Breaking Defense
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We are currently tracking 8 recent articles from Breaking Defense, published over the past 24 hours. Recurring themes in its latest headlines include Army and Need.
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Recent Articles (8)
Space war 2040: SPACECOM preps for attacks on ground segments, eyes cislunar ops
The Space Warfighting Environment 2040 is unique because it “was deliberately written to be warfighter-first, not technology-first,” an official at SPACECOM’s Joint Forces Development and Training tea
Taiwan proposes record $35 billion defense budget
The new budget proposal will have to be approved by the opposition-controlled legislature.
Army cyber defenses need ‘dedicated funding’ for AI, top official says
Dedicated funding is key, according to the Army’s principal cyber advisor, because the service’s cyber command cannot fund AI work strictly from their operational budget.
‘Hot competition’: NSA deputy sounds alarm on China threat, AI race
NSA Deputy Director Tim Kosiba said Beijing is playing “spoiler” the world over, alleging, for example, that “Chinese companies provided GEOINT to the Iranians to help hit our bases and our allies.”
How the Army balances Patriot priorities and approaches Golden Dome
A brief chat with the chief of the Army’s Space and Missile Defense Command.
Army network needs digital twin for training, testing, cybersecurity: NETCOM chief
“It’s a big ask,” acknowledged Maj. Gen. Denise McPhail, chief of Army Network Command, but it could allow NETCOM to “leverage AI in that model to understand our vulnerabilities, where our gaps are.”
Drone companies, admin leaders meet for first White House ‘Drone Dominance’ meeting
“The cavalry arrived here to meet your cavalry in private industry to make sure that we are not drone sufficient, from parity, but drone dominant,” Pentagon R&E chief Emil Michaels said.
No new starts, no problem: Army’s plan to get new EW capability in the hands of soldiers
Army wants to field commercial EW systems to forces fast.