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Air ForceAir Force Chief Praises McCain’s Light-Attack Fighter Proposal
Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David Goldfein on Jan. 18 welcomed a recent proposal by Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) for the service to buy hundreds of low-cost, light-attack fighters […]
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CyberNavy To Hold NGEN Recompete Industry Day Jan. 25
The third industry day session on the Navy’s plans to recompete the Next Generation Enterprise Network (NGEN) contract has been scheduled for Jan. 25 in Tysons Corner, Va., according to a […]
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PentagonMacStravic To Become Acting Pentagon Acquisition Chief
Pentagon official James “Jimmy” MacStravic is expected to replace outgoing Defense Department acquisition chief Frank Kendall on a temporary basis, a department spokesman said Jan. 18. MacStravic, who currently serves under […]
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Navy/USMC2018 Budget Will Be ‘Bridge’ To More Ships, Navy Chief Says
The Navy’s upcoming fiscal year 2018 budget request will begin to reflect the service’s new goal of expanding its fleet by dozens of ships, the chief of naval operations said […]
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ArmyArmy Secretary Warns Of Equipment ‘Gap’ In 2020s
The outgoing civilian leader of the U.S. Army is warning that his service will face a major equipment shortfall in the next decade if it does not receive more money […]
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Navy/USMCManaging Small Suppliers Key To Expanding Navy’s Ship Fleet, Admiral Says
The U.S. Navy’s new plan to expand its fleet by dozens of ships will require addressing several industrial-base and organizational issues, service officials said Jan. 12. Rear Adm. William Galinis, […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Eyes April Delivery Of First Ford Aircraft Carrier
The first Ford-class aircraft carrier, which has experienced delays due to technical problems, is now slated for delivery to the Navy in April, the service announced late Jan. 11. The new […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Needs More Aircraft To Match Ship Increase, Secretary Says
The U.S. Navy, which recently concluded that it needs to buy dozens of more ships than planned, expects it will require more aircraft to support those vessels, though how many […]
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InternationalRaytheon’s Standard Missile-6 Approved For Export
Raytheon [RTN] has received U.S. Department of Defense approval to begin selling its new, multi-role Standard Missile-6 (SM-6) to foreign customers, the company said Jan. 10. Raytheon developed the SM-6 for […]
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Navy/USMCNavy ‘Pleased’ With Tests Of Knifefish Unmanned Undersea Vehicle
The Knifefish unmanned undersea vehicle (UUV), a mine-hunter that General Dynamics [GD] is developing for the Navy, had a successful series of contractor tests last month, a service official said […]