Lockheed Gets New CEO In June
Marillyn Hewson "will depart the company on a high note, with all of its business units performing well and its share price several times higher than it was when she became CEO," said analyst Loren Thompson.
Nuclear C3 Goes All Domain: Gen. Hyten
Since the Internet barely existed, NC3 was not designed with it in mind. But All Domain Operations provide a global model for much better data sharing around the world.
Modernizing defense enterprise IT without disrupting the mission
Government can’t stop to update systems, so modernization has to happen without interruptions.
Hyten: All Domain Drives Requirements Shakeup
"The JROC tended to be a receiver of requirements from services, not a generator of requirements for the services to meet," Gen. Hyten said. "That's not what was intended by Congress."
Gen. Hyten On The New American Way of War: All-Domain Operations
All-Domain Operations is"the biggest key to the future of the entire budget," the Vice-Chairman of the Joint Chiefs said, "because if we figure that out, we’ll have a significant advantage over everybody in the world for a long time."
The Space Force Of 1 Needs Hill Help To Grow
The newest branch of the armed services has just one member: Gen. Jay Raymond, the Space Force chief. Making him less lonely will take some heavy legislative lifting.
Poles, Eyes On Russia, Sign $4.6B F-35 Deal
The F-35As will replace Poland's existing Sukhoi Su-22 and Mikoyan MiG-29 Russian aircraft.
Breaking Defense announces Breaking Defense Europe, a new, distinct, European edition
Breaking Defense Europe will launch May 4 with Tim Martin and Elisabeth Gosselin-Malo as co-editors.
Iran Missiles Strike Iraqi Bases; Analysis: ‘War’ Unlikely
We asked some of Washington's best informed and smartest people about the likely consequences of the killing of Iran's Qassem Soleimani.
Israelis: Soleimani Intercept Sparked Drone Strike; US Reinforces Region
TEL AVIV: Five days ago, an undisclosed intelligence agency intercepted a telephone call made by the head of Iran’s Quds Force, Maj. Gen. Qassem Soleimani, in which he was heard ordering his proxies in Iraq to attack the US embassy in Baghdad, as well as other Israeli and American targets, with the aim of taking hostages, Israeli sources say. […]
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International Space Station Feeds NORAD Santa Data
Supplementary data is provided by Verizon, who recently "expanded its relationship to provide a secure 4G LTE wireless broadband signal to Comet, Dancer and Prancer—a set of dedicated routers with festive code names."
Lockheed Presses For Sale Of 75 F-35s To Israel; Boeing Touts F-15s
A senior military source told Breaking Defense that both competitors are needed and the question is -- is who will get bought first: "The IAF needs 75 F-35s and the advanced version of the F-15, and the question is, who will be the first to be purchased."
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America must adopt a Sixth Domain of warfare doctrine
The Sixth Domain is not defined by geography. It’s a new kind of conflict in which autonomy and networked systems allow thousand-dollar consumer electronics to destroy multi-million-dollar conventional weapons systems.
Giving Thanks, Keeping The American Faith Around The Globe
Army Central Command is going to feed about 50,000 troops, government civilians, contractors and coalition partners across 19 countries.
OTA Prototyping Nearly Triples To $3.7B: GAO
Reformers like Air Force acquisitions chief Will Roper have seized on Other Transactions Authority contracts as a way to bypass bureaucracy and jumpstart innovation.
AIA’s Eric Fanning To Pen Op-Eds For Breaking D
Well known for seeming to have held almost every top job in the military in every service under the Obama administration (slight exaggeration) Fanning now heads the powerful Aerospace Industries Association.
US Must Improve Cyber Protection For Sats: Aerospace Corp.
"Neither space policy nor cybersecurity policy is prepared for the challenges created by the meshing of space and cyberspace, especially for the spacecraft," finds a new Aerospace Corp. report.