Australia developing ‘top secret’ intelligence cloud to work with US, UK spy agencies

Australia developing ‘top secret’ intelligence cloud to work with US, UK spy agencies
Australia developing ‘top secret’ intelligence cloud to work with US, UK spy agencies

Andrew Shearer, Australia’s Director-General of National Intelligence, also discussed how analysts will use AI, and the “lively debate” about whether Japan could join the Five Eyes.

SDA demos first-ever space-to-ground Link 16 connection

SDA demos first-ever space-to-ground Link 16 connection
SDA demos first-ever space-to-ground Link 16 connection

“We truly have demonstrated that the vision of JADC2 and the vision of the Joint Fires Network is a reality and we can do it,” SDA Director Derek Tournear told Breaking Defense.

AI For Five Eyes? New bill pushes AI collaboration with UK, Australia, Canada, New Zealand

AI For Five Eyes? New bill pushes AI collaboration with UK, Australia, Canada, New Zealand
AI For Five Eyes? New bill pushes AI collaboration with UK, Australia, Canada, New Zealand

“If we want to fight as a system… you have to start sharing technology now,” the former head of the Pentagon’s Joint AI Center told Breaking Defense. “We can’t build the system on the eve of battle.”

SDA gets OK to begin limited testing of data satellites Link 16 nodes

SDA gets OK to begin limited testing of data satellites Link 16 nodes
SDA gets OK to begin limited testing of data satellites Link 16 nodes

The Space Development Agency has won International Telecommunication Union approval to test the Transport Layer birds over international waters and the territory of an unnamed allied nation.

Space Force wants key allies to join 24/7 GPS ops center

Space Force wants key allies to join 24/7 GPS ops center
Space Force wants key allies to join 24/7 GPS ops center

In a rare tour of the GPS ops floor, Lt. Col. Robert Wray, commander of the Space Force’s 2nd Operations Squadron responsible for GPS operations, described the mission and why timing, more than anything, is critical.

South Korea and Japan resume intel sharing agreement, but not all problems are solved

South Korea and Japan resume intel sharing agreement, but not all problems are solved
South Korea and Japan resume intel sharing agreement, but not all problems are solved

“The restoration of the bilateral GSOMIA and the desire now to expand intelligence and other types of security cooperation are made possible by President Yoon’s determination to improve relations and Japan’s growing anxiety about an assertive China,” Patrick Cronin of the Hudson Institute wrote.

EXCLUSIVE: In Aussie visit, US Navy chief talks sub challenges, All Domain needs

EXCLUSIVE: In Aussie visit, US Navy chief talks sub challenges, All Domain needs
EXCLUSIVE: In Aussie visit, US Navy chief talks sub challenges, All Domain needs

“I remain an optimist that we’re going to be able to work our way through those challenges with respect to ITAR,” Adm. Mike Gilday told Breaking Defense during a recent visit to Sydney.

Collins Aerospace targets data, networks in Australia; workforce grows by 50 percent

Collins Aerospace targets data, networks in Australia; workforce grows by 50 percent
Collins Aerospace targets data, networks in Australia; workforce grows by 50 percent

“In some cases, over at least the past decade, we’ve been developing that software from the US, modifying it locally for Australian Defence Force needs, and, actually, some other regional customers in Asia-Pacific,” said Sonny Foster of Collins Aerospace.

US, close allies sign ‘call to action’ in space defense

US, close allies sign ‘call to action’ in space defense
US, close allies sign ‘call to action’ in space defense

The new military accord signed by Australia, Canada, France, Germany, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and the US presages joint stance on future space norms.

Exclusive: For SWAC director, balancing gov’t secrecy, industry creativity and allied equities

Exclusive: For SWAC director, balancing gov’t secrecy, industry creativity and allied equities
Exclusive: For SWAC director, balancing gov’t secrecy, industry creativity and allied equities

Cox said allies “want to participate” in US force design efforts, “but in a way that benefits their own requirements.”

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Data protection solutions are key to the JADC2 goal of an interconnected tactical network that enables the sharing of sensor data among all military branches in every domain.

O No Canada: Is A Three-Eyed AUKUS An Augury For Change?

O No Canada: Is A Three-Eyed AUKUS An Augury For Change?
O No Canada: Is A Three-Eyed AUKUS An Augury For Change?

When Australia, the US and UK announced a new pacific-focused defense agreement last month, it was hard not to notice that the deal excluded the other two members of the Five Eyes intelligence agreement. Local media in Canada certainly seized on it to raise questions about Ottawa’s standing in the world. Bill Greenwalt, a member…

Nuke Sub Accord ‘First Step’ For Deeper US-Aussie Cooperation; Aussies Get NRO Ties

Nuke Sub Accord ‘First Step’ For Deeper US-Aussie Cooperation; Aussies Get NRO Ties
Nuke Sub Accord ‘First Step’ For Deeper US-Aussie Cooperation; Aussies Get NRO Ties

“This does not mean there are not constructive areas of engagement with China,” Australia Foreign Minister Foreign Minister Marise Payne said at the State Department today. She then noted that “US leadership within the Indo-Pacific remains indispensable.”

US ‘Retains Clear Superiority’ In Cyber; China Rising: IISS Study

US ‘Retains Clear Superiority’ In Cyber; China Rising: IISS Study
US ‘Retains Clear Superiority’ In Cyber; China Rising: IISS Study

“China is a second-tier cyber power but, given its growing industrial base in digital technology, it is the state best placed to join the US in the first tier,” an IISS report says.