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Dan Parsons
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Air ForceAcquisition Nominees Call For Prototyping Before Buying Major Weapon Systems
Rapid experimental prototyping of the sort that resulted in the SR-71 Blackbird and F-117 stealth fighter is the key to keeping major weapon system development programs on track, according to […]
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ArmyArmy Wants Tenfold Increase In Combat System Capability
In pursuing its modernization goals, the Army wants bullets, tanks, radios and rifles that are up to 10 times as capable as the gear it currently fields. The Army wants […]
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UncategorizedArmy Consolidates Apache Testing With New Missile, Other Capability Upgrades
In order to concurrently test fire a new missile from the aircraft, the Army is delaying follow-on test and evaluation of the AH-64E Apache gunship by a year, according to […]
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Army Missile Defense Brain Passes Complex Test Of Threat-Tracking Capability
The Army’s open architecture missile defense brain recently demonstrated its ability to track and defend against an array of aerial threats during the most complex test of the system to […]
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Defense Watch
NRO Launch. A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Delta 4 rocket carrying a National Reconnaissance Office satellite (NROL-47) lifted off Jan. 12 from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. The launch […]
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ArmyArmy Consolidates Apache Testing With New Missile, Other Capability Ugrades
In order to concurrently test fire a new missile from the aircraft, the Army is delaying follow-on test and evaluation of the AH-64E Apache gunship by a year, according to […]
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ArmyArmy Network Study Team To Kick Off With Industry Event At Aberdeen
To inform industry of Army tactical network modernization needs and priorities, the Army’s newly formed Network Cross Functional Team (CFT) will hold a tactical-network related information forum in February at […]
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Navy/USMCMarines Still Seek High-Water-Speed Combat Vehicle
As it nears a decision to purchase a new amphibious combat vehicle, the Marine Corps has not given up hope of procuring a personnel carrier that can speed over water […]
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SOCOM Chief: Offensive Cyber Hindered By Slow Acquisition, Outdated Policy
Offensive cyber operations could be a powerful weapon for U.S. Special Operations Command and the conventional services, but its potential is hindered by outdated policy and sluggish acquisition, according to […]
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ArmyNew Army Senior Civilian Promises Leadership Through ‘Critical Inflection Point’
At his formal swearing-in ceremony as the 23rd Secretary of the Army, Mark Esper said the service’s most daunting task is to fulfill its current obligations while preparing to fight […]