Pat Host
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Navy/USMCHagel Cuts Navy’s Littoral Combat Ship Buys To 32
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel announced Monday he was reducing the Navy’s controversial Littoral Combat Ship program by 20 vessels, questioning whether the ship can adequately defend itself, and said he […]
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Air ForceDoD Proposes Cutting A-10, U-2 Fleets In FY ’15 Budget
The Defense Department plans to divest its fleet of A-10s and U-2 spy planes when it formally submits President Barack Obama’s fiscal year 2015 budget request next week, with the […]
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Air ForceAir Force Declassifies Geosynchronous Space Situational Awareness System
The Air Force on Friday declassified a space situational awareness (SSA) system known as the Geosynchronous Space Situational Awareness (GEO SSA) system. Air Force Space Command (AFSPC) chief Gen. William […]
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UncategorizedDefense Watch
KC-46A ‘Pegasus.’ The Air Force names the KC-46A aerial refueling tanker Pegasus, prime contractor Boeing says in a Feb. 20 Twitter post. Pegasus is a winged horse from Greek mythology. […]
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Air ForceAir Force Successfully Launches GPS IIF-5 Satellite
The Air Force Thursday successfully launched its fifth Global Positioning System (GPS) IIF satellite at 8:59 p.m. EST from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla. The launch took place on […]
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SpaceExport-Import Bank Chief Touts Growing Satellite Portfolio As It Faces Reauthorization
The head of the U.S. Export-Import Bank (Ex-Im) is touting its rapidly growing satellite portfolio as it faces its biennial reauthorization later this year. Ex-Im Bank Chairman Fred Hochberg Thursday […]
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Air ForceCAE USA Joins General Dynamics, Alenia Aermacchi Team For T-X Trainer
CAE USA is joining a General Dynamics [GD]-led team that also includes Finmeccanica’s Alenia Aermacchi to bid for the Air Force’s multi-billion dollar T-X trainer program, according to a company […]
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Air ForceBAE Systems’ HAMMER Targeting System Completes Critical Design Review
BAE Systems’ HAMMER precision targeting system successfully completed the Army’s critical design review for its Joint Effects Targeting System (JETS) target location designation system (TDLS) program, according to a company […]
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Navy/USMCF-35B Aircraft Fly In Formation In STOVL Landing Mode
Two F-35B variant aircraft flew in close formation while in the short takeoff/vertical landing (STOVL) mode for the first time last week, prime contractor Lockheed Martin said Wednesday in a […]
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Air ForceAir Force Set For Thursday’s GPS IIF-5 Launch
The Air Force is going through final preparations for Thursday’s Global Positioning System (GPS) IIF-5 launch from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla., according a statement from launch provider United […]