Valerie Insinna
Articles By Valerie
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Navy Still Wants Super Hornets, With Caveats
Reports stating the Defense Department asked Congress to eliminate funding for 12 F/A-18E/F Super Hornet aircraft in next year’s budget have misrepresented the situation, a Navy spokesman told Defense Daily […]
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BudgetNavy Still Wants Super Hornets, With Caveats
Reports stating the Defense Department asked Congress to eliminate funding for 12 F/A-18E/F Super Hornet aircraft in next year’s budget have misrepresented the situation, a Navy spokesman told Defense Daily […]
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CongressOSD, Senate Battle Over Acquisition Reform Continues
One of the Pentagon’s top acquisition officials fired shots against the Senate’s acquisition reform legislation today, saying that a provision in the bill limits the information that can be passed […]
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Navy/USMCMishap During Builder’s Trials to Slightly Push Back LCS-5 Delivery
The delivery of the fifth Littoral Combat Ship, USS Milwaukee (LCS-5), likely will be delayed about a month because of a mishap at the Marinette Marine Corp. shipyard, according to […]
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InternationalBell-Boeing Makes First International Sale of V-22s to Japan
After years of pursuing foreign customers, Bell-Boeing has finally landed its first international contract for the V-22 Osprey. The alliance of Textron’s Bell Helicopter [TXT] and Boeing [BA] will sell […]
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BudgetNDAA Conference Report to Come This Week, McCain Says
The House and Senate will likely put forward the defense authorization bill conference report by the end of the week, allowing both chambers to take up the legislation before going on recess […]
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Air ForceUSAF Doesn’t Need A-10, Says Nominee for Vice Chair of Joint Chiefs
Air Force Gen. Paul Selva, the administration’s nominee for vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, unequivocally declared that the service does not need to retain a dedicated close […]
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CongressNominees for USTRANSCOM, Joint Chiefs Positions Cite Cyber Security as a Major Concern
During a Senate confirmation hearing today, the nominees for vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and commander of U.S. Transportation Command named cyber attacks as one of the […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Quietly Issues RFP for LHA-8, T-AO(X)
Late last month, the Navy released a request for proposals to Huntington Ingalls Industries [HII] and General Dynamics [GD] NASSCO for the detailed design and construction of its next amphibious […]
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BudgetSenate Taps NDAA Conferees
The Senate today named the conferees that will work with the House to smooth out differences in their National Defense Authorization Acts (NDAA). The Republican side is led by Senate […]