A new proposal from House lawmakers could set the #Pentagon on a path to forming the US Govt.'s first #quantumcomputing Center of Excellence designed to drive enterprise-wide, military-specific quantum computing applications.

Via DefenseScoop:
defensescoop.com/2024/05/17/dod…

Two B-52 #Stratofortresses from a #USAirForce bomber task force flew over the #Baltics and Eastern Europe near Russian territory on May 28.

Read more from Air & Space Forces Magazine:
airandspaceforces.com/usaf-b-52-bomb…

In April, Congress passed a $95 billion #defensebill , with about $4 billion in potential Taiwan aid.

Noah Robertson of Defense News provides a detailed behind-the-scenes look at the #Pentagon 's strategy to provide support to #Taiwan .

defensenews.com/pentagon/2024/…

While American officials have long detailed the costs of #Moscow ’s invasion for its armed forces and its economy, in the last two months they’ve started to acknowledge #Russia is recovering faster than the U.S. expected.

Read more from Defense News:
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The #Pentagon will sign agreements with commercial space companies that will integrate their equipment into military units and exercises in an initiative known as the Commercial Augmentation #SpaceReserve ( #CASR ).

Read more from SpaceNews:
spacenews.com/pentagon-to-fo…

In a recent #OpEd for C4ISRNET, Chris Townsend, VP of Public Sector at Elastic, suggests that by using #searchpowered #AI , #defenseagencies can transform data from a liability to an asset and gain a strategic advantage in a complex and dynamic world. bit.ly/4510DPS

The Defense Innovation Unit (DefenseInnovationUnit) selected The Spaceport Company to demonstrate the ability to use a sea-based #launch platform to quickly send #cargo or #satellites to orbit.

Read more via Courtney Albon w/@c4isrnet:
c4isrnet.com/battlefield-te…

Another U.S. MQ-9 Reaper #drone has gone down in #Yemen , the 3rd downing in May alone. It is currently unknown what brought the drone down, but U.S. Central Command acknowledged seeing reports of the aircraft being downed.

Read more from Military Times: bit.ly/4aI3lLm

Each year on the last Monday in May, the Defense Department joins the nation in honoring service members who lost their lives in defense of the nation, and mourns with their families.

Learn more about #MemorailDay ⬇️ defense.gov/Spotlights/Mem…

Today we take a moment to remember our fallen service members who paid the ultimate sacrifice in the name of freedom. You remain forever our heroes and in our hearts. Thank you.

On Memorial Day, 'we pause to honor the memory of the brave souls who...have given everything for the principles we hold dear, [whose] sacrifices have secured our freedoms and shaped the destiny of our nation. BENS President and CEO Gen. Tim Ray, USAF (ret)

#MemorialDay

The Space Development Agency is planning to develop a separate ground system infrastructure for its experimental “FOO Fighter” #firecontrol #satellites — with the first of two planned requests for proposals set for June 18,

Via Breaking Defense: bit.ly/4axye5b

House lawmakers want the #AirForce to start seriously thinking about how to make its electric #flying car concept a reality.

Read more from Defense News: defensenews.com/air/2024/05/15…

Growing #geopolitical tensions between the U.S. and China have begun to affect the flow of #globaldata due to an expected sharp fall in new #underseacables linking China with the rest of the world.

Read more from 日本経済新聞 電子版（日経電子版）: asia.nikkei.com/Spotlight/Data…

A huge surge in incidents related to #jamming & #spoofing that affect smartphones, planes, & ships are disrupting the accuracy & reliability of #GPS signals, leading to potential safety risks for civilians and #criticalinfrastructure .

Via Financial Times: on.ft.com/3QXFMXQ

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Military special operators have warned that the US is 'still falling behind' on #electronicwarfare . A new #OpEd from Defense One suggests that new space and low-power solutions are needed to operate against modern #jamming .
defenseone.com/technology/202…

The United States and Japan have signed a cooperative agreement to co-develop a #hypersonicmissiledefense capability designed to neutralize hypersonic threats in the glide phase of flight.

Read more from C4ISRNET: bit.ly/3VaK80n

The #Pentagon ’s DefenseInnovationUnit has created a new #emergingtech portfolio focused on transitioning 'deep-tech' capabilities from the #commercialsector to the Pentagon's business ecosystem.

Read more from DefenseScoop: defensescoop.com/2024/05/09/diu…

Last week, President Joe #Biden signed into law a #ban on Russian #enricheduranium in the latest effort by Washington to disrupt President Vladimir Putin's invasion of #Ukraine .

Read more from Reuters: reuters.com/world/biden-si…