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The RAND study warns that due to “inflated threat perceptions” about US intentions, Chinese leaders tend to “interpret U.S.-led efforts to establish crisis communication mechanisms or broader space norms as tools to control China’s behavior.”
By Theresa Hitchens![Calvelli details plans to better ‘integrate’ Unified Data Library into Space Force ops](https://sites.breakingmedia.com/uploads/sites/3/2024/02/240228_calvelli_afa_warfare_8238576-scaled-e1709151317344-225x150.jpg)
The NDAA instructed Air Force space acquisition czar Frank Calvelli to detail a UDL integration plan, following criticism from the Government Accountability Office, as well as to explain the Space Force’s process “to regularly identify and evaluate commercial space situational awareness capabilities.”
By Theresa Hitchens![Weapons coproduction with S. Korea makes ‘a lot of sense,’ US Army weapons buyer says](https://sites.breakingmedia.com/uploads/sites/3/2024/06/ROK-scaled-e1719510881126-225x150.jpg)
“We need co-r&d, coproduction, and co-sustainment and cooperation. We need to be able to cooperate in various sectors so all this manned and unmanned systems will replace our traditional systems,” said South Korea’s minister for Defense Acquisition Program Administration Seok Jong-gun.
By Ashley Roque![Africa’s Sahel is ‘less safe’ after troop withdrawal: AFRICOM Commander](https://sites.breakingmedia.com/uploads/sites/3/2024/06/GettyImages-2154853070-1-scaled-e1719506337583-225x150.jpg)
The number of extremist organizations “has increased across the region, and now is at the cusp of affecting coastal West Africa,” AFRICOM Commander Gen. Michael Langley said.
By Agnes Helou![DISA grapples with mounting ‘technology debt’ amid evolving cyber threats](https://sites.breakingmedia.com/uploads/sites/3/2022/05/220524_cybersecurity_blue_red_GettyImages-822081298-scaled-225x150.jpg)
“We need to make sure that technical debt is not pre-framed as just cost. There’s a lot more that comes with technical debt. There’s people, there’s operational aspect, there’s efficiencies,” warned Caroline Bean, director of joint enterprise services at DISA.
By Carley Welch![China ‘actively’ targeting US industrial base, warns CYBERCOM chief](https://sites.breakingmedia.com/uploads/sites/3/2024/06/8497590-scaled-e1719444980560-225x150.jpg)
“The People’s Republic of China’s efforts to steal intellectual property, gain critical infrastructure footholds and disrupt supply chains pose significant risk to DoD’s ability to defend the nation,” CYBERCOM Commander Gen. Haugh said.
By Carley Welch![South By Southwest festival bars Army, defense industry from ‘sponsoring’ 2025 event](https://sites.breakingmedia.com/uploads/sites/3/2024/06/sxsw-scaled-e1719433101859-225x150.jpg)
However, an Army spokesperson tells Breaking Defense the service does not believe it is fully banned from all future events, and did not rule out the possibly of attending SXSW in some capacity next year.
By Aaron Mehta and Ashley Roque![ULA now plans September launch to qualify Vulcan for Space Force missions](https://sites.breakingmedia.com/uploads/sites/3/2024/01/ULA-Vulcan-Certification-Flight_010824-e1704739766586-225x150.jpg)
ULA CEO Tory Bruno explained that Air Force space acquisition czar Frank Calvelli asked Lockheed Martin and Boeing to create an independent review team to “help” Vulcan production rates and launch site readiness remain on track.
By Theresa Hitchens![DISA eyes ‘aggressive’ goal of automating 75 percent of cyber capabilities](https://sites.breakingmedia.com/uploads/sites/3/2023/10/6762559-scaled-e1696455102744-225x150.jpg)
“The only way that we can actually do our job with the pacing threat of China is to actually add that automation capability,” said Brian Hermann, cybersecurity and analytics director at DISA.
By Carley Welch![When NATO comes to DC, expect Mark Rutte to stay in the background: Analysts](https://sites.breakingmedia.com/uploads/sites/3/2024/06/GettyImages-2147879688-scaled-e1719419460246-225x150.jpg)
NATO announced today its members had agreed Mark Rutte, the outgoing Dutch prime minister, will lead the alliance come October.
By Justin Katz
In this op-ed, Will Durant of ETC explains that the US is behind its adversaries in innovating new munitions, and how it can catch up.
By Will Durant