The Navy’s top leaders still need to sign out the creation and final details of the new office, but a draft document indicates the focus will be on moving advanced but existing technologies into the field for operational use.
By Justin KatzFuture inevitability of quantum computers is a security problem today
‘Store Now, Decrypt Later’ attacks must be thwarted now with Zero Trust cybersecurity.
“I was surprised the anticipated initial operational capability for NGAS is 2040. It is likely that this RFI and the subsequent Analysis of Alternatives will find that there are viable options for the Air Force to accelerate the fielding of KC-Z,” the Hudson Institute’s Tim Walton said in an email to Breaking Defense.
By Theresa Hitchens
The decision comes more than a year after Mike Brown withdrew his nomination for DoD’s top acquisition role due to concerns over how long the investigation would take.
By Jaspreet Gill
“In the military, where you’re sending extremely sensitive classified data from one office to the next, you want to make sure that no one’s going to be able to break into and decrypt that,” Arthur Herman, senior fellow at the Hudson Institute, said. “Well, [quantum key distribution] is definitely a way in which to carry that out.”
By Jaspreet Gill
Energetic materials — critical chemicals that help determine the range, size, and explosive power of missiles and rockets — are in dangerously short supply for American interests, write Nadia Schadlow and Brady Helwig of the Hudson Institute.
By Nadia Schadlow and Brady Helwig
Pentagon leaders should down-scope JADC2 around a smaller set of force compositions, focused on problems facing combatant commanders and using the forces deploying to or already in theater, argue Bryan Clark and Dan Patt.
By Bryan Clark and Dan Patt
Enterprise-wide training: the Army’s $3.5B program for multi-service combat readiness
The competition for Warfighter Training and Readiness Solutions will bring together training networks, combat training centers and live ranges across the DoD enterprise.
A new report by the Hudson Institute projects the Pentagon is liable to be outdone by China if it fails to more heavily invested in the Air Force’s aerial refueling capabilities.
By Justin Katz
“Our findings expose gaps between Chinese and Russian aspirations and the reality on the ground, bringing greater accuracy and nuance to current assessments of Sino-Russian cooperation,” on AI, notes a new report by the Center for Security and Emerging Technology.
By Brad D. Williams
Analysts say a major advantage Lockheed has over its European competitors is the kind of lifetime warranty a deal with the U.S. government provides, offering full access to Naval Sea Systems Command and its expertise.
By Justin Katz
“Throughout the pandemic, US adversaries like China weaponized supply chain vulnerabilities in a way that threatened Americans’ health and security,” warned Rep. Mike Gallagher.
By Brad D. Williams
Two Hudson Institute experts say the US needs a maritime strategy that looks at all American assets, not just the Navy.
By Timothy A. Walton and Bryan Clark
With time and money both running short, fielding a force to deter Chinese aggression will require a new approach to naval aviation. writes Bryan Clark and Timothy A. Walton.
By Bryan Clark and Timothy A. Walton
The Joint Warfighting Concept will “envision much smaller force elements that are inherently reliant on very rapid mobility” within a theater, says TRANSCOM head Gen. Stephen Lyons.
By Theresa Hitchens
Instead of laborious decades-long development cycles that produce exquisite, expensive military-specific systems, the Pentagon needs to exploit affordable, off-the-shelf 5G technology that’s available right now, say two Hudson Institute analysts.
By Bryan Clark and Dan Patt