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Dan Parsons
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Navy/USMCOsprey Operations Ongoing As Recovery Of Downed MV-22 Continues Off Australia
The Marine Corps MV-22 Ospreys stationed on Okinawa remained operational Aug.7 as U.S. and Australian navy vessels attempted to recover wreckage of a downed tiltrotor off the east coast of […]
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UncategorizedHalf-billion Dollars Fails To Establish Afghan Intelligence Capability
Nearly half a billion dollars was spent developing a domestic intelligence capability for Afghanistan and the government has no way to know if the investment has paid off, according to […]
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PentagonNew Acquisition Structure Emphasizes Rapid Tech Insertion Through Open Architecture
Increasing the speed at which the Defense Department develops and fields emerging technologies is a primary cause for reorganizing the Pentagon’s acquisition structure. Pat Shanahan, the newly installed deputy secretary […]
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PentagonPentagon Restructures Acquisition Arm To Speed Fielding, Reduce Cost Of Technology
The Pentagon has launched a restructuring of its acquisition leadership that decouples research and engineering responsibilities from acquisition and fielding of new weapons in an effort to match speed with […]
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Open Architecture Will Make Or Break ‘Backbone’ Of Future Vertical Lift
Once the Army lands on a design for its next-generation helicopter, it is more important to establish coherent open architecture standards than to decide what weapons and avionics systems the […]
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Boeing Brings Block II Configuration To Chinook Under $276M Contract
Boeing [BA] brought home a $276 million contract to equip three CH-47 helicopters with power and lift upgrades the Army eventually plans for all of its F-model Chinooks. Under the engineering […]
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Army Seeks To Boost Black Hawk Buy By More Than 100 Choppers
The Army wants to add another 114 Black Hawk utility helicopters to a five-year, $3.8 billion multi-year deal it signed with Sikorsky in July. In a solicitation published July 19 […]
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ArmyArmy Seeks To Boost Black Hawk Buy By More Than 100 Choppers
The Army wants to add another 114 Black Hawk utility helicopters to a five-year, $3.8 billion multi-year deal it signed with Sikorsky last month. In a solicitation published July 19 […]
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InternationalHalf-billion Dollars Fails To Establish Afghan Intelligence Capability
Nearly half a billion dollars was spent developing a domestic intelligence capability for Afghanistan and the government has no way to know if the investment has paid off, according to […]
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ArmyBoeing Brings Block II Configuration To Chinook Under $276M Contract
Boeing [BA] brought home a $276 million contract to equip three CH-47 helicopters with power and lift upgrades the Army eventually plans for all of its F-model Chinooks. Under the […]