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By Oshkosh DefenseInterested companies have until Dec. 15 to respond to the service’s dual requests for proposals: one for the critical, high-dollar NSSL Phase 3 Lane 2 launches; and the other for Lane 1 small launches.
By Theresa HitchensComtech President and CEO Ken Peterman told Breaking Defense the contract for the Army’s Enterprise Digital Intermediate Frequency Multi-Carrier (EDIM) modem paves the way toward helping the Space Force in its struggle to figure out how to integrate ground systems for the myriad military and commercial SATCOM networks used by US forces around the world so as to ensure 24/7 access to needed communications bandwidth.
By Theresa Hitchens“I read about so many people in my position, who say, I’m going to triple revenue by whatever. I don’t get into that game. Perhaps that’s because of my defense upbringing. I know how to turn capital into capability. I look at value in a company. Revenue to me is one marker. Value is the most important marker for me,” Warren “Macca” McDonald, CEO of Lockheed Martin Australia, told Breaking Defense.
By Colin ClarkMulti-Domain Operations: Global C2 and Joint Operations
The new Japanese defense minister admitted he is a “little bit worried” about the new deal being approved by Congress, an ostensible reference to this week’s chaos on the Hill.
By Justin KatzSurvivability that spans the spectrum.
By BAE SystemsAnalysts told Breaking Defense there might be a couple reasons firms that are going big in the Middle East, Europe and Latin America won’t be in Washington next week.
By Agnes HelouGranted by Congress in the 2022 defense bill, the new authorities let Cyber Command handle matters traditionally reserved for the armed services.
By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.Forward Observer: Technologies for 21st Century Security
Lt. Gen. Alexus Grynkewich said the Pentagon’s new Replicator initiative can help scale up a small innovation team known as Task Force 99, as well as present new opportunities to explore changes in production, training and doctrine.
By Michael Marrow“Both engines are on-track to be delivered by the government to the Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA) competitive prototype vendors by the end of October 2023,” the Army wrote in a press release today.
By Ashley RoqueThe move comes as any further Ukraine aid on Capitol Hill is snarled by yesterday’s votes to remove Kevin McCarthy as speaker of the House.
By Justin Katz“We’re cognizant of the fact Russia is retaking a lot of positions that they used to have in the Arctic,” said Pål Jonson, Sweden’s defense minister. “There is a degree of militarization…and we have to respond to that.”
By Tim Martin
“Protectionists and isolationists in both chambers have decided to up the ante this year on the NDAA,” writes analyst Bill Greenwalt in this new op-ed.
By William C. Greenwalt