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Daily report | Aerospace Force Magazine

By Hudson Brooklyn
Daily report | Aerospace Force Magazine

Israeli troops are launching a “limited” ground operation against Hezbollah in Lebanon, according to the IDF

NBC News

Israeli forces crossed the border into southern Lebanon on September 30 to carry out what the military called “limited, localized and targeted ground attacks” against the Iranian-backed militant group Hezbollah. The offensive aims to push Hezbollah forces further from the Israeli border and is expected to last days, not weeks, according to U.S. officials.

Russia increases defense budget as Ukraine war drags on

The New York Times

The Russian government plans to increase its defense spending by about a quarter next year, signaling the Kremlin’s continued determination to devote huge resources to the war in Ukraine, according to a draft state budget released on September 30.

Defense technology startups need a new supplier: anyone but China

The Wall Street Journal

Defense startups developing weapons to fight China have a problem. They depend on the country for parts. China is the dominant supplier of batteries, motors, sensors, rare earth materials and other key components needed by U.S. defense contractors. Industry’s overreliance on China for materials to build drones, ships and missiles has become an untenable reality in Washington.

SPONSORED: Better and faster modeling of solar weather for decision-making advantages

Booz Allen

“It is already a major challenge for satellite operators to fly their own satellites in LEO during a solar storm. “So imagine how difficult it is to keep track of a non-cooperatively maneuvering satellite under the same conditions,” says Matt Shouppe, a leader in Booz Allen’s space business. “Our adversaries know that when their satellites cannot be seen, that is the best time to maneuver, deploy a covert payload or conduct some other operation that they do not want the United States to know about.”

NGA is asking for help training AI to translate images for targeted information use

Break defense

The National Geospatial Intelligence Agency (NGA) issued a call for industry on September 30 – worth up to $708 million over a maximum of seven years – to help train AI-driven computer vision engineers. To support systems that, among other things, process satellite images and identify targets of interest.

Secretary of Defense Austin Reveals Goals to Advance Anti-UAS Technology in Replicator 2.0

DefenseScoop

Pentagon leadership will accelerate mass production of technology to detect, track and destroy enemy drones using “Replicator 2.0,” DefenseScoop has learned. This development is the first public report on the second capability focus area under the Replicator Initiative – a high-profile initiative that underpins the Department of Defense’s multi-pronged plan to deter China.

Yemen’s Houthi rebels claim to have shot down another US-made drone, while the US admits the loss of a drone

The Associated Press

Yemen’s Houthi rebels claimed on September 30 that they had shot down another US-made MQ-9 Reaper drone over the country, with videos purportedly showing a surface-to-air missile hitting it. The US military admitted the loss of a drone.

In Ukraine, a US company is testing a promising tool against GPS jammers: cell phones

Defense One

Networked cell phones with specialized software could provide a low-cost and easy-to-use counter to sophisticated Russian electronic warfare tactics, according to an American company working to develop such a system in Ukraine.

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The Air Force’s special recruiting problem: Americans know SEALs and Green Berets, not pajamas

Stars and Stripes

According to a new study commissioned by the U.S. Army, Air Force special forces remain largely unknown to the American public compared to their counterparts in the Navy and Army, making an already difficult recruiting environment worse. Perhaps the biggest problem for Air Force Special Warfare is competing with the well-known status enjoyed by operators of these other two services, researchers at the Rand Corp. think tank found. out of here.

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Do CCAs need defense systems?

Aviation Week

SRC Inc., based in Syracuse, New York, has unveiled an electronic support measures (ESM) payload for a collaborative combat aircraft (CCA). The first defensive payload explicitly tailored to the needs of the new class of autonomous aircraft begs the question: Will the CCAs need it?

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Here are all the veterans running for Congress in 2024

Military times

A total of 181 candidates with military experience won primaries for House and Senate seats this year, according to a Military Times analysis. That number is down from 196 in 2022, following a trend that began in the late 1970s in which fewer veterans won national elected offices.

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