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Dan Parsons
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InternationalReport: NATO Must Pool Resources to Increase Defensive Capabilities
When NATO heads of state meet in Warsaw next month, they are expected to recommit to the alliance’s original collective-defense mission, but the forces and equipment necessary to perform that […]
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Unmanned SystemsLockheed Martin Demonstrates Q-53 Radar Counter-UAS Capability
Lockheed Martin [LMT] has demonstrated that its AN/TPQ-53 counterfire radar is capable of identifying, tracking and relaying the position of unmanned aerial systems, a capability that is at a premium […]
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InternationalDefense Officials Confirm ‘Unshakable’ U.S.-U.K. Military Relationship, Cohesion Of NATO In Wake Of Brexit Vote
Britain’s pending divorce from the European Union brings into question the strength of its commitment to other alliances to which it contributes, namely NATO. While the EU and NATO are […]
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Air ForceArmy Chief Milley Cares Not What Delivers Close Air Support, So Long As It’s There When Needed
Army Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Milley does not care what aircraft delivers close-air support (CAS) and trusts the Air Force to decide which platform is best suited to the […]
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ArmyCSA Gen. Milley, Satisfied With Army Path To Readiness, Concerned About Ability To Fight High-End Conflict
Army Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Milley is satisfied with the service’s current balance of rebuilding readiness for a near-term war but worries that it is inadequately trained and equipped […]
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ArmyMissile Defense Officials Want To Re-Inflate Broke Surveillance Blimp
Current and former missile-defense officials are lamenting the presumed demise of the Army’s high-flying surveillance blimp. The Joint Land Attack Cruise Missile Defense Elevated Netted Sensor, shoehorned into the acronym […]
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Air ForceLockheed Martin Rolls Out First Israeli F-35A
Lockheed Martin [LMT] unveiled the first F-35A Joint Strike Fighter for the Israeli air force during a ceremony Wednesday at the company’s jet manufacturing facility in Ft. Worth, Texas. Israeli […]
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Unmanned SystemsFAA Finally Finalizes Rule For Flying Small Unmanned Aircraft In National Airspace
Nearly two years past its original congressionally mandate deadline, the Federal Aviation Administration has issued first operational rules for routine commercial use of small unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), an initial step to […]
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ArmyRaytheon Revives High-Power Microwave For Counter-UAS Mission
Raytheon [RTN] has dusted off its high-power microwave (HPM) demonstrator as a result of renewed interest from the U.S. government in cheaply knocking enemy unmanned aerial systems (UAS) from the […]
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PentagonFirst Ever ‘Hack The Pentagon’ Competition Uncovers Hundreds Of Network Cracks At Bargain Price
An inaugural crowdsourced security inspection of Defense Department computing networks uncovered hundreds of vulnerabilities at a fraction of the cost of a third-party network audit, Secretary of Defense Ash Carter […]