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Dan Parsons
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Air ForceFaulty Radio Communication Contributed To Deadly C-130 Attack On Afghan Hospital
A deadly, prolonged attack on a Doctors Without Borders trauma center in Kunduz, Afghanistan, was caused in part by a malfunctioning satellite radio that could not receive targeting information aboard […]
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ArmyHASC Defense Bill Increases Army Apache, Black Hawk Helicopter Procurement
The House Armed Service Committee (HASC) is seeking to restore, with war funding, some of the deep cuts the Army plans to make to helicopter procurement to pay for near-term […]
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HASC Defense Bill Increases Army Apache, Black Hawk Helicopter Procurement
The House Armed Service Committee (HASC) is seeking to restore, with war funding, some of the deep cuts the Army plans to make to helicopter procurement to pay for near-term […]
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BudgetCarter Slams HASC Plan To Plug Pentagon Base-Budget Holes With War Funding
Secretary of Defense Ashton Carton came out guns blazing Wednesday against a proposal by the House Armed Services Committee to redirect $18 billion from war funding to pay for items […]
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ArmyHASC Calls For Patriot Report Over Concerns Batteries, Units Over-Deployed
The House Armed Services Committee has called for an audit of the Patriot and Terminal High Area Air Defense (THAAD) system deployment and training rates in its revision of the […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyHASC Grants Army $90 Million For Fast Fielding Of Vehicle Active Protection Systems
The House Armed Services Committee (HASC) has heeded the Army’s call for Active Protections Systems (APS) for its combat vehicles, adding $90 million for off-the-shelf missile shields in its markup […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyHASC Grants Army $90 Million For Fast Fielding Of Vehicle Active Protection Systems
The House Armed Services Committee (HASC) has heeded the Army’s call for Active Protections Systems (APS) for its combat vehicles, adding $90 million for off-the-shelf missile shields in its markup […]
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Open Architectures Seen As Linchpin To Successful Acquisition Reform, Rapid Weapon Development
Proponents of acquisition reform within the 2016 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) see modular, open-systems architectures as a potential panacea for what ails defense acquisition. Open architecture requirements are a […]
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Open Architectures Seen As Linchpin To Successful Acquisition Reform, Rapid Weapon Development
Proponents of acquisition reform within the 2016 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) see modular, open-systems architectures as a potential panacea for what ails defense acquisition. Open architecture requirements are a […]
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Air ForceApaches, HIMARS Join ISIL Fight On Heels Of B-52 As ‘Accelerant’ To U.S. Campaign
After 20 months during which 40,000 bombs and missiles were fired at targets in Iraq and Syria, Secretary of Defense Ash Carter this week announced major escalations in the U.S. […]