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Marc Selinger
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CongressSen. Scott Named To Senate Armed Services Committee
Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) will fill a vacancy on the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) announced Jan. 9. Scott will replace former Sen. Luther […]
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SpaceSpaceX Launches Secretive Zuma Spacecraft
SpaceX launched the U.S. government’s mysterious Zuma spacecraft late Jan. 7 from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Built by Northrop Grumman [NOC], Zuma lifted off on a two-stage Falcon […]
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Air ForceAir Force Mulling How To Meet Hill Mandate To Kill New Space Directorate
The U.S. Air Force is evaluating how to implement a congressional requirement that it disband its new space operations directorate, service Secretary Heather Wilson said Jan. 5. “We will comply […]
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UncategorizedBoeing Gets Contracts To Build F-15s For Qatar, KC-46 For Japan
Boeing [BA] has formally snagged two major foreign orders for military planes: F-15QA fighters for Qatar and a KC-46 tanker for Japan. The Pentagon announced Dec. 22 that Boeing was awarded […]
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CongressRood Cleared To Lead DoD Policy Shop
The Senate confirmed former Lockheed Martin [LMT] International executive John Rood to be undersecretary of defense for policy by an 81-7 vote late Jan. 3. Among those voting no was […]
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Air ForceAir Force Nearing Completion Of ISR Plan
The U.S. Air Force, which is writing a report on how it hopes to improve its intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) capabilities in the coming years, plans to finish the document […]
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SpaceSenate Returns NASA Pick To White House
The controversial nomination of Rep. Jim Bridenstine (R-Okla.) to be NASA administrator has been returned to the White House, a congressional aide said Jan. 3. The move came after key […]
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SpaceSpaceX Aims To Launch Secretive Zuma Spacecraft This Week
The U.S. government’s mysterious Zuma spacecraft, whose launch was postponed from November, is now slated to lift off Jan. 5, according to SpaceX. The Falcon 9 rocket that will carry […]
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Air ForceBoeing Gets Contracts To Build F-15s For Qatar, KC-46 For Japan
Boeing [BA] has formally snagged two major foreign orders for military planes: F-15QA fighters for Qatar and a KC-46 tanker for Japan. The Pentagon announced Dec. 22 that Boeing was […]
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Air ForceAir Force To Test New Swarming Cruise Missile On F-16
The Air Force Research Laboratory plans to use an F-16 fighter jet to conduct initial demonstrations of its new Gray Wolf cruise missile, according to Lockheed Martin [LMT], one of […]