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Marc Selinger
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CongressSenate Aims To Keep Tabs On F-35 Sustainment Costs
The U.S. Senate has approved a proposal that would require the Pentagon to regularly brief lawmakers on efforts to contain sustainment costs for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter. The measure […]
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Air ForceDraken Wins Competition To Provide Adversary Air At Nellis Air Force Base
Draken International has edged out Textron’s [TXT] Airborne Tactical Advantage Company (ATAC) for a $280 million contract from the U.S. Air Force to supply and fly adversary fighters for training […]
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Air ForceAir Force Center Sees New Teams As Key To Faster Space Acquisition
The U.S. Air Force’s Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC) is forming several teams to increase communication and coordination across the 6,300-person organization and ultimately reduce the time it takes […]
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BudgetSenate Panel Wants Air Force To Study Optionally Unmanned Tankers
Concerned about growing threats to the U.S. Air Force’s manned refueling aircraft, the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) has asked the service to explore alternatives, including optionally unmanned tankers. According […]
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Air ForceAir Force Eyes New Wargame On Multi-Domain Command And Control
The U.S. Air Force plans to launch an annual exercise in October to practice command-and-control (C2) across multiple domains, a service official said June 6. The inaugural wargame, which will […]
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CongressHouse Appropriations Bill Boosts F-35 Buy, Backs New JSTARS
The House Appropriations Committee (HAC) unveiled a $675 billion fiscal year 2019 defense appropriations bill June 6 that would buy 93 F-35 Joint Strike Fighters, 16 more than the Trump […]
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BudgetHouse Appropriations Bill Boosts F-35 Buy, Backs New JSTARS
The House Appropriations Committee (HAC) unveiled a $675 billion fiscal year 2019 defense appropriations bill June 6 that would buy 93 F-35 Joint Strike Fighters, 16 more than the Trump […]
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Pentagon
F-35 Follow-On Development Contract Slips To June 2019
The U.S. Department of Defense plans to award a major follow-on development contract for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter in June 2019, about 10 months later than previously planned, according […]
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CongressSenate Cancels Traditional August Recess To Ease Work Backlog
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) announced June 5 that his chamber will skip the traditional August congressional recess to work through a pile of appropriations bills and presidential nominations. “I […]
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Budget
Senate Cancels Traditional August Recess To Ease Work Backlog
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) announced June 5 that his chamber will skip the traditional August congressional recess to work through a pile of appropriations bills and presidential nominations. “I […]