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Dan Parsons
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UncategorizedHASC Ranking Member Wants Panel To Investigate Fatal Aviation Mishaps
House Armed Services Committee Ranking Member Adam Smith (D-Wash.) is seeking to launch a blue-ribbon commission to study the recent uptick in fatal military aviation accidents. Smith on May 7 […]
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UncategorizedAs Aircraft Continue To Fall From Sky, Pentagon Insists ‘Not A Crisis’
Nine military aircraft have crashed in the past month killing 16 U.S. servicemembers, but the Pentagon said on Thursday it “is not a crisis” because the accidents involved different aircraft […]
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UncategorizedDefense Department Plans Dedicated AI Development Center Within Six Months
The Defense Department plans within six months to establish a laboratory dedicated to artificial intelligence, which Deputy Defense Secretary Pat Shanahan said is the key to saving billions of dollars […]
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Navy/USMCTesting Complete, Marines To Choose Amphibious Combat Vehicle In June
Following a record-short three months of operational testing, the Marine Corps is tabulating the performance of two Amphibious Combat Vehicles (ACV) and plans to choose one for its next swimming […]
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CongressMattis: Future ‘Maritime’ Defense Strategy Calls For More Ships Sooner
Defense Secretary James Mattis supports further increases to the Pentagon’s shipbuilding budget because the military is planning to adopt a maritime-based strategy to defend the United States homeland, he told […]
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PentagonMattis: Future ‘Maritime’ Defense Strategy Calls For More Ships Sooner
Defense Secretary James Mattis supports further increases to the Pentagon’s shipbuilding budget because the military is planning to adopt a maritime-based strategy to defend the United States homeland, he told […]
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CongressLawmakers Want Army To Speed Armored Vehicle, Helicopter Upgrades
Recognizing the Army’s need to upgrade or replace its ground vehicles and aircraft for future combat, House lawmakers will ask for plans to accelerate both the modernization of its armored […]
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ArmyHouse Committee Calls For Plan To Boost Army Stinger Missile Stocks, Speed SHORAD Fielding
Lawmakers support Army efforts to fast track short-range air defense capabilities to the field to counter enemy missiles and unmanned aircraft but are concerned that the service may need more […]
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CyberDefense Department Plans Dedicated AI Development Center Within Six Months
The Defense Department plans within six months to establish a laboratory dedicated to artificial intelligence, which Deputy Defense Secretary Pat Shanahan said is the key to saving billions of dollars […]
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CyberShanahan: Giant Cloud-Computing Contract Not ‘Winner-Take-All’
Deputy Secretary of Defense Pat Shanahan is defending plans to award a single contract for migrating its information technology service to a cloud, because the award is not, in fact, […]