Reporter: Ground Forces/Marine Corps
Defense Daily
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Dan Parsons
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ArmyYearlong CR Threatens JLTV Production Ramp
A year-long continuing resolution (CR) threatens the ramp-up in Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) production and other programs that need increased funding to speed manufacturing. Under a CR, program offices […]
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CyberNation States Mobilize Cyber ‘Campaigns’ As Criminal Online Attacks Become More Sophisticated
While the U.S. military and private sector scramble to establish a comprehensive strategy for operating in cyberspace, its adversaries are already mobilizing organized online campaigns to disrupt the economies and […]
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ArmyMarine Corps Takes Delivery Of First Powerful New Northrop-Built Ground Based Radar
LINTHICUM, Md. – From atop a hill here overlooking the Baltimore-Washington International Airport the Marine Corps’ new expeditionary radar can detect air traffic from New York to Norfolk, Va., from […]
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ArmyArmy Feeling Pressure Of Hiring Freeze, Unpredictable Funding
The Army is feeling the pinch of the Trump administration’s civilian hiring freeze and is being forced to find efficiencies that can compensate for attrition in its civilian ranks. Lt. […]
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UncategorizedDefense Watch
Heather Wilson. President Donald Trump on March 21 formally submitted his nomination of Heather Wilson to become the next Air Force secretary after he announced his intention in late January. […]
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Navy/USMCMarines To Test 100 New Technologies In Large West Coast Amphibious Exercise
During large-scale exercises in April, the Marine Corps will test and evaluate 100 new technologies to help it poke holes in enemy coastal defenses and clear the way for future […]
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ArmyInstallation Officials: Army Stands To Save Billions Through Base Closures, Consolidation
Nearly a quarter of the Army’s infrastructure is in poor condition or failing and installation management officials would rather close or consolidate those facilities than spend the $10 billion a […]
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Army$3.4B Multi-Year Apache Contract Expedites Future Foreign Military Sales, Saves Army 10 Percent
A recent five-year, $3.4 billion multi-year contract for Boeing [BA] AH-64E Apache gunships not only saves the Army and Saudi Arabia money for each helicopter, but establishes a relatively swift […]
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ArmyYearlong Stopgap Funding Would Be ‘Punch,’ ‘Roundhouse To The Face’ For Military Services
Under a continuing resolution (CR) that lasts the entire fiscal year, the military services will be forced to make cuts to already deficient readiness accounts, ground aircraft and halt new-start […]
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UncategorizedArmy Will Use Potential FY ’17 Budget Boost To ‘Plug Holes’ In Personnel, Readiness
If the Army gets the extra $8 billion it asked for under the proposed fiscal 2017 defense budget boost, it will use the cash to further shore up near term […]