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HOW CHINA OUTPERFORMS INDOPAC COMMAND, NEW IDEAS FOR URBAN COMBAT & REPORT CARD ON ARMY'S FUTURES COMMAND

7/22/2019

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America Can Stop China from Dominating Artificial Intelligence--And Should
by Gordon G. Chang 
America is in an AI fight for its life
 INDOPACOM Boss: China Close to Surpassing the Command’s Capacity
(Air Force Magazine) China’s military capacity will surpass that of US Indo-Pacific Command within the next few years unless American policy changes significantly, the top US official in the region said. 
Army Futures Command’s Report Card After Its First Year
By Dan Gouré, RealClearDefense: “There are even greater challenges on AFC’s horizon. The Army needs to restructure itself into a force capable of conducting large-scale, high-intensity combat in two very different theaters."

Intuition, the City, and War
By Ian Klaus, Modern War Institute: " ... according to UN data, there are around one thousand urban agglomerations with populations of half a million or greater—and they remain difficult to know."
 Talisman Sabre: Land-based missiles vs. China
(Breaking Defense) The Army’s experimental Multi-Domain Task Force tested new tactics for Pacific conflict, hand-in-glove with the Marines, Air Force, and Australians. 
U.S. test fires new Arrow-3 ballistic interceptor
(Defense News) The U.S. Missile Defense Agency, working with Israeli counterparts, test fired the newest generation of the Arrow-3 missile, meant to intercept incoming rockets at high altitude. Missiles fired from the Pacific Spaceport Complex-Alaska in Kodiak. Arrow-3 is part of Israel’s layered defense system that also includes Iron Dome and David’s Sling.
 Lasers, microwaves, hypersonics & more: Army RCCTO
(Breaking Defense) The Army’s three-star rapid capabilities chief is rushing to sign a contract on hypersonic missiles in three weeks, announced a new high-energy laser last week and just revealed a plan to build drone-killing microwave weapons — and he’s about to host an industry day asking innovators for even more ideas. 
 
  Hypersonics by the dozens: US industry faces manufacturing challenge
(Defense News) The U.S. military is just a few years from launching offensive hypersonic weapons under development and building those initial missiles is one thing. Manufacturing the weapons in multitude is another issue entirely. 
Whether it’s satellite communication, position, navigation or timing data or targeting data, Army leaders knows space capabilities can make their job easier. But while the Air Force, Navy and intelligence community operate satellites in space, what is the Army’s role in the fourth domain? – C4ISRNET
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WHAT THE "MERGE" MEANS FOR MID SIZE DEFENSE CONTRACTORS

7/22/2019

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 What’s left in the dust of a massive merger?
(Defense News) There’s a phrase — the mid-market squeeze — that encapsulates a truism in defense contracting: If you’re not really big, and you’re not categorically small, then you’re going to have a harder time competing. 
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UN-MANNED SCOUT IS HERE, RUSSIAN DRONES & ARMY FUTURES COMMAND IS OPEN

7/14/2019

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U.S. Navy’s Fire Scout Unmanned Helicopter Is Now Operational
By Rich Abott, Rotor&Wing International: "The Navy intends to deploy the MQ-8C with Littoral Combat Ships (LCSs) for reconnaissance, situational awareness, and precision targeting support. Fire Scout will complement the Sikorsky MH-60 manned helicopter by extending the range and endurance of ship-based operations."
RUSSIA:
Russia’s Swarms of Lethal ‘Jihadi-Style’ Drones

By Zack Doffman, Forbes: "Russia's military has decided to get in on the act, taking a lesson from the militants it has also faced in the Middle East, arming its own miniature (read domestic-sized) drones as a new battlefield tactic."
Army Futures Command is ready for prime time
(Defense News) The Army Futures Command is set to run on all cylinders by the end of the month when it plans to declare full operational capability, a graduation from the new command’s developmental stage it entered roughly a year ago.
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