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Dan Parsons
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ArmyNDAA Would Force Army To Buy Commercial Data Management Software
A provision in the 2017 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) would require the Army to halt development of data management software if a commercial alternative would suffice to perform the […]
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UncategorizedTrump Adds Five Members To DoD Transition Team
Five new members of President-elect Donald Trump’s Defense Department transition team were announced Tuesday, including an expert on space and a former assistant secretary of the Air Force. Mark Albrecht […]
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Air ForceJapanese Jet Becomes First Foreign Military Sales F-35 At International Training Base
The first foreign military sales F-35 arrived at Luke Air Force Base in Arizona on Tuesday, marking a milestone for the international portion of the fifth-generation fighter program. Japan took […]
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Air ForceJapanese Jet Becomes First Foreign Military Sales F-35 At International Training Base
The first foreign military sales F-35 arrived at Luke Air Force Base in Arizona on Tuesday, marking a milestone for the international portion of the fifth-generation fighter program. Japan took […]
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CongressCarter Rebukes Congress For Weighing Six-Month Stopgap Funding Measure
Secretary of Defense Ash Carter on Tuesday penned a letter to Congress urging them to pass a full appropriations bill rather than confine the Defense Department to fiscal 2016 spending […]
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ArmyReport Marks JLTV As Exemplar Program Benefiting From Upfront, Detailed Systems Engineering
Much as the Army did with the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV), performing detailed systems engineering before product development is the most effective way to shorten platform development and curb […]
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Army Vehicle Program, Other New Starts Will Stall Without Defense Authorization Bill
Several Army program could be stalled if, like the past eight years, the Pentagon is forced to operate under a continuing resolution into 2017. New programs cannot start and ongoing […]
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ArmyArmy Secretary Calls For Continued Focus On Speeding Weapon Acquisition
Given more time than he likely will have as Army Secretary, Eric Fanning said he would focus on continuing reforms to speed the service’s acquisition process. “We have made a […]
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Air ForceLockheed Martin Locks Up $1.2 Billion Korean F-16 Upgrade Deal
Lockheed Martin [LMT] officially brought home the $1.2 billion contract to upgrade a portion of South Korea’s F-16 fleet it has long coveted. The deal covers radar, avionics and flight-control […]
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Navy/USMCReport: Marines Need Lighter, Longer Range Vehicles And More Aviation For Future Amphibious Warfare
Marine Corps forces aboard Navy ships will be ripe targets for enemy cruise missiles in any future amphibious operation, which means they will have to project power ashore from hundreds […]