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Defense WatchDefense Watch
Army IT Review. Army Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Milley is conducting a detailed, “end-to-end” review of the service’s information networks to look for ways to increase their effectiveness, identify […]
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Missile DefenseNavy’s New SPY-6 Radar Begins Tracking Ballistic Missiles
The U.S. Navy’s new SPY-6 Air and Missile Defense Radar (AMDR) has begun tracking ballistic missile targets in tests, according to Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) and prime contractor Raytheon […]
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CyberDoD Begins Work To Update Cyber Strategy
The U.S. Department of Defense is starting preliminary work to update its cyber strategy, which was last revised two years ago, a Pentagon official said March 30. Air Force Maj. […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Aims To Field Laser Weapon On Destroyer In FY 2020
The U.S. Navy plans to develop and install a 60-kilowatt laser weapon system on an Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer (DDG-51) and begin deploying it in fiscal year 2020, according to […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Tackling F-35C Vibration Problem
The U.S. Navy is trying to fix a vibration problem that F-35C Lightning II pilots have experienced during catapult launches of the new carrier-based fighter jet, a service official said […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Shortfall Of F/A-18 Super Hornets Tops 100 Jets, Lawmaker Says
The U.S. Navy’s shortfall of high-demand Boeing [BA] F/A-18E/F Super Hornets has grown to more than 100 fighter jets, roughly triple the figure the service cited just two years ago, […]
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PentagonNavy Admiral Picked To Lead F-35 Program
President Donald Trump has tapped Navy Rear Adm. Mathias “Mat” Winter to be the next director of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program, the Department of Defense announced March 28. […]
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Unmanned SystemsExpanding Drone Operations Won’t Be Easy, FAA Head Says
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) continues to grapple with how to allow pilots to fly unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) beyond visual line of sight and over other people, the head […]
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InternationalU.S. General Concerned About China’s New Base In Africa
U.S. forces plan to keep a close eye on China’s new naval base in Djibouti because it is just a few miles from an important American base, according to a […]
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International
U.S. Military Seeks To Expand Drone Footprint In Africa
The U.S. military is looking to expand its unmanned aircraft operations to more bases in Africa so its intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) drones can spend more time monitoring potential […]