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Marc Selinger
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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 […]
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CongressTRANSCOM 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 Probing Rise In Minor Aviation Mishaps
The Air Force is trying to determine why it experienced a recent uptick in minor aviation accidents, a service official said. The increase has been in Class C mishaps, which […]
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Air ForceDoD Deputy Gets ‘Deep Dive’ Briefing On Air Force’s B-21 Bomber
Deputy Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan, whose duties include overseeing big-ticket acquisition programs, attended a recent “deep dive” briefing on the Air Force’s B-21 Raider to better familiarize himself with the bomber development effort, a service […]
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Air ForceAir 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 month. The Continuous Broadcast Augmenting SATCOM […]
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UncategorizedHouse Panel OKs Bills To Aid Space Industry
The House Science, Space and Technology Committee has approved two bills aimed at supporting the rocket propulsion and space support industries. One bill, proposed by Rep. Mo Brooks (R-Ala.), would […]
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NATO Head To Visit F-35 Factory In U.S.
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg plans to visit Lockheed Martin’s [LMT] F-35 Lightning II production plant in Fort Worth, Texas, on April 5 as part of a two-day visit to the United […]
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Homeland SecurityDoD Forms Border Security Cell To Coordinate Work With DHS
A day after President Trump told the Department of Defense to deploy National Guard troops to the southern U.S. border to help the Department of Homeland Security curb illegal immigration, DoD announced April […]
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Air ForceDoD Eyes Shifting F-35 Management To Military Services
The U.S. Department of Defense wants to restructure the F-35 Lightning II program to give the military services more control over the maturing fighter jet, according to Pentagon officials. DoD […]
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InternationalNATO Head To Visit F-35 Factory In U.S.
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg plans to visit Lockheed Martin’s [LMT] F-35 Lightning II production plant in Fort Worth, Texas, on April 5 as part of a two-day visit to […]