Valerie Insinna
Articles By Valerie
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Air ForceItaly’s First F-35A Takes Wing in Successful Inaugural Flight
Italy’s first F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) made its inaugural flight on Monday, marking the first time the jet has ever been flown outside of the United States. The plane—which […]
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Navy/USMCU.S. Military Eyeing Additional MUOS Satellite
The Defense Department is discussing with allied countries a potential purchase of a sixth Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) satellite, the Navy’s program manager said Aug. 28. The military has […]
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UncategorizedDefense Watch
Joint Strike Fighter. The Defense Department is not reexamining its plans to buy 2,443 F-35 Joint Strike Fighters over the life of the program, despite statements by incoming Chairman of […]
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PentagonPentagon Invests $75 Million Into Flexible Electronics Initiative
The Pentagon is sinking $75 million over the next five years into the development of flexible hybrid electronics that could yield increasingly advanced wearable devices, improved health monitoring systems or […]
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ArmyJAGM Hits Stationary Vehicle During Fire-and-Forget Test
The Army successfully completed a Joint Air-to-Ground Missile (JAGM) flight test in which it exercised the weapon’s active fire and forget capability for the first time, the service’s program manager […]
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Navy/USMCNewport News Begins Steam Testing on the USS Abraham Lincoln
Huntington Ingalls Industries [HII] Newport News Shipbuilding began final testing of the steam-powered systems aboard the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) and is on track to redeliver the ship […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologySpace Systems/Loral to Study Robotically-Assembled Satellites
Under a contract with the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), commercial satellite provider Space Systems/Loral will study how to robotically assemble geostationary communications satellite already in orbit, the company […]
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Air ForceContinuing Resolution Could Delay 50 USAF Programs
As many as 50 Air Force programs would be delayed in fiscal year 2016 should Congress decide to pass a continuing resolution (CR) instead of a budget this year, Air […]
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Navy/USMCNavy to Issue RFP for MQ-8C Radar By End of August
The Navy intends to release a request for proposals (RFP) by Aug. 31 for a maritime search radar for the MQ-8C Fire Scout unmanned aerial system, according to a solicitation from […]
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PentagonCarter to Reveal DoD’s Role in New Initiative During Silicon Valley Trip
Defense Secretary Ashton Carter on Friday will make his return to Silicon Valley, where he will announce the Defense Department’s involvement in a new economic initiative, Pentagon Press Secretary Peter […]