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Marc Selinger
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Air ForceAir Force Review May Lead To Axe For Some Small Programs
A broad review of U.S. Air Force programs may lead to the cancellation of some smaller efforts, service Secretary Heather Wilson said April 20. “I’ve gotten an initial briefing on […]
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Air ForceAir Force Probing F-22 Mishap In Nevada
The U.S. Air Force is investigating why an F-22 Raptor skidded to a stop on the runway at Naval Air Station Fallon in Nevada shortly after takeoff last week. The Lockheed Martin […]
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Air ForceB-21 Bomber Making Progress On Software, Air Force Says
Software deliveries have begun for the U.S. Air Force’s future B-21 Raider bomber, a service official said late April 18. “We’ve delivered the first set of software for the platform, and we’re […]
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CongressSenate OKs Rep. Bridenstine To Lead NASA
The U.S. Senate narrowly approved Rep. Jim Bridenstine (R-Okla.) as NASA’s 13th administrator April 19, ending a months-long stalemate over his controversial nomination. The 50-49 party-line vote came a day […]
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Air ForceAir Force Taps Lockheed Martin To Develop Air-Launched Hypersonic Weapon
The U.S. Air Force has picked Lockheed Martin [LMT] to develop and test the air-launched Hypersonic Conventional Strike Weapon (HCSW) prototype, the service announced late April 18. Lockheed Martin was […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyDARPA Picks Dynetics To Launch, Recover UAVs From Manned Plane
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has tapped Dynetics Inc. to conduct a demonstration in which a manned C-130 transport plane will launch and recover small unmanned aerial vehicles in mid-air. […]
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UncategorizedKey Lawmaker Proposes Ditching DISA
The Navy is challenging its program directors to find ways of opening legacy systems to new capabilities, but the process of moving to modular, open systems architectures retroactively is a […]
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Air Force To Launch Communications Relay Satellite
The U.S. Air Force announced April 6 that it plans to launch a new communications-relay satellite as part of a multi-payload mission later this April. The Continuous Broadcast Augmenting SATCOM […]
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CongressKey Lawmaker Proposes Ditching DISA
The Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) would be scrapped under a Department of Defense streamlining bill unveiled April 17 by Rep. Mac Thornberry (R-Texas), chairman of the House Armed Services […]
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PentagonDoD’s Griffin Eyes Using Directed Energy For Space-Based Missile Defense
Pentagon technology chief Michael Griffin said April 17 that he wants to field a megawatt-class, directed energy (DE) device in space by the late 2020s to protect the United States […]