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SpaceWhite House Finalizing New Policy On Space Traffic Management
The Trump administration is putting the finishing touches on a new space traffic management policy designed to protect U.S. national security and commercial spacecraft amid growing congestion in space, Vice […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Eyes Second Flight Test For DoD Hypersonics Program
The U.S. Navy is preparing to conduct a second flight experiment of a hypersonic glide vehicle for the Department of Defense’s Conventional Prompt Strike (CPS) program, which aims to develop […]
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UncategorizedDefense Watch: F-35 Update, Wittman on Carrier Block Buy, Mattis on JEDI
F-35 Milestone. The F-35 Lightning II program has wrapped up developmental flight tests for its system development and demonstration phase, according to the Defense Department’s joint program office and prime […]
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TRANSCOM Head Defends Plan To Buy Foreign-Made Cargo Ships
The leader of U.S. Transportation Command (TRANSCOM) is defending the Trump administration’s fiscal year 2019 request to buy up to 24 foreign-built, used commercial ships for the military’s reserve fleet, […]
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Air ForceAir Force Nears Releasing RFP For New A-10 Wings
A request for proposals to build new wings for the aging but heavily used A-10 Thunderbolt II close-air-support aircraft is slated to be issued in the current April-to-June quarter, service […]
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PentagonDoD May Form Joint Office On Artificial Intelligence
The U.S. Department of Defense, which is trying to improve the military’s artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities, is considering setting up an entity to focus on AI, Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said […]
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CongressNavy Might Someday Consider Buying More Than 12 Columbia-Class Submarines
The U.S. Navy, which has said for years that it wants to buy 12 Columbia-class, nuclear-armed ballistic missile submarines to replace its aging Ohio-class fleet, is leaving open the possibility […]
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Air ForceAFSOC Lines Up Partial Funding For Laser Gunship Demo
U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) is making progress in getting funding to demonstrate a laser gunship prototype but remains well short of what it needs, according to the […]
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Air ForceAFSOC Lines Up Partial Funding For Laser Gunship Demo
U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) is making progress in getting funding to demonstrate a laser gunship prototype but remains well short of what it needs, according to the […]
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BudgetSen. Shelby Takes Helm Of Appropriations Committee And Defense Subcommittee
Senate Republicans formally tapped Sen. Richard Shelby (R-Ala.) April 10 to chair the Senate Appropriations Committee (SAC). Shelby, whose appointment had been expected due to his seniority, announced later in […]