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Dan Parsons
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PentagonTrump Says NATO ‘No Longer Obsolete’ But Allies Must Pay Up For Collective Defense
President Donald Trump on Tuesday reversed his claim that NATO is obsolete, but continued his crusade for member states to spend more on defense to include potentially repaying the alliance […]
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UncategorizedPresidential Helicopter Replacement Will Take Maiden Flight This Summer
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. – The new VH-92 Presidential Helicopter that will replace two legacy fleets of “white top” VIP rotorcraft is scheduled to make its maiden flight this summer. Three […]
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Air ForceMattis: Strike On Syria Separate From Anti-ISIS Fight, Will Not Delay Defeat Plan
In his first turn briefing the press at the Pentagon as Defense Secretary, Jim Mattis said the recent retaliatory strike against Syria for its use of chemical weapons on civilians […]
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ArmyLockheed, Northrop Complete Initial Laboratory Integration of Modular Missile Shield Subsystems
The Army’s developmental active protection system (APS) program took a step forward when Lockheed Martin [LMT] successfully linked its open-architecture processor with Northrop Grumman’s [NOC] electro-optic sensors and countermeasures. Lockheed and […]
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Navy/USMCItalian Navy Gives U.S. Marines Sneak Peek At BAE’s Amphibious Vehicle Offering
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. – One of the two vehicles that will become the U.S. Marine Corps’ new Amphibious Combat Vehicle exercised its sea legs last month with the Italian military, […]
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Air ForceAir Mobility Chief Says KC-46 Will Deliver In Sufficient Numbers To Supplant Legacy Tankers
Air Mobility Command (AMC) is set to take delivery of 15 KC-46 aerial refueling tankers a year once production begins and that rate should be sustainable while older tanker platforms […]
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Navy/USMCPresidential Helicopter Replacement Will Take Maiden Flight This Summer
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. – The new VH-92 Presidential Helicopter that will replace two legacy fleets of “white top” VIP rotorcraft is scheduled to make its maiden flight this summer. Three […]
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PentagonPentagon OKs Initial Production of Marine Corps CH-53K Heavy Lift Helicopter
The Pentagon on April 4 gave the go-ahead for production of the Marine Corps’ new $27 billion CH-53K heavy lift helicopter. Following a review of the engineering and manufacturing development, […]
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Navy/USMCMarine Corps Awaiting Pentagon Green Light To Launch CH-53K Production
Already several days past its desired deadline for launching low-rate initial production (LRIP) of the CH-53K King Stallion, the Marine Corps says it and Sikorsky are simply waiting for the […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Will Delay H-60 Service Life Extension Without Defense Budget
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. – Without a fiscal year 2017 budget in place, the Navy will delay a service life extension plan necessary to fly its Sikorsky MH-60R/S Seahawk helicopters into […]