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Government
Draft House NDAA Would Create Space National Guard
In addition, the subcommittee's markup of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) would add 800 Guardians to the Space Force's active duty end-strength, as requested by the service — including establishing a dedicated Space Force legislative liaison. -
Government
Israeli Defense Community Fears Fallout With Washington Over Judicial Overhaul
The main concern is that the right-wing government will cause a break in relations with the US that could impact Washington’s willingness to approve Israel’s annual foreign military financing (FMF) budget, money that the US gives to Israel to spend on American-made defense goods. - Sponsored
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DoD Driving ‘Dramatic’ Change To ‘Outpace’ Foes, Line Up With National Cyber Strategy
'Now is the time to drive the dramatic change necessary to make cyber threats far more difficult and far more costly for our adversaries,' DoD CIO John Sherman told Breaking Defense.
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Government
FCC Proposes To Ease Direct Satellite-To-Phone Communications
While DoD is interested in the potential of satellite-to-wireless, government, military, and industry officials speaking at Satellite 2023 recognized there also are a number of challenges for military operators. -
Government
Industry Squabbles On Need For Novel Space Regulation As White House Deliberates
'And as weird as that sounds, you know, from an industry guy, I absolutely need regulation and enforcement,' said Tory Bruno, CEO of rocket maker ULA. 'Because one bad actor can ruin that entire common environment for all of us.' -
Government
The Cost Of Neutrality: Swiss Defense Industry ‘Just Losing Our Market’ Amid Ukraine Conflict
Under pressure from local industry and international allies, the Swiss government is considering measures to relax its rules on the re-export of arms. -
Government
‘Not The Right Time’: US To Push Guidelines, Not Bans, At UN Meeting On Autonomous Weapons
Thirty-three nations called for a global treaty restricting ‘lethal autonomous weapons.’ But US officials warn that such a ban would be both premature and overly narrow, preferring broader but non-binding ‘best practices’ guiding any military employment of AI. -
Government
The 5 Big Worries The Commerce Department Has About Space Traffic Management
'China is a major space player and will be a major space player. They are not participating in the global dialogue, and in global information sharing on SSA. That's unsustainable,' said Richard DalBello, head of the Commerce Department's Office of Space Commerce. - Sponsored
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Government
Balloons vs. Satellites: Popping Some Misconceptions About Capability And Legality
There may not be an agreement on where airspace ends and space begins, but experts say other questions floated during the balloon saga have down-to-earth answers. -
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Government
US Call For Halting Kinetic Anti-Satellite Tests Gets Boost From UN Vote
France became the ninth nation to publicly join the moratorium — following Canada, New Zealand, Germany, Japan, the United Kingdom, South Korea, Switzerland, and Australia. -
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Pentagon To Award $9B JWCC Cloud Contract Mid-December
Sharon Woods, director of DISA’s Hosting and Compute Center, told reporters officials ‘have a very high level of confidence in the mid-December award’ for the Joint Warfighting Cloud Capability.
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Military / Military Law, Technology
A Musk Monopoly? For Now, Ukraine Has Few Options Outside Starlink For Battlefield Satcoms
‘I think everyone agrees that if there's a reasonable cost-based argument that paying for use does make sense,’ industry analyst Tim Farrar said. But ‘I think Elon has made that more difficult rather than less difficult because you don't normally negotiate your weapons contracts on Twitter.’ -
Government
Pentagon Tightening Rules For Non-Traditional Contracts In Wake Of Internal Audit
An audit by the DoD Inspector General found that while federal law ‘allows for one of 4 conditions for a prototype OT award,’ Pentagon rules contain ‘no requirement to validate that the contractor met those conditions,’ an OIG spokesperson said. -
Government
New Legal ‘Manual’ On Peacetime Military Space Activities Could Aid Norms Drive
The McGill space law manual is modeled on other well-known legal manuals that, while not official or legally binding, heavily influence the decision-making of military and government lawyers around the world in planning military operations in other domains. -
Government
Commerce Asks Industry: ‘What Space Safety Help Do You Want From Us?’
The Office of Space Commerce, in part, is trying to define the scope of what 'basic' services it will provide for free, and what else it might do for a fee. -
Government
Senate Armed Services Releases Full $847 Billion Defense Bill
The bill, which boosts defense spending by $45 billion over the president's request, now heads to the Senate floor. -
Military / Military Law
Mattel’s 'Phoenix' Barbie Doll: It’s Just A Bun … So What?
Shouldn’t the first consideration on appropriate hairstyles be safety? Or perhaps readiness? -
Government
Congress Must Support A Diversified, Multi-Layered Approach To Space Missile Warning
America’s adversaries are developing tools to trick or destroy current missile tracking capabilities. It’s time to get back ahead of the curve, writes Christopher Stone of the Mitchell Institute.