From Breaking Defense
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HASC adds Virginia-class sub, cuts F-35s in $849.8 billion draft defense policy bill
The bill sticks to budget caps laid out by the Fiscal Responsibility Act.
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Draft House subcommittee NDAA language OKs Pentagon commercial ‘space reserve’ plan
The draft FY25 NDAA language would force DoD to create a new pilot project designed to kickstart its nascent plans to create a so-called hybrid space architecture linking national security, commercial, civil and allied satellites into a massive mesh network.
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Army marching towards key M10 Booker test, 2025 fielding
An upcoming Initial Operational Test and Evaluation event will help service leaders determine just what near-term and long-term changes they want to make to the light tank.
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Three reasons Russia dismissed Sergei Shoigu, its longtime defense minister
Andrei Belousov will be the third in a series of Russian Defense Ministers with no military experience and no background in national security matters.
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OSINT overdose: Intelligence agencies seek new ways to manage surge of open-source intel
AI is driving a tsunami of private-sector open-source intelligence. Now the federal Intelligence Community just has to figure out how to ride the wave.
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Army wraps up FLRAA PDR, incorporating special ops design changes
According to a SOCOM official, the Army included feedback from the command that led to design changes like hardware for a refueling probe and features that will enable special operators to make unique modifications.
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UK picks 90 suppliers to support Hypersonic strike program
The various suppliers were all picked to join a Hypersonic Technologies and Capability Development Framework (HTCDF) agreement, making them eligible to compete for eight lots worth a maximum value of £1 billion ($1.3 billion) over the next seven years.
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Intelligence for multi-domain warfighters can now be sourced from logistics operations
[Sponsored] All-source intelligence can be leveraged by artificial intelligence and machine learning to inform CONOPS like Joint All Domain Command and Control.
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Estonia ‘seriously’ discussing sending troops to ‘rear’ jobs in Ukraine: Official
The national security advisor to the Estonian president is the latest NATO nation official to weigh into the debate over the wisdom of foreign forces in Ukraine, while a senior British officer said it's still "not a path that the [UK] Prime Minister wants to go down."
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US, China will meet in Geneva this week to discuss ‘AI Risk’
Mid-level officials from the NSC and State Department will lead the talks, which follow on Xi-Biden summit last November. No public joint statement is expected, let alone a formal agreement.
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Taking aim: Army leaders ponder mix of precision munitions vs conventional
Three four-star US Army generals this week weighed in with their opinions about finding the right balance between conventional and high-tech munitions – but the answers aren’t easy.
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Fincantieri acquires Leonardo’s undersea armaments business worth up to $447 million
Terms of the acquisition include the shipbuilder paying a fixed fee of €300 million ($323 million), and “based on certain growth assumptions,” an additional €115 ($124 million) directly relating to performance of the underwater armaments business this year.