Julie Samuel
Articles By Julie
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CongressDem Uses New Report Used To Justify Defense Cuts
A report set to be unveiled today on waste in wartime contracting is being used by a prominent lawmaker as an argument in favor of cutting defense spending during the […]
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Air ForceHawks: China Military Might Proves Big DoD Cuts Wrong
Hawkish House members who resisted Pentagon spending reductions in the new deficit-cutting law are using a new report on China’s increasing military might to bolster their stance against additional sizable military […]
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Air Force
DoD Notes Progress of Chinese Stealth Fighter, Aircraft Carrier
The Pentagon believes China could have an indigenous aircraft carrier in 2015 and fifth-generation J-20 stealth fighter jet in 2018, after overcoming obstacles with both development efforts, according to a […]
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Congress
Study Blasts NASA Rocket Cost Estimates
An independent assessment of NASA’s plans for a new heavy-lift rocket and space capsule dubs the agency’s projected costs as optimistic and not suited for long-term planning. The space agency […]
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Air Force
Test F-35s Cleared To Fly After Grounding
The Pentagon allowed developmental F-35 Joint Strike Fighters, grounded because of a power issue, to return to flight operations yesterday, but kept a ban on ground operations for two production […]
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Business/FinancialNorthrop Grumman: Export Controls Hurting Drone Makers
U.S. companies want to sell more unmanned aircraft on the international market and need the export-control reforms President Barack Obama’s administration is working on to be enacted, a top executive […]
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Business/Financial
Navy Open To Multiple Fire Scout Weapons
As the Navy plans to deploy a weapon for the first time on a drone aircraft, an official said yesterday the service is open to using varied strike capabilities on […]
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Air Force
Block 30 Global Hawks Snag Key Approval
The Air Force has declared the latest block of RQ-4B Global Hawk drones, with which Pentagon testers found shortcomings in May, has reached the key development milestone of initial operational […]
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Air Force
Boeing Looks For Major Boost In International Sales
NEW YORK—Boeing’s [BA] defense arm hopes to more than double the percentage of revenues it gleans from international sales in the coming years, a top executive said yesterday. Jim Albaugh, […]
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Congress
House GOP Chairs Slam DoD Cuts
Three House committee chairmen are calling on President Barack Obama’s administration to provide more information on defense budget cuts resulting from the new federal-deficit-trimming deal, raising concerns about the implications […]