Thelmar Rosarda and Nathaniel Schochet of CNAS argue in this op-ed that the US should strengthen its partnerships with countries to combat China’s aggression in the South China Sea.
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“What’s the future in your space?” Gregg Skinner, program manager for Navy and Marine Corps small tactical uncrewed aerial systems (UAS), asked a mixed audience of military and industry. “Group 5 capability, in a Group 2 [drone], at a Group 1 price.”
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Besides tracking adversary satellites, said Maj. Gen. Gregory Gagnon, deputy chief of space operations for intelligence, “sometimes I want to be looking at my own object to see if anything’s going on, right?”
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The ship’s problems, and subsequent sidelining, are gaining more attention on Capitol Hill where multiple lawmakers grilled top Navy brass about the vessel this week.
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Calio has overseen the reorganization of RTX into three business units, and has said the company will further de-emphasize its role as a space prime contractor.
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The Defense Information Systems Agency’s five-year plan includes the ambitious goal to build a global network “unconstrained by bandwidth [and] impervious to denial” by hostile forces.
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David Harel, CEO of the Israeli firm Asio Technologies, told Breaking Defense his company’s Orion device has deployed by the thousands with Israeli soldiers in Gaza.
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Retired Army officer John D. Rosenberger argues in this op-ed that the INDOPACOM chief should become the lead for the Pentagon’s CJADC2 efforts, with an eye towards what is needed to counter China.
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