PHOTOS]
The sights of Sea Air Space day 3 [PHOTOS]

One last look at the sights of the 2024 Sea Air Space conference.