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Navy/USMCMarines To Field V-22 Refueling System By FY 2018
The U.S. Marine Corps is moving ahead with plans to pursue the V-22 Aerial Refueling System (VARS) for its MV-22 Osprey tilt-rotor transport aircraft. VARS will be able to supply […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Trying Out V-22s On Aircraft Carrier
The U.S. Navy is experimenting with three Marine Corps MV-22 Ospreys aboard the USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70) aircraft carrier to help it prepare for its own future variant of the […]
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Navy/USMCPropulsion Problem Plagues Navy’s MUOS-5 Satellite
The fifth Mobile User Objective System (MUOS-5) communications satellite experienced a “failure” in its orbit-raising propulsion system while being transferred from its initial orbit to its final orbit June 29, the […]
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Unmanned SystemsWhite House Unveils Plan To Promote Unmanned Aircraft
The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) announced a series of steps Aug. 2 to expand the federal government’s use of and support for unmanned aircraft systems. […]
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Air ForceF-35 Destroys Drone In First Air-to-Air Kill
A Lockheed Martin-built [LMT] F-35 Lightning II shot down a drone target with a Raytheon [RTN] AIM-9X Sidewinder missile during a recent test off the California coast, achieving the new […]
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Navy/USMCNewest Virginia-Class Sub Finishes First Trip
The USS Illinois (SSN-786), the Navy’s 13th Virginia-class attack submarine, has completed its first sea voyage, prime contractor General Dynamics [GD] Electric Boat announced Aug. 1. During the alpha sea […]
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Missile DefenseMDA Faces Growing Budget Squeeze, Report Says
The U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA) is plagued by shrinking budgets and growing responsibilities that are increasingly hurting its ability to conduct the research and development needed to modernize the […]
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Missile DefenseEx-Military Leaders Oppose Downgrading Missile Defense Job
Eleven former U.S. military leaders are urging lawmakers to nix a provision in the Senate version of the fiscal year 2017 defense authorization bill that would repeal a requirement that […]
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CyberCyber Top Issue For Next President, DNI Clapper Says
Director of National Intelligence (DNI) James Clapper said July 28 that the top three issues he would brief the next president-elect on are cyber threats, the Islamic State and Russia. […]
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Business/FinancialLeidos’ Income Rises 17 Percent In Second Quarter
Leidos Holdings [LDOS] announced July 28 that its operating income totaled $75 million in the second quarter of fiscal year 2016, up 17 percent from the same period last year. […]