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Picogrid integrates ‘universal translator’ for stovepiped systems into Palantir’s Maven

The small company’s Legion software is also being integrated with Northrop Grumman’s AiON counter-drone system.

By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.

Networks & Digital Warfare

In NGC2 first, Army uses beta artillery data tool in howitzer strike at Ivy Sting 1

Ivy Sting 1 was the first in a series of iterative developments to scale the NGC2 prototype to an entire division.

By Mark Pomerleau

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Space

Close the gap: Turn the Franco-German missile early warning into measurable capability

While the US turns its attention to China, Europe needs to turn its focus to developing its own space-based missile early warning efforts, John Sheldon writes in this op-ed.

By John B. Sheldon

Land Warfare

Sierra Nevada reveals BRAWLR air defense system that’s already deployed — somewhere

The company told Breaking Defense in an email this week that BRAWLR has intercepted more than 400 aerial threats since it was first deployed in 2023, though SNC declined to provide additional information.

By Rachel Cohen

Space

What’s in a name: Goodbye Maxar, hello Vantor and Lanteris

Both of the newly named companies are focusing heavily on the national security market for space-related capabilities.

By Theresa Hitchens

Naval Warfare

Coast Guard ‘naming and shaming’ amid spike in Chinese activity near Alaska

Coast Guard and Pentagon officials told Breaking Defense China has steadily increased its patrols near the northernmost state since 2021.

By Justin Katz

Congress

Senate confirms Hung Cao as Navy’s No. 2 civilian

A number of other top civilian positions in the Navy's civilian leadership remain filled by acting officials.

By Justin Katz

Air Warfare

South Korea selects L3Harris proposal for next early warning aircraft

L3Harris proposed its Phoenix aircraft, which is a Bombardier Defense Global 6500 business jet modified with an advanced radar system, for the US ally, the Defense Acquisition Program Administration said Tuesday.

By Mike Yeo

Air Warfare

Air Force Global Strike chief Bussiere to retire

Lt. Gen. Stephen Davis is slated to succeed Gen. Thomas Bussiere as the head of Air Force Global Strike Command in a ceremony scheduled for Oct. 17.

By Michael Marrow

Networks & Digital Warfare

Army says it’s mitigated ‘critical’ cybersecurity deficiencies in early NGC2 prototype

The service discovered the issues ahead of the first in a series of planned events to scale the NGC2 ecosystem to the division level.

By Mark Pomerleau

Congress

SASC Dems skeptical of Golden Dome price, feasibility

“We need a lot more information before we make decisions to spend hundreds and hundreds of billions of dollars," said Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz.

By Valerie Insinna

Air Warfare

With munitions and CCA in mind, small engines make a big show at AFA

“This is certainly a growth market. It’s gonna take awhile to get there, but you could easily see hundreds of air vehicles built per year in this market sometime in the early 2030s,” Richard Aboulafia, managing director at AeroDynamic Advisory, told Breaking Defense.

By Michael Marrow

Space

Space Force declares ATLAS space domain awareness software ‘operational’

"[O]n the ops floor, [ATLAS is] generating a catalog — it's publishing data to Space-track.org They're using that as a primary system," Space Systems Command's Shannon Pallone said in an exclusive interview.

By Theresa Hitchens

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