The INSIDER daily digest -- Nov. 12, 2019

By Marjorie Censer / November 12, 2019 at 2:44 PM

This Tuesday INSIDER looks at a debate over the Defense Department’s new cyber strategy, the Joint Strike Fighter’s role in missile defense, an Air Force directed energy demonstration and a new Army warfighting paper.

Our colleagues at Inside Cybersecurity say members of the American Bar Association recently debated the merits of DOD’s cyber strategy:

DOD's 'defend forward' cyber strategy prompts lively debate by ABA national security lawyers

The Pentagon's "defend forward" cyber strategy was the focus of lively discussion by an American Bar Association panel of national security lawyers late last week, who described the more active approach to countering foreign adversaries as a response to a failed U.S. deterrence posture. It is also forcing a rethinking of key international norms and the relationship between the military and private sector in defending critical national functions.

Pentagon officials are looking at the results of a missile defense demonstration featuring the F-35 aircraft:

Pentagon completing evaluation of F-35's role for missile defense after key test

The Pentagon is finalizing an assessment on how to best integrate the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter into the ballistic missile defense system after the aircraft tracked a pair of interceptors during a key test earlier this year, according to a Missile Defense Agency official.

The Air Force recently completed a counter-unmanned air system demonstration using directed energy:

AFRL completes directed-energy counter-UAS demonstration, on path to program of record

The Air Force Research Lab has finished a round of counter-drone testing that featured five directed-energy weapons that management officials are considering for a possible program of record.

And finally, a featured document detailing what the Army’s warfighting environment will be in the future:

TRADOC pamphlet on 'the operational environment and the changing character of warfare'

The Oct. 7, 2019 Army Training and Doctrine Command pamphlet "describes the Operational Environment the Army will face through 2050 in collaboration with Army Futures Command (throughout)."

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