The delicate compromise between the US, Russia and China “may actually accomplish something,” said Victoria Samson, head of Secure World Foundation’s Washington office.
By Theresa HitchensElsewhere in the hearing John Sherman called attention to a growing concern at the Pentagon over the radio spectrum, saying “spectrum sharing” should be a DoD watchword.
By Lee FerranIt’s worth recalling just why the United States is now vigorously pursuing hypersonic weaponization with a sense of urgency. A clue: it isn’t because hypersonic zealots just “got their way.”
By Mark Lewis and Richard P. HallionModels shared exclusively with Breaking Defense offer a rare glimpse into nation-on-nation run-ins in space as satellites follow, flee, and, allegedly, listen in on each other.
By Colin ClarkFrom Asia to the Middle East, worries rise like flood waters over the future of water security.
By Lee FerranBrig. Gen. John Olson, who advises CSO Gen. Jay Raymond on space logistics issues, believes the US must rapidly act to take the “first mover advantage” for itself to block Chinese ambitions, which could include territorial claims in space.
By Theresa HitchensThe Senate Appropriations Committee’s new defense spending bill adds $2.5 billion focused on capabilities in the INDO-PACOM region.
By Justin Katz“So I think [the concept of integration is] so simple and yet so hard to achieve,” Northrop VP Walsmith said. “You need to be able to integrate applications, whether they’re your own or someone else’s, with ease and simplicity. It is easy to say. It’s very hard to engineer.”
By Brad D. Williams“Penetrating and disintegrating A2/AD is the fundamental problem of all-domain operations. It’s the hardest problem we’ve got,” said Brig. Gen. John Rafferty.
By Andrew EversdenA “myopia for the Pacific too often overlooks, to America’s peril, Russia and its growing land forces,” warns Dan Goure in this op-ed.
By Daniel Goure“I have a mantra of ‘I want to kill to the [Common Access Card] as the primary authentication mechanism for the department’,” Lt. Gen. Robert Skinner said. “Industry has better authentication, and it’s not just two-factor, it’s truly multi-factor authentication.”
By Brad D. Williams
To harden supply chains against Chinese influence, what the US needs is not protectionism but a defense and economic security alliance among friendly nations.
By John Ferrari