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ArmyOdierno Wants Increased Service Chief Involvement In Weapon Acquisition
HUNTSVILLE, Ala.–The Army’s top officer wants service chiefs to have more involvement and broader input into the weapon acquisition process. Army Chief of Staff Gen. Ray Odierno said Wednesday he’d like […]
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ArmyArmy Common Cockpit Effort About Architecture, Backbone Allowing Change
NASHVILLE, Tenn.–The Army views its common aviation cockpit concept as an architecture and backbone that allows a cockpit to evolve over time as opposed to simply components, according to a […]
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ArmyNew Turbine Engine Is Army’s Number One Priority, Shyu Says
NASHVILLE, Tenn.–The Army’s new Improved Turbine Engine Program (ITEP) is the service’s “number one” priority, according to its acquisition chief. Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics and Technology […]
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Defense WatchDefense Watch
Minuteman Test Launches. The Air Force performs a pair of unarmed Minuteman III ICBM test launches from Vandenberg AFB, Calif., the week of March 23. The first test launch takes […]
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Air ForceDoD, Pratt Still Pursuing Long-Term Fix To F135 Engine Issue
The Defense Department and Pratt & Whitney are still pursuing a long-term solution to the F135 problem that lead to an engine fire and a temporary grounding of the F-35 […]
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Air ForceAlenia Aermacchi In Discussions With New T-X Prime Partner
Finmeccanica’s Alenia Aermacchi is in talks with an unspecified new potential prime partner in its bid for the Air Force’s T-X trainer program, the company said Friday. Alenia’s former prime […]
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Air ForceDoD Determining Changes To ULA’s EELV Launch Capability Contract
The Air Force and the Defense Department’s acquisition team are working on changing the Pentagon’s launch capability contract with incumbent launch provider United Launch Alliance (ULA) in response to competition […]
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ArmyFirst Airbus UH-72A Lakota For Army Training Rolls Off Production Line
Airbus’ first UH-72A Lakota configured to serve as the Army’s training helicopter rolled off the company’s production line around 11 a.m. EDT Wednesday in Columbus, Miss., according to a company […]
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Air ForceAir Force Successfully Launches GPS IIF-9
The Air Force and United Launch Alliance (ULA) successfully launched the service’s ninth Global Positioning System IIF series satellite (GPS IIF-9) Wednesday at 2:36 p.m. EDT from Cape Canaveral Air […]
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Air ForceHaney Cites Need For ‘Stable, Predictable’ Nuclear Funding
Adm. Cecil Haney, commander of U.S. Strategic Command, Tuesday underscored the importance of “stable, predictable funding” in sustaining the nuclear triad, as Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) and Rep. Earl Blumenauer […]