Julie Samuel
Articles By Julie
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Air ForceGMD Contract Award Delayed To End of Year
The Pentagon has delayed by half a year the award of a long-term maintenance contract for its Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) system in locations including Alaska and California. The Missile […]
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Air Force
DoD Testers Find Global Hawk Operational Flaws
Pentagon testers found a new version of the RQ-4B Global Hawk unmanned aerial vehicle cannot effectively conduct the type of persistent spying for which it was designed. The Block 30 […]
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CongressSTRATCOM: Satellite Jamming Growing Threat
A top Pentagon official testified last Friday he is concerned about the growing threat of adversaries jamming U.S. satellites. Air Force Gen. C. Robert Kehler, commander of U.S. Strategic Command […]
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Congress
House Rejects Libya Change, Adds Grant Funds To DHS Bill
The House waded through amendments to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) spending bill yesterday, narrowly rejecting a measure signaling Congress’ frustration that President Barack Obama does not have its […]
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Air Force
DoD Questions 30-Year Ship, Aircraft Plans
Pentagon officials questioned yesterday if they should be crafting 30-year shipbuilding and aviation plans for Congress, saying projections for shorter time periods may be more appropriate. A House Armed Services […]
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Air Force
HAC-D Wants To End 2nd Engine, Cut Weapons Accounts
House defense appropriators want to kill the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter’s alternate engine and trim the Pentagon’s requested levels of procurement and research funding in the budget bill they plan […]
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Air Force
Military Services Grapple With Delayed Joint Strike Fighter Dates
Military officials told senators last week their services’ delayed initial operational capability (IOC) dates for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter will be reset according to the aircrafts’ performance. The IOC […]
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Air Force
GOP-Led House Passes Defense Bill That Challenges Obama
The defense policy bill the House passed yesterday pushes back on President Barack Obama’s plans to require contractors to disclose political contributions and end development of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter […]
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Congress
MDA Director ‘Confident’ GBI Test Failures Being Addressed
A Senate panel sounded alarms yesterday about test failures with the Ground-Based Midcourse Defense (GMD) system, as a senior Pentagon official sought to assure it the national-missile-defense effort is on […]
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Air Force
Gates: Budget Cuts Shouldn’t Include More Big Weapon Systems
Outgoing Defense Secretary Robert Gates said yesterday that while difficult cuts are inevitable in the defense budget, unneeded weapon systems already have been eliminated and major ones being developed are […]