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Dan Parsons
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Navy/USMCNavy To Field Full Slate Of Unmanned Systems By 2020
The Navy plans to operate alongside unmanned robotic systems on land, at sea and in the air by 2020, and has established a specific command position to lead rapid innovation […]
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Air ForceNorthrop Grumman Flies Away With Next-Generation Bomber Contract
Northrop Grumman [NOC] has been chosen to build the Air Force’s next-generation long-range bomber, a major aircraft manufacturing contract that is worth an estimated $80 billion. The incumbent manufacturer of […]
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Navy/USMCMarine Corps Huge CH-53K King Stallion Chopper Makes Maiden Flight
The Marine Corps’ new CH-53K King Stallion heavy lift helicopter rose from Sikorsky’s Palm Beach, Fla., tarmac for the first time Tuesday morning, marking a significant milestone for the program […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Nuclear Power Chief Says Unmanned Systems Are Future Of Submarine Warfare
Unmanned systems will revolutionize undersea warfare much in the manner that nuclear propulsion did, the Navy’s new nuclear reactors chief said Oct. 21. “I think we have an imperative, now, […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Shipbuilding Plan Won’t Meet Marine Corps Needs To Police Pacific
The Navy’s long-term shipbuilding plan fails to provide the number of amphibious combat ships the Marine Corps will need to meet the various missions it will be called to perform […]
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ArmyArmy Is At Center Of Newly Necessary Strategy To Counter Russia In Europe
The Army is at the center of the U.S. strategy to counter an expansionist Russia and could be required to maintain a defensive posture in Eastern Russia for the foreseeable […]
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ArmySecDef Carter Says At Least 9,800 Troops To Remain In Afghanistan Through 2016
At least 9,800 U.S. troops will remain in Afghanistan through the end of 2016 to provide support to that nation’s defense and security forces as they continue to build the […]
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ArmyCarter Calls For Residual U.S. Military Force In Afghanistan, Promise Financial Support
Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter on Wednesday confirmed that the U.S. military will maintain a sizeable presence in Afghanistan past the end of the year and likely for the foreseeable […]
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ArmyInternational Humvee Retrofit Market Heats Up
From the outside, Textron’s [TXT] survivable combat tactical vehicle (SCTV) looks almost identical to a Humvee, but the truck has been outfitted with a series of upgrades that give it […]
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ArmyNew Army Chief Vows To Tap Reserve Components To Pad Active Readiness
Army Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Milley is taking charge of the service just as it is set to cut tens of thousands of troops and said he is prepared […]