Valerie Insinna
Articles By Valerie
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Navy/USMCNavy Issues Lockheed Martin $279 Million to Start LCS-23 Construction
The Navy has awarded Lockheed Martin [LMT] the $279 million necessary to complete construction of the 23rd Littoral Combat Ship, the USS Cooperstown, the company said Monday. Congress in March […]
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BudgetFY ’16 Defense Authorization Bill Becomes Law
President Barack Obama on Tuesday started his day by pardoning a Thanksgiving turkey. Later that afternoon, he gave defense hawks something to be grateful for when he signed the fiscal […]
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CongressExperts Advise Greater Cuts to Pentagon Overhead During SASC Hearing
Congress has made cutting Pentagon bureaucracy a goal of its attempts to reform the department, but experts on Nov. 17 told the Senate Armed Services Committee that it should consider […]
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InternationalU.S. Military Uninvolved in Strike Against Russian Fighter Jet
The U.S. military had no involvement in an incident that caused two Turkish F-16s to shoot down a Russian Su-24 fighter jet near the Turkish-Syrian border, the spokesman for the […]
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Navy/USMCNavy’s New N99 Directorate Takes On Carrier Drone Program
The Navy’s program of record for a carrier-based drone has changed hands, but the future of the program is still as secretive as ever. The service’s new N99 unmanned warfare […]
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Navy/USMCNavy To Boost Unmanned System Prototyping, Experimention
Think of Rear Adm. Robert Girrier, the head of the Navy’s new N99 directorate for unmanned systems, as the service’s rapid development pioneer for robots, drones and unmanned underwater vehicles […]
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Air ForceMiltiary Services Seeking Private Industry Help on Autonomy
Autonomous systems offer a wealth of promise for the military, but working with industry to transition technology from research labs to the battlefield will be key, service officials said on […]
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BudgetSecond Forward Deployed Aircraft Carrier In Pacific Could Help Navy Meet Readiness Needs, Study Says
The Navy and Marine Corps are overextended and stressed, with not enough ships to meet demands and maintenance deferred as deployments become longer and longer. A new study by the […]
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Air ForceStudy Finds Current Planned LRSB Buy Won’t Meet Requirements
The Air Force’s current plan to buy anywhere from 80 to 100 Long Range Strike Bombers (LRSB) will not be sufficient to meet operational requirements, and double that number could […]
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BudgetAfter Paris Attacks, House Lawmakers Consider Additions to FY16 Wartime Spending Budget
House leaders are contemplating the addition of funds to the Overseas Contingency Operations (OCO) account—which funds wartime expenses—to augment operations against the Islamic State terror group, the chairman of the […]