Naval Information Warfare Center awards BlueHalo $50M for UAS electronic warfare sensors
The $49.9 million award will be fleshed out over a five year period.
The biggest discussions on land forces in the Indo-Pacific Region
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JADC2 gets its first C2 gateway authorized to update itself
The initial command and control gateway to earn a continuous Authority to Operate is changing multi-domain operations.
How the war in Ukraine is impacting security in the Indo-Pacific
At this year's Shangri-La Diaglogue, it was impossible to escape talk of the conflict thousands of miles away.
Chinese flights near Taiwan look like ‘rehearsal,’ US officials warn
The INDOPACOM chief also weighed in on whether Guam's missile defense capabilities will be ready by fiscal year 2026.
O No Canada: Is A Three-Eyed AUKUS An Augury For Change?
When Australia, the US and UK announced a new pacific-focused defense agreement last month, it was hard not to notice that the deal excluded the other two members of the Five Eyes intelligence agreement. Local media in Canada certainly seized on it to raise questions about Ottawa’s standing in the world. Bill Greenwalt, a member […]
NC3 Vulnerabilities Risk Nuclear War In Asia, APLN Study Finds
"There is a reason, however, that David slung his stone into the forehead of Goliath rather than his musculature. Without a head connected to a body, a nuclear force is useless," the new study by the Asia-Pacific Leadership Network states.
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Streamlining federal operations: achieving mission success with unified network observability
Consolidate network monitoring, performance management, and fault isolation into a single, comprehensive solution.
Afghan Aftermath: Will Pacific States See Weakened US?
India is the one country Sarang Shidore, an expert on South Asia and the Pacific, thinks will be truly worried about the Afghan collapse. "The US," he says, "will have to manage the Indian perceptions once the (Afghan) evacuations are finished."
What If The Bigger Shipbuilding Budget Just Doesn’t Come?
“The Navy’s going to have a huge problem,” Mark Cancian, a fellow at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, said of the service’s likely budget squeeze.
Inside The ‘Laboratory Of Premieres’ For French Air Power
Gen. Philippe Lavigne, the Chief of French Air and Space Force, walks Breaking Defense through a recent Pacific exercise.
Supporting Australia To Deter China Helps America
As the Biden administration focuses on ways to improve deterrence in the Pacific, reenforcing Australia’s defense against China is a good place to start. Working closely with Australia now can send an important message to Beijing that political intimidation, backed by economic and military threats, is not in its long-term interest. For those not […]
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Cybersecurity skills don’t come from a manual, but from practical hands-on training
Cybersecurity skills must evolve in near-real time as Zero Day threats continue and AI provides new challenges.
Service Leaders Push For Earlier S&T Cooperation In Indo-Pacific
"We often talk about 'interoperability', okay, the ability to operate with another nation, or even among the services," says Rear Adm. Loren Selby, Office of Naval Research chief. "But there's a distinct difference between interoperability and interchangeability," which involves developing "specs and standards together" to meet mutual requirements.
Navy Says Upgrading Older Littoral Combat Ships Just Not Worth It
In a fight for budget dollars, the service shows just how much it thinks of ships it build just six years ago.
Adm. Davidson: China Assaults International Order
The most profound change resulting from China’s military modernization has been in its space capabilities. Back in 2000 China only had 10 satellites in orbit, and this year it will launch more satellites than any other nation on the planet.
China ‘Likely’ Training Bomber Pilots To Hit US, Allied Targets
Flying out past the first island chain, China's air force is undergoing "the most comprehensive restructure in its history to become a force capable of conducting complex joint operations," according to a new Pentagon report.