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Dan Parsons
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ArmyArmy Officials Bent On Achieving Joint Information Environment
The Army is swiftly consolidating its computing networks into a common computing architecture called the joint information environment (JIE) where it eventually will be able to securely and efficiently exchange […]
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Air ForceLaPlante: Open Architectures Lend Speed, Agility To Acquisition
In all new development and acquisition programs, the Air Force wants the ability to rapidly and affordably upgrade both hardware and software without being beholden to the systems’ original manufacturer. […]
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ArmySmaller Army Demands Secure, Global Communications Network, General Says
As the Army becomes a leaner force dispersed in smaller units across large swaths of the globe, a common operating network will become increasingly essential, the service’s vice chief of […]
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ArmyArmy To Cut 40,000 Soldiers By 2017, Reports Say
The Army is set to reduce its end strength by an additional 40,000 troops over the next two years, including the elimination of 17,000 civilian employees, according to reports. The […]
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ArmyBAE Nets $110 Million Contract for Army HERCULES Upgrades
BAE SYSTEMS has been awarded a $110 million contract to convert 36 M88A1 heavy towing vehicles to the heavier, more powerful A2 configuration called the Heavy Equipment Recovery Combat Utility […]
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Navy/USMCF-35B Drops Live Bombs In Preparation For Going Operational
The Marine Corps unit that will first fly the service’s version of the F-35 as an operational aircraft in late June launched live ordnance from the aircraft. From June 22-26, […]
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ArmyCarter Shuffles Army, Pentagon Senior Civilian Officials
Secretary of Defense Ash Carter on Monday announced the shuffling of several senior civilian Pentagon officials ahead of Army Secretary John McHugh leaving office before November. Eric Fanning, who has […]
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UncategorizedDefense Watch
Ship Repair. Huntington Ingalls recently was awarded a $75 million contract to perform repairs to two of the Navy’s 11 active aircraft carriers. The company will provide management, material support services, […]
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ArmyS-97 Raider Test Pilots Shed Light On Aircraft Characteristics
The two pilots tasked with flying the experimental Sikorsky [UTX] S-97 Raider through a yearlong flight test campaign recently offered more insight into how the coaxial rotorcraft operates. Chief Pilot Bill […]
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Navy/USMC
Marine Corps Set For Final Inspection Before F-35 Declared Battle-Ready
The Marine Corps will soon conduct an operational readiness inspection (ORI) of its first squadron of F-35Bs, the final step before declaring that the jets are finally combat ready. Marine […]
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