2026-09-25 Makani Lab · Theater Joint Force Space Component Posture · Presence · Partnership
BLUF — Partnership (share): At the White House Xi pressed Trump to oppose Taiwan independence, which analysts say would restrain arms sales (SCMP); Rubio says sales remain under review. Posture (resilience): CISA flagged exploited SharePoint and MikroTik flaws. Partnership moved to Train in India as USAF F-35s join Tarang Shakti on 27 Sep. Attention: watch for PRC gray-zone activity near Taiwan after the summit.
The Record (Recorded Future) · 2026-09-25 CapabilityPACOMIntelligenceDPRK
Bitget's CEO accused North Korea of stealing $387M from the crypto platform; the firm says its $464M user protection fund will cover losses (The Record).
So what: DPRK crypto theft funds the missile programs theater warning sensors track.
CISA added an exploited Microsoft SharePoint code-injection flaw (CVE-2026-65660) and a MikroTik RouterOS flaw (CVE-2026-67279) to the KEV catalog on 25 Sep.
So what: Exploited SharePoint and MikroTik gear sits on partner and commercial ground networks.
The Record (Recorded Future) · 2026-09-24 ResilienceCYBERCOMProtectionCyber Operations
Sens. Warner and Cruz introduced the Telecommunications Cybersecurity and Resilience Act after Salt Typhoon; NTIA would write voluntary telecom security practices.
So what: Voluntary rules leave the commercial telecom backbone under theater C2 only partly hardened.
AFRL says Air Force and Space Force research on orbital cargo delivery is speeding up, focused on low-cost, high-volume commercial reentry pods (Breaking Defense).
So what: Point-to-point cargo from orbit could add a sustainment option across Pacific distances.
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USNI News · 2026-09-24 PlanningPACOMCommand and ControlAI & Data
At Gray Flag 2026 the Navy fed a mission plan to an MQ-20 surrogate through its CAMP tool, which turns planner tasks, authorities and limits into autonomous execution.
So what: Space inputs (SATCOM, PNT, EW) must be in the plan data autonomy executes, not added after.
NORTHCOM's fifth Falcon Peak counter-drone demo will be its first inside a populated city, where legal limits and detection gaps are hardest (DefenseScoop).
So what: Urban C-UAS trials set the RF and jamming limits theater bases will operate under.
PartnershipShare → Plan → Train → Operate → Depend
South China Morning Post (China) · 2026-09-25 SharePACOMInformationChina / PLA
At the White House Xi urged Trump to oppose Taiwan independence, which analysts say would restrain arms sales (SCMP); Rubio says Taiwan sales remain under review.
So what: Any shift on Taiwan arms sales slows US-Taiwan cooperation before it moves past Share.
USAF F-35s join India's Tarang Shakti at Jodhpur, 27 Sep-12 Oct, their first tactical missions from an Indian base; eight nations fly and 32 observe (Defense News).
So what: India trains with 5th-gen networked ops; space and SATCOM integration is the next step.