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Defense Watch: Bernie’s 2020 Pitch, F-21 For India, Leidos Share Repurchase

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Friday, February 22nd, 2019

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Defense Watch: Bernie’s 2020 Pitch, F-21 For India, Leidos Share Repurchase

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Election 2020. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) announced his bid for the 2020 presidency Feb. 19. He will be seeking the Democratic nomination, as he did in the 2016 election. He joins an already crowded group of Democratic nominees, including four other sitting senators. Among his pledge to support progressive efforts and run on an anti-Trump platform, he reinforced his commitment to taking on “the military industrial complex” in an email to supporters Tuesday. Sanders was easily re-elected to his third…

Congress

Munitions Fired Represent Most of $25 Billion Spent By Pentagon on Iran War So Far

Munitions fired in the two-month old “Operation Epic Fury” against Iran represent most of the $25 billion cost the Pentagon has incurred thus far in the conflict, the acting Defense […]

Congress

Slotkin: Pentagon Should Use Anthropic’s Mythos To Spot Cyber Security Gaps

The Pentagon should be using Anthropic‘s recently announced Mythos artificial intelligence model to spot gaps in cyber security, Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.) said on Tuesda. “I think the thing that […]

Budd And Shaheen Bill Would Authorize 329 F-15EX Fighters

Two members of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), Sen. Ted Budd (R-N.C.) and Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), have introduced the Airpower Acceleration Act, which would authorize multi-year procurements of […]

Congress

HASC’s Wittman Sees ‘Challenging’ Push For $350B In Reconciliation Funds, Wants Sustained Defense Increase

NATIONAL HARBOR, Md.– Congress’ work to pass $350 billion in reconciliation funds to support the Trump administration’s push for a $1.5 trillion fiscal year 2027 defense topline is “going to […]