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Air ForceBoeing To Complete Production Of C-17 In 2015
Boeing [BA] said Wednesday it will complete production of its C-17 Globemaster III airlifter and close the C-17 final assembly facility in Long Beach, Calif., in 2015. Boeing Vice President […]
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Air ForceU.S. Needs Partnership With Asia-Pacific Allies On MILSATCOM Issues, CSBA Says
The United States needs to engage Asia-Pacific partners, particularly in its protected military satellite communication (MILSATCOM) systems, as part of its “pivot” to the region, according to an analyst from […]
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BudgetHouse To Vote On CR That Includes Sequester Despite Pressure To Exempt DoD
Speaker of the House John Boehner (R-Ohio) told reporters yesterday that lawmakers would vote this week on a continuing resolution that keeps sequestration cuts in place and defunds the Patient […]
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Budget‘Audit the Pentagon Act’ Resurfaces With Support From Veterans Group
Senators and a veterans group are pushing the idea of a Pentagon audit in the hopes of better understanding where the Defense Department’s money is going and how to spend […]
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BudgetService Chiefs Tell HASC They Cannot Support Defense Strategy With Full Sequester
The service chiefs spent Wednesday morning outlining the effects of full sequestration to the House Armed Services Committee, after committee chairman Buck McKeon (R-Calif.) told them in his opening statement […]
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BudgetCSBA Report Urges Long-Term Plan To Protect Defense Industrial Base
The Defense Department ought to develop a long-term strategy for maintaining the health of its industrial base and use that plan to ensure that budget cuts do not eliminate critical […]
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BudgetNavy May Delay Los Angeles-Class Sub Retirements To Mitigate SSN Shortfall
The Navy is beginning to monitor its Los Angeles-class (SSN-688) attack submarines to determine if any can remain in the fleet past their expected service lives, as the SSN fleet […]
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BudgetClapper Says Intelligence Community Will Take ‘Higher Risks’ Amid Sequestration
Director of National Intelligence James Clapper said yesterday that the Intelligence Community (IC) will have to make “strategic decisions” about cutting costs and accepting “higher risks” as it faces another […]
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Air ForceNorthrop Grumman Develops DIRCM Solution Targeted For F-35
Northrop Grumman [NOC] has privately funded a direct infrared countermeasure (DIRCM) solution for fast-moving jets that it hopes to get on the F-35. Known as Threat Nullification Defensive Resource (ThNDR), […]
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Air ForceRolls-Royce Joins BAE Systems’ Team To Pursue Air Force’s T-X Contract
BAE Systems said yesterday Rolls-Royce is joining its Hawk Advanced Jet Training System (AJTS) team as an exclusive partner to help compete for the Air Force’s potentially $30 billion T-X […]