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Air ForceRogers Believes 3-To-5 Year DoD Procurement Process Soon Possible
A key lawmaker believes the Defense Department can reduce its current 15-to-20 year procurement process to three-to-five years by the time the current House Armed Services Committee (HASC) chairman leaves […]
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Air ForceAir Force Reservists To Help Fill F-35 Maintainer Needs
The Air Force will use reservists to fill a need for skilled maintainers as it brings the F-35A online, the head of Air Force Reserve Command (AFRC) said Tuesday. Lt. […]
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SpaceSpaceX Dealing With ‘Conflicting’ Data Points From CRS-7 Launch Failure, Musk Says
Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) is dealing with conflicting data points as it continues to investigate its June 28 launch failure, company founder Elon Musk said Tuesday. Musk said the […]
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ArmyArmy Awards AM General $373 Million For Humvees
The Army on Monday awarded AM General a $373 million contract to provide 2,082 High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles (Humvees) to foreign military sale (FMS) partner nations, according to a […]
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SpaceMusk Expects CRS-7 Preliminary Conclusions By End Of Week
Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) expects to reach “preliminary conclusions” on its Cargo Resupply Services-7 (CRS-7) launch failure by the end of the week, company founder Elon Musk said Sunday […]
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Air ForceAir Force Awards Orbital ATK $24 Million For ORS-5 Launch Services
The Air Force on July 2 awarded Orbital ATK [OA] a $24 million firm-fixed-price contract for Operationally Responsive Space-5 (ORS-5) launch services, according to a Defense Department statement. The company […]
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SpaceBall Aerospace Powers On NOAA’s JPSS-1 Weather Satellite
Ball Aerospace [BLL] recently performed a key milestone by powering on the Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS-1) satellite for the first time, according to a company statement. JPSS-1 is the […]
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SpaceNASA Aims Moving Up Orbital ATK CRS Mission To October
NASA is aiming to move up Orbital ATK’s [OA] next Cargo Resupply Services (CRS) mission from December to October if the manifest allows, Associate Administrator for Human Exploration and Operations […]
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ArmyArmy TRADOC Chief Battles Requirements Creep
The head of the Army Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC) is battling requirements creep by trying to convince leadership to trade unrealistic requirements for enhanced capability. TRADOC Commanding Gen. David […]
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Congress
SpaceX Launch Failure Gives DoD Strong Hand In RD-180 Saga
The Defense Department may have its most leverage to purchase additional Russian-made RD-180 rocket engines since Congress banned future use of engine, following Sunday’s Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) Falcon […]