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Breaking Defense Q&A with James Fairbanks, Director of Operational Analysis and Threat Lab Group, BAE Systems
By BAE Systems
“We have recognized in our threat analysis that we need these capabilities in our wing in order to make our three wing missions executable,” Col. Joshua Koslov said of activating two EW squadrons. “And so that’s exactly what’s driving it.”
By Michael Marrow
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It takes a layered defense plan to be survivable, which means jammers to disable, deceive, and disrupt, along with onboard self-protect and off-board decoys.
By Breaking Defense
There’s a whole lotta shakin’ goin’ on in space, from Geneva to Washington to Colorado Springs to Los Angeles.
By Theresa Hitchens
“We’re taking a very aggressive, innovative approach” to combating China’s tech strategy, Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo said at the Reagan Forum.
By Theresa Hitchens
Disputes over spectrum use by mega-constellations in low Earth orbit, such as SpaceX’s Starlink, also carry heavy political baggage at the 2023 World Radio Conference that starts tomorrow in Dubai.
By Theresa Hitchens
The Navy wants to play with early-stage tech with capabilities relating to distributed electromagnetic attack, deception and digital payload delivery.
By Justin Katz
Hypersonics: DoD’s development strategy for missiles
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The month-long World Radiocommunications Conference in Dubai will decide whether to change how spectrum use is allocate among various users – including spectrum needed by DoD planes and ships operating abroad.
By Theresa Hitchens
Vice Adm. Jeffrey Trussler, deputy chief of naval operations for information warfare, told the Navy League’s annual Sea Air Space summit that the meeting was “step one” to better coordination with the military’s newest branch.
By Theresa Hitchens
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo on March 5 sent a letter to Congress endorsing a plan for sharing the disputed 3.1-3.45 spectrum band — but also opening the possibility that DoD could vacate it entirely, according to the Congressional Research Service.
By Theresa Hitchens
The OSCAR effort is designed do develop AI/ML software that can detect spectrum interference and re-route users to open comms channels in near real time.
By Theresa Hitchens
“[The electromagnetic spectrum is] like the oxygen that surrounds us right now. You don’t have a choice. You are in it,” the Air Force’s director of EMS superiority said.
By Brad D. Williams
“If there’s one overarching theme of our approach this year, it’s to transform where we’re heading and focus on technology and innovation and how to start using that better,” HASC Chair Smith said in opening remarks.
By Brad D. Williams
The new office is slated for October, Pentagon CIO John Sherman said, while also giving updates on the Spectrum Strategy implementation plan and the cyber workforce strategy.
By Brad D. Williams
