Ligado sues DoD, Commerce for $39B in long-running spectrum saga
The lawsuit is the latest in a decade-spanning battle between Ligado and opponents in government.
The US Navy’s Nuclear Proliferation Problem
US Navy reactors currently use about 100 nuclear bombs’ worth of HEU each year, more than all of the world’s other reactors combined.
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Winning the cognitive domain — A methodology built for democratic constraints
The challenge for Western democratic institutions is not a lack of capability — it is a structural one.
Congress, Industry Chivvy Space Force On Commercial SSA
Both the HASC and SASC have added funds for purchase of commercial space observation capabilities to their draft 2022 defense policy bills.
Exclusive: NRO Erects Buy American Barriers Against Allied Satellite Data
The new policy is inconsistent with efforts by DoD and NGA to expand the trusted supplier base by better integrating allied firms into their acquisition chains, critics say.
USG Should Beware Exaggerated Threat To GPS: RAND
"The risks are real but are not quite as bad as some have claimed in some of the hypothetical 'day without space' scenarios," says Secure World Foundation's Brian Weeden.
HASC Members Blast KC-46 Ahead Of 2022 NDAA
"There's a lot of retrofit that will have to take place," Gen. Stephen Lyons said about the replacement of the tanker's faulty boom camera.
Satellites at the center: Inside the Pentagon’s next-gen space architecture
From emerging data networks to missile tracking and cyber resilience, Breaking Defense’s latest eBook brings together essential reporting on the evolving role of satellites in national security.
STRATCOM Head Tells Hill He’s ‘Confident’ In NC3 Cybersecurity
"If you try to life-extend a weapon system that was built before the invention of the Internet, and then turn around and ask me why it's not cyber-secure -- I don't know how," Adm. Charles Richard told SASC today.
SMC Revamp Sidesteps Hill’s Space Acquisition Worries
"Clearly, this is not what Congress intended," one former senior DoD official notes.
IVAS: Microsoft Award By Army Worth Up To $21.9B
Congress is skeptical of the augmented-reality IVAS goggles, which can display everything from cross-hairs for targeting to simulated enemy soldiers for training.
Indo-Pacific Commander Delivers $27 Billion Plan to Congress
The report, delivered to Capitol Hill on Monday, sketches out the ask for the 2022 budget and in the years out to 2027, envisioning a long-range plan that Indo-Pacom commander Adm. Phil Davidson first introduced last year.
New Air Force ISR Strategy Ready, Including MQ-9
"I will tell you right now, the MQ-9 is still a very popular platform with the Combatant Commanders," Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. CQ Brown admitted. "So, it's not something we can just walk away from."
‘Spectrum Superiority’ Key To All Domain Operations: Gen. Hyten
"We have a lot of work to do before we get there," Vice Chair of Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. John Hyten says of the Pentagon's efforts to implement its new Electronic Spectrum Superiority Strategy.
NC3 Next Will Improve Nuke Cyber Defenses, Says STRATCOM
The nuclear command control system for nuclear weapons is safe and was not compromised by the massive SolarWinds hack by Russia, the head of Strategic Command says.
$2.3T Spending Bill Cuts $2B From DoD Request: $3.7B Shifted For Va. Class Sub & P-8s
With a presidential veto hanging in the air, Congress charges ahead on huge federal spending votes.