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Navy/USMCBuilding ‘Flexible’ Ships With Open Architectures Delivers Vessels Superior ‘In All Cases’
Building “flexible” surface ships designed to accept incremental capability upgrades throughout their service lives is more expensive up front, but delivers superior mission performance than traditional ships designed for a […]
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ArmySOCOM Chief: Open Architecture Key To Maintaining Tech Edge For U.S. Commandos
As the most rapidly evolving subset of the U.S. military, Special Operations Command (SOCOM) has high demand for technically advanced, open architecture equipment for individual troops. Army Gen. Raymond Thomas, […]
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ArmyPolaris Rebrands To Include Defense, Government Customers
Specialized vehicle manufacturer Polaris announced Feb. 13 a name change for its defense business to Polaris Government & Defense in a rebranding effort to better reflect the customer base it […]
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ArmyArmy Aviation Brigade Arrives In Europe To Boost Russian-Deterrence Effort
The Army’s 10th Combat Aviation Brigade (CAB) on Feb. 9 began offloading more than 700 pieces of equipment, including 86 aircraft in Antwerp, Belgium, in support of Operation Atlantic Resolve. […]
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Navy/USMCMarine Corps Digging Out Of Flight-Hour Deficiency With Higher Aircraft Readiness Rates
Not since 2012 has the Marine Corps had enough available aircraft to provide pilots the minimum monthly flight hours to maintain basic proficiency. A combination of high operational tempo, aging […]
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Navy/USMCMarines To Standardize, Upgrade Diverse V-22 Osprey Fleet
The Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey has been in such high demand that the service has been modifying and tweaking the aircraft on the fly as they came off the production […]
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Air ForceService Vice Chiefs Call For Increased But Stable Funding To Rebuild ‘Insidious’ Loss Of Readiness
The vice chiefs of the Army, Navy, Air Force and Marine Corps on Tuesday offered lawmakers a vision of a military that has been depleted by inconsistent, unpredictable funding and […]
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ArmyTrump Promises SOCOM, CENTCOM Troops ‘Finest Equipment Known To Man’
In a visit to MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, Fla., on Monday, President Trump continued to promise troops new weapons and equipment but offered no specifics on when or […]
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ArmyMilitary Information Chiefs Call For Speedier IT Acquisition Process
The Defense Department’s existing acquisition process is too cumbersome and sluggish to keep pace with advancements in information technology, according to its Chief Information Officer (CIO). To ensure the military […]
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BudgetMattis Outlines Three-Phase Military Rebuilding Plan, Plans On 2017 Spending Increase
The Defense Department’s fiscal 2017 budget will be boosted by a supplemental funding bill, but at least some of the cash to begin “rebuilding” the military will be shuffled from […]