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(USA) Support for QAnon Is Hard to Measure. Polls May Overestimate It (Defense One)

James Shanahan The spread of ideas online, and people’s endorsement of them in polls, doesn’t give the whole picture. https://www.defenseone.com/ideas/2021/03/support-qanon-hard-measure-and-polls-may-overestimate-it/172477/

(USA) DARPA to Hire Biz Execs to Help Its Researchers Take Tech to Market (Defense One)

Mila Jasper In a cooperative effort with In-Q-Tel, 150 research teams will get funds to help develop go-to-market strategies. https://www.defenseone.com/technology/2021/03/darpa-hire-research-teams-take-tech-labs-production/172456/

(Europe) Dassault boss Trappier floats ‘Plan B’ considerations for the troubled FCAS warplane (Defense News)

Christina Mackenzie Dassault Aviation CEO Eric Trappier, whose company leads the tri-national New Generation Fighter (NGF) destined to replace France’s Rafales, Germany’s Typhoons and Spain’s...

(China) China boosts defense budget again, exceeding $208 billion (Defense News)

Mike Yeo China has announced a 6.8 percent growth in its defense budget for next financial year, representing a slight increase from last year’s percentage increase of...

(USA) Ripping F-35 costs, House Armed Services chairman looks to ‘cut our losses’ (Defense News)

Joe Gould and Valerie Insinna The House Armed Services Committee chairman railed at the expensive F-35 Joint Strike Fighter on Friday, saying he wants to “stop throwing money down...

(Britain) Britain unveils date to release transformative military review (Defense News)

Andrew Chuter The British government said it will take the wraps off a review March 16 that is expected to fundamentally transform its defense capabilities. https://www.defensenews.com/global/europe/2021/03/05/britain-unveils-date-for-transformative-military-review/

(USA) US Army’s extended-range guided rocket sees successful 80-kilometer test shot (Defense News)

Jen Judson The U.S. Army’s new extended-range version of its Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System had a successful 80-kilometer flight demonstration at White Sands Missile Range, New...

(USA) More work needed to integrate cyber and information ops, former official says (Defense News)

Mark Pomerleau The Department of Defense needs to do more to align cyberspace and emerging operations within the larger information environment, according to a former...

(USA/Taiwan/China) Give Taiwan ‘consistent’ arms sales, says US regional commander (Defense News)

Aaron Mehta The United States should provide “consistent arms sales” to Taiwan to deter Chinese aggression in the Pacific region, the head of U.S. Indo-Pacific...

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