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Matthew Beinart
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Business/FinancialLockheed Martin Aims To Double Javelin Production Up To 4,000 Missiles Per Year, CEO Says
Lockheed Martin [LMT] is aiming to nearly double its production capacity for Javelins from 2,100 up to 4,000 per year, a process the company’s chief executive officer said may take […]
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ArmySikorsky Prepared For FVL Production With Advanced Factory Tech, ‘Digital Thread’ Work, Officials Say
STRATFORD, Conn. — With the Army approaching major milestones for its Future Vertical Lift (FVL) competitions, Sikorsky [LMT] officials told reporters last week the company is already prepared to manufacture the […]
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PentagonDoD Draws $1.5 Billion To Replenish Stockpiles, LaPlante Says Goal Is For ‘One-To-One Replacement’
Senior Pentagon officials on Friday confirmed the department has officially moved ahead with transfering $1.5 billion to help ramp up production lines and replenish stockpiles of Javelin and Stinger missiles […]
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ArmyArmy Senior Leaders ‘Didn’t Fully Agree’ With DoD IG’s Findings On IVAS, Wormuth Says
Army Secretary Christine Wormuth told lawmakers Thursday that senior service leaders disagreed with the Pentagon Inspector General’s recent report stating soldiers may not want to use the new Integrated Visual […]
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ArmyNew Army Memo Narrows Futures Command’s Role, Reasserts ASA (ALT)’s Responsibilities
Army Secretary Christine Wormuth has signed a new directive to more narrowly define Futures Command’s role in a push to reduce ambiguity and reassert the service’s acquisition office as the […]
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Pentagon
Austin Tells Congress He Won’t Allow Critical Munitions Stockpiles To Fall Below Minimum Levels
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin told lawmakers Tuesday he would not allow stockpiles of munitions such as Javelin and Stinger missiles to fall below minimum levels, adding that the new $33 […]
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CongressHASC’s Rogers Predicts Congress Will ‘Ignore’ Budget Request, Boost Defense Spending Again
The top Republican on the House Armed Services Committee said Monday he predicts Congress will once again boost defense spending over the president’s requested topline and reverse select plans in […]
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ArmyArmy Details CAPSET 23 Network Plans, Upcoming Operational Demos Ahead Of Fielding Decision
After wrapping up the critical design review (CDR) last week for its Capability Set (CS) 2023 network modernization capability drop, officials said the Army will run upcoming operational demonstrations with […]
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PentagonDoD Estimates Fuel Will Cost Over $3 Billion More Than Expected In FY ‘22, Comptroller Says
The global increase in fuel prices is estimated to cost the Pentagon over $3 billion more in fiscal 2022 than it had originally expected, the department’s comptroller told lawmakers on […]
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InternationalBiden Details New $33 Billion Ukraine Aid Supplemental, Includes $16 Billion For DoD Efforts
President Biden on Thursday detailed a new $33 billion Ukraine aid supplemental funding request, to include another $16 billion for Department of Defense efforts to supply Kyiv with weapons and […]