“Foreign governments” are now the No. 1 cybersecurity concern for US public sector IT professionals, reports SolarWinds, itself rebuilding after a 2020 hack blamed on Russia.
By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.A major overhaul is coming in software for missile warning
Space Systems Command’s FORGE program is the first, major missile-warning software modernization effort in 20 years.
In one case where two Kh-101 missiles were recovered and examined after striking Kyiv in November 2022, CAR researchers were able to determine that one of the munitions was produced in the last quarter of 2022, most likely October.
By Tim Martin
“Using the Su-34 to drop unguided bombs is like pressing a Rolls-Royce automobile into being used as a taxicab,” a former Russian aviation designer told Breaking Defense.
By Reuben Johnson
“I believe … that it’s a Russian job,” Arvydas Anušauskas told Breaking Defense in an interview in Washington.
By Aaron Mehta
Manufactured by Poland’s state owned PGZ, the PILICA+ triple layer air defense system will be integrated with MBDA’s CAMM short-range radar-guided missiles, a Polish-made autocannon and very-short range infrared guided missiles, according to MBDA.
By Tim Martin
Instead of fixating on the apocalyptic possibility of a “cyber Pearl Harbor,” experts say, the US should prepare for digital wars of attrition like the one ongoing in Ukraine.
By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.
The pact was inked in Brussels on Wednesday by William LaPlante, under secretary of defense for acquisition and sustainment and Jiři Šedivý, EDA chief executive.
By Tim Martin
Modernizing military simulation with open systems architecture
Best-of-breed common models and architecture enable virtual training and testing with the same data in a cyber-resilient posture.
From Gripen fighters to MANPADS, the Swedish firm sees “this [period] as just the beginning of defense spending increases in Europe,” said CEO and President Micael Johansson.
By Tim Martin
“While the full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 certainly affected military spending decisions in 2022, concerns about Russian aggression have been building for much longer,” said Lorenzo Scarazzato, researcher with SIPRI’s Military Expenditure and Arms Production Programme.
By Tim Martin
Both the quantity and quality of Russian attacks appear to be falling off, and the global cybersecurity picture is looking brighter, reports Google Cloud’s Mandiant branch.
By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.
A pair of studies, one from the Secure World Foundation and one from the Center for Strategic and International Studies, examine the state of play as nations search for ways to keep each other from dominating the heavens.
By Michael Marrow
“The Department of Defense is working around the clock to look at the scope and scale of the distribution, the assessed impact and our mitigation measures,” said Chris Meagher, the assistant to the secretary of defense for public affairs.
By Ashley Roque
“So, what worries me most is China’s use of space to complete the kill chain necessary to generate long-range precision strikes against the maritime and air components scheme of maneuver. That’s what concerns me the most,” Brig. Gen. Anthony Mastalir, commander of Space Forces Indo-Pacific, said.
By Colin Clark
The Mitchell Institute’s Douglas Birkey argues Kyiv’s need for airpower is only highlighted by recently leaked US intelligence documents.
By Doug Birkey