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P-8 LRASM testing expected to wrap this summer, Boeing official says

P-8 LRASM testing expected to wrap this summer, Boeing official says
P-8 LRASM testing expected to wrap this summer, Boeing official says

Boeing will also soon begin flight testing a multimission pod developed with internal funds, according to company official Jon Spore.

Space Force working with SpaceX to closely watch falling Starlinks

Space Force working with SpaceX to closely watch falling Starlinks
Space Force working with SpaceX to closely watch falling Starlinks

The Space Force today circulated a fact sheet explaining what the service called a “proactive” and “collaborative” effort to keep tabs on Starlink re-entries as SpaceX begins to de-orbit some 100 early variants.

Skynode S: Auterion autonomy kit lets attack drones fly through jamming

Skynode S: Auterion autonomy kit lets attack drones fly through jamming
Skynode S: Auterion autonomy kit lets attack drones fly through jamming

Just announced on Thursday but already quietly combat-tested in Ukraine, the palm-sized Skynode S card makes small drones much less dependent on an uninterrupted wireless link to a human remote controller.

Could AI help US intelligence end decades-long aversion to unclassified data?

Could AI help US intelligence end decades-long aversion to unclassified data?
Could AI help US intelligence end decades-long aversion to unclassified data?

In this op-ed, Joshua Haecker explains how AI and LLMs can help the Intelligence Community use unclassified information, an often untapped source.

NAVSEA is in its ‘survey era,’ writes top civilian in email loaded with Taylor Swift lyrics

NAVSEA is in its ‘survey era,’ writes top civilian in email loaded with Taylor Swift lyrics
NAVSEA is in its ‘survey era,’ writes top civilian in email loaded with Taylor Swift lyrics

“This survey will take you less time than listening to “All Too Well” (Taylor’s Version) 10 min edition,” promised Chris Miller, executive director of US Naval Sea Systems Command, in an email to employees.

J-6 to potentially add CDAO to implement digital modernization campaign

J-6 to potentially add CDAO to implement digital modernization campaign
J-6 to potentially add CDAO to implement digital modernization campaign

“Currently we have a CDO and I serve as the CIO, but we’re looking at ways to reorganize the Joint Staff to get after what I think is some open field running and a real opportunity for us to continue to evolve,” Gen. David Isaacson, director of C4 and Chief Information Officer of the J-6, said.

House pushes forward FY25 spending bill after blocking amendment to cut F-35s

House pushes forward FY25 spending bill after blocking amendment to cut F-35s
House pushes forward FY25 spending bill after blocking amendment to cut F-35s

An amendment that would have cut 18 F-35s was blocked by the GOP-led House Rules Committee, which decides which amendments are debated on the floor.

Finland selects SNC’s RAPCON-X for MVX border surveillance jet program

Finland selects SNC’s RAPCON-X for MVX border surveillance jet program
Finland selects SNC’s RAPCON-X for MVX border surveillance jet program

The pair of new aircraft are set to replace Dornier 228 types, with production out of SNC’s integration center in Hagerstown, Maryland.

In Northern Israel, emptied villages and talk of war in Lebanon

In Northern Israel, emptied villages and talk of war in Lebanon
In Northern Israel, emptied villages and talk of war in Lebanon

Breaking Defense spent June 23 and 24 along Israel’s border with Lebanon, speaking to a mix of Israel Defense Forces officers, experts and security officials from the communities.

NGAD uncertainty won’t impact GCAP next-gen fighter effort in Europe, say analysts

NGAD uncertainty won’t impact GCAP next-gen fighter effort in Europe, say analysts
NGAD uncertainty won’t impact GCAP next-gen fighter effort in Europe, say analysts

“We are seeing estimates between $200-300 million per unit” for NGAD, said Douglas Barrie of IISS. “The US is the only country in the world that could afford to do that.”

Space Force faces ‘bellicose’ PLA willing to risk escalation: RAND

Space Force faces ‘bellicose’ PLA willing to risk escalation: RAND
Space Force faces ‘bellicose’ PLA willing to risk escalation: RAND

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.”

Calvelli details plans to better ‘integrate’ Unified Data Library into Space Force ops

Calvelli details plans to better ‘integrate’ Unified Data Library into Space Force ops
Calvelli details plans to better ‘integrate’ Unified Data Library into Space Force ops

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.”

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