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Marc Selinger
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Unmanned SystemsDoD Office Launches Swarm Of 103 Micro UAVs
The U.S. Department of Defense’s Strategic Capabilities Office (SCO) launched a swarm of 103 Perdix micro unmanned air vehicles from three F/A-18 Super Hornet aircraft during a recent West Coast […]
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Navy/USMCNavy’s Columbia-Class Submarines To Cost Total Of $100 Billion
Developing and building 12 Columbia-class ballistic missile submarines is expected to cost about $100 billion, the Navy said Jan. 9. The disclosure of the acquisition price tag came five days […]
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Unmanned SystemsFAA Sees Growing Need For Drone Detection Technology
The unlawful use of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) near airports and other critical infrastructure remains a growing problem, underscoring the need to continue developing drone-detection technology, the head of the […]
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Navy/USMCNavy’s Columbia-Class Submarine Cleared For Next Development Phase
The Navy has formally received the go-ahead to begin detailed design of the Columbia-class ballistic missile submarine. Pentagon acquisition chief Frank Kendall signed a memorandum late Jan. 4 authorizing the […]
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CyberU.S. Cyber Policy Needs More Work, Officials Say
The U.S. government has spent years shoring up its cyber defenses but continues to grapple with how it should deter and respond to attacks, key officials said Jan. 5. “We […]
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Missile DefenseMissile Defense Agency Nears Next GMD Intercept Test
The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) plans to conduct the next intercept test of the Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) system “early this calendar year,” according to an MDA official. “We’re currently […]
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CongressSenator: Trump’s Tweets Could Hurt F-35 Industrial Base
A member of the Senate Armed Services Committee charged Jan. 3 that President-elect Donald Trump’s critical tweets about the Lockheed Martin [LMT] F-35 are sowing uncertainty in the fighter jet’s […]
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CongressSenator: Trump’s Tweets Could Hurt F-35 Industrial Base
A member of the Senate Armed Services Committee charged Jan. 3 that President-elect Donald Trump’s critical tweets about the Lockheed Martin [LMT] F-35 are sowing uncertainty in the fighter jet’s […]
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CyberJapan’s Defense Sector Needs Better Cybersecurity, Ex-U.S. Official Says
A former U.S. State Department official says Japan should strengthen its relatively weak cybersecurity to remove a major barrier to increased American-Japanese defense cooperation. While the two countries are already […]
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Navy/USMCNavy’s Advanced Hawkeye Aircraft To Get Multi-Hour Endurance Increase
Adding refueling equipment to the U.S. Navy’s E-2D Advanced Hawkeye is expected to increase the on-station time of the aircraft carrier-based, command-and-control airplane by over 85 percent, according to an […]