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NIST picks 4 ‘quantum-resistant’ encryption algorithms to protect US data

NIST picks 4 ‘quantum-resistant’ encryption algorithms to protect US data
NIST picks 4 ‘quantum-resistant’ encryption algorithms to protect US data

“What’s important, though, is to realize that migrating an entire federal agency or private sector company to new algorithms is a huge task,” Duncan Jones, head of cybersecurity at Quantinuum, told Breaking Defense.

Pacific powers show unity on Russia, China at NATO meeting: a sign of things to come?

Pacific powers show unity on Russia, China at NATO meeting: a sign of things to come?
Pacific powers show unity on Russia, China at NATO meeting: a sign of things to come?

China’s inclusion in NATO’s Strategic Concept isn’t necessarily groundbreaking, IISS’s Meia Nouwens tells Breaking Defense, but the “interesting part: what will come next?”

Norwegian air chief: Russia isn’t ’10 feet tall,’ but don’t discount it

Norwegian air chief: Russia isn’t ’10 feet tall,’ but don’t discount it
Norwegian air chief: Russia isn’t ’10 feet tall,’ but don’t discount it

“I think we shouldn’t underestimate [Russia’s] level of capability, because I don’t think we have seen it,” Maj. Gen. Rolf Folland, chief of the Royal Norwegian Air Force, told Breaking Defense.

The Pentagon’s F-35 program office has a new top official

The Pentagon’s F-35 program office has a new top official
The Pentagon’s F-35 program office has a new top official

Air Force Lt. Gen. Michael Schmidt takes over the F-35 Joint Program Office as the negotiations with Lockheed Martin over the next lots of aircraft drag on amid pricing disagreements.

For next OMFV phase, new competitors could join contest to replace Bradley

For next OMFV phase, new competitors could join contest to replace Bradley
For next OMFV phase, new competitors could join contest to replace Bradley

The Army released the RFP for the next two phases of the Bradley Fighting Vehicle on July 1, which could see some new entrants from abroad.

Congress must support a diversified, multi-layered approach to space missile warning

Congress must support a diversified, multi-layered approach to space missile warning
Congress must support a diversified, multi-layered approach to space missile warning

America’s adversaries are developing tools to trick or destroy current missile tracking capabilities. It’s time to get back ahead of the curve, writes Christopher Stone of the Mitchell Institute.

Airbus U.S. nabs subcontract for SDA’s mesh communications satellites

Airbus U.S. nabs subcontract for SDA’s mesh communications satellites
Airbus U.S. nabs subcontract for SDA’s mesh communications satellites

For Northrop, Airbus U.S. is supplying a larger, higher power version of its commercial ARROW bus, being built at its joint production facility with OneWeb in Florida.

In North Africa, a fighter jet arms race, with Russia and the US on either side

In North Africa, a fighter jet arms race, with Russia and the US on either side
In North Africa, a fighter jet arms race, with Russia and the US on either side

Algeria and Morocco are eyeing advanced air fighter fleets – and each other.

‘A powerful signal:’ What it means to send two more DDGs to Spain

‘A powerful signal:’ What it means to send two more DDGs to Spain
‘A powerful signal:’ What it means to send two more DDGs to Spain

Lawmakers have spent years lobbying the Pentagon to send more ships to Spain to reinforce NATO. But experts say there are many issues still to work out.

DoD agency wants to put weapons monitors on the ground in Ukraine

DoD agency wants to put weapons monitors on the ground in Ukraine
DoD agency wants to put weapons monitors on the ground in Ukraine

“Once we have more people in country, we should be in a position to actually go do more physical validation [and] verification, going forward,” said Jed Royal, deputy director of the Defense Security Cooperation Agency.

CDAO governing council aims for transparency, voice for key stakeholders

CDAO governing council aims for transparency, voice for key stakeholders
CDAO governing council aims for transparency, voice for key stakeholders

“So any business that we want to do on behalf of the department, that’s our place to duke it out, to collaborate, to really get the feedback from all the different stakeholders we need in the organization before we bring that to the deputy,” Margaret Palmieri, deputy CDAO, said Tuesday.

Experimental missile warning satellite will test tech for Space Force use in multiple orbits

Experimental missile warning satellite will test tech for Space Force use in multiple orbits
Experimental missile warning satellite will test tech for Space Force use in multiple orbits

The WFOV satellite, being built by Boeing’s Millennium Space Systems, is expected to launch this evening on a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas 5 rocket, under the National Security Space Launch program.

Aerojet CEO wins proxy war against exec chairman, preliminary results show

Aerojet CEO wins proxy war against exec chairman, preliminary results show
Aerojet CEO wins proxy war against exec chairman, preliminary results show

Preliminary results show that the eight person slate led by Aerojet CEO Eileen Drake captured about 75% of shareholder votes.

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