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Air ForceTrump Tweet Bashing F-35 Briefly Tanks Lockheed Stock
President-elect Donald Trump on Monday continued his rhetorical assault on Pentagon spending by tweeting that the cost of the Lockheed Martin [LMT] F-35 Joint Strike Fighter is “out of control” […]
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Air ForceTrump Tweet Bashing F-35 Briefly Tanks Lockheed Stock
President-elect Donald Trump on Monday continued his rhetorical assault on Pentagon spending by tweeting that the cost of the Lockheed Martin [LMT] F-35 Joint Strike Fighter is “out of control” […]
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ArmyOpen Architectures Could Be Future Vertical Lift’s Most Powerful Weapon, Say Chopper Program Managers
The futuristic helicopter that results from the ongoing Future Vertical Lift (FVL) program will be faster and more maneuverable than current designs, but its baked-in ability to rapidly integrate new […]
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Air ForceTrump Officially Taps Mattis For SECDEF, Promises Best New Equipment For Troops
Aside from officially announcing retired Marine Gen. James Mattis as his pick for secretary of defense, President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday described with soaring superlatives how he plans to rebuild […]
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ArmyArmy Will Start New Year With A New Pistol To Replace Beretta M9
The Army will start the New Year by ending the winding, opaque search for the XM17 Modular Handgun System, a late Christmas present to replace its worn out Beretta M9 […]
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PentagonPentagon Prepares Advanced Tech Development For Incoming Administration To Pursue
The Defense Department under Secretary Ash Carter and his deputy Robert Work has established a menu of research and development efforts from which the new administration can choose technologies that […]
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Navy/USMC
As SECDEF Mattis Would Bring Little Industry, Procurement Experience To Pentagon
Other than commanding combat troops, James Mattis, retired Marine Corps general and President-elect Donald Trump’s likely defense secretary, has served only one stint overseeing Marine combat development and three years on […]
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ArmyArmy’s Cyber Directorate Looks To Deploy Cyber Troops And Tools Within Two Years
A new cyber and electronic warfare directorate within the Army staff held a kickoff meeting Dec. 1 and its new leader plans to have a force staffed, trained and able […]
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PentagonTrump Adds Three More Members To Defense Transition Team
President-elect Donald Trump announced Thursday three more former military men who now work in defense consulting will join the Defense Department transition team. Thursday’s additions brings the team Trump has […]
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BudgetCongress Checks Rapid Expansion Of DIUx Tech Outreach
Congress wants to pump the brakes on rapid expansion of the Pentagon’s tech innovation outreach initiative by limiting funding until it receives a detailed report on the unit’s structure and […]