It’s time to make a new international cooperation office within the Pentagon
In this op-ed, Jerry McGinn says the Senate Armed Services Committee should seriously consider the creation of a new office inside DoD for international cooperation.
Proposed AUKUS exemption a good start, but ‘more work to do,’ industry trade group says
The State Department should consider revising its draft language to reduce the technologies excluded from export control exemptions, which currently include submarines-related technologies and larger drones, the AIA said in recommendations to the department.
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An autonomy blueprint is essential to keep legacy platforms relevant in modern warfare
It’s about improving existing platforms with autonomy, and applying AI, edge computing, quantum encryption, and sensor fusion.
P-8 ‘trilateral algorithm’ to hit field this year, as AUKUS Pillar II eyes quantum clocks, AI projects
“The most important things that we do in Pillar II of AUKUS haven't been invented yet,” Michael Horowitz, whose office serves as the Pentagon's day-to-day lead on AUKUS issues, told Breaking Defense in an exclusive interview.
Is State Dept.’s AUKUS trade certification delay a sign of choppy waters ahead?
Ann McDonnell, chief operating officer for Export Controls Australia Group, told Breaking Defense, "I think definitely from the Australian perspective, it really seemed like we had done everything possible that we could do in a really quick timeframe to get that certification."
‘Generational change’: New Aussie export regime to deliver $600M in benefits, DepSecDef claims
"The reforms will deliver, in our judgment...a net decrease in regulatory compliance costs, and actually expand the amount of research that can occur internationally without a permit," Hugh Jeffrey, Australia's deputy secretary of strategy, policy, and industry, said today.
Proposed Australian export law meant to help AUKUS sharing, but experts are sounding alarms
The proposed legislation "expands Australia’s backyard to include the US and the UK, but it raises the fence," Chennupati Jagadish, Australian Academy of Science’s president, said.
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Constantly evolving aerial threats demand training that adapts accordingly
With potential adversaries no longer predictable, training must move beyond just live exercises and flight simulators.
With ITAR reform, ‘culture change’ will be key to AUKUS, says Australia’s Chief Defense Scientist
“I've had up close and personal experience where [US] leaders responsible for certain areas of technology have given direction that [Australia] is to be brought in because we have something to offer,” said Tanya Monro, “and yet, it still gets strangled.”
Two years on, is the AUKUS agreement at the brink of failure?
In a new op-ed, Bill Greenwalt of AEI warns that the Biden administration has not publicly provided workable legislative proposals that would take aim at the ITAR challenges for AUKUS.
First ever visit to Papua New Guinea by a US SecDef announced, as Pacific Islands import grows
The announcement of Austin's visit to Papua New Guinea came in the wake of more signs that that neighboring Solomon Islands continues to move towards China as its key partner.
‘A simple [ITAR] circuit breaker’ needed for Aussie nuke subs: Rep. Courtney
If Australia needs US tech for its AUKUS upgrade, arms transfer legislation could get in the way, unless Congress acts, says key US lawmaker.
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Next-generation KC-390 Millennium expands multimission options for air forces
The jet-powered transport’s speed, survivability and multi-mission agility position it as a viable option to the C-130 for the US and NATO allies.
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Engagement vs. Estrangement: Arms Sales Strengthen Key Alliances And Keep Partners Close To Washington
Rebuilding relationships with partners and allies is a core goal of the new U.S. administration. A robust program of foreign military sales (FMS) and direct commercial sales (DCS) can strengthen ties abroad while empowering countries to both defend themselves and contribute to collective security efforts.
EU Plan To Boost Space Industry Draws White House Ire
Scott Pace, executive director of the National Space Council, warned the EU about its plan for promoting homegrown industry -- ironically, while speaking at an Atlantic Council event on the need for improved transatlantic relations in space.
SATCOM Experts: AsiaSat Sales Not Threat to National Security
UPDATED WASHINGTON: US commercial satellite sales to AsiaSat, and the company’s leasing of communications bandwidth to China, are not threats to US national security, say experts — contrary to charges by Republican Senators Charles Grassley and Joni Ernst. Instead, US export control law very deliberately has been crafted to encourage such sales in a […]
A Blueprint To Stop Chinese Espionage, IP Theft: Nick Eftimiades, Top Intel Expert
Few espionage experts speak publicly. Even fewer experts in Chinese espionage do. I first met Nick Eftimiades at the airport when he was a top space intelligence expert. I was en route to my first Space Symposium and knew very little. Nick taught me a bit and was very tolerant of this new space puppy who didn’t know […]