Valerie Insinna
Articles By Valerie
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BudgetMDA Seeks $23 Million in FY ’17 to Develop Airborne Laser That Can Defeat Missiles
The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) intends to test an airborne laser in 2021 to determine the feasibility of destroying enemy missiles in the boost phase of flight, the agency’s head […]
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BudgetSenate Appropriators Decide on $575 Billion Defense Spending Level In FY ’17
The Senate Appropriations Committee on Thursday set an overall defense funding level for fiscal year 2017 that provides a small increase over the levels set by last year’s budget agreement. […]
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Navy/USMCNavy to Repair LCS-3 in San Diego
The Navy will repair one of its Freedom-class littoral combat ships—USS Fort Worth (LCS-3), which has been sidelined since a January engineering incident—after the vessel makes its way to San […]
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Navy to Repair LCS-3 in San Diego
The Navy will repair one of its Freedom-class littoral combat ships—USS Fort Worth (LCS-3), which has been sidelined since a January engineering incident—after the vessel makes its way to San […]
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Missile DefenseMDA Director Defends Redesigned Kill Vehicle Design Strategy
The head of the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) said he was confident the agency could keep the Redesigned Kill Vehicle (RKV) program on track after the top Democrat of the […]
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Air ForceSecretive Pentagon Office Reveals New Technologies
In his first appearance in front of lawmakers, the director of the Pentagon’s shadowy Strategic Capabilities Office (SCO) unveiled a number of technology initiatives that had not previously been disclosed […]
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Missile DefenseCarter: THAAD in South Korea is ‘Going to Happen’
The deployment of a key missile defense system to South Korea is “going to happen,” even if the Chinese government objects to it, Defense Secretary Ashton Carter said Friday. The […]
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Navy/USMCWorkforce Issues Could Test Navy’s Ability to Add Second Virginia Sub in FY ’21
The Navy wants to continue buying two Virginia-class attack submarines a year even as it starts procurement of its expensive new ballistic missile submarines, but whether it will be able to […]
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BudgetNavy Acquisition Chief Designates FY ’19 as the Sweet Spot For LX(R) Contract Award
If given additional funding, the Navy could speed up its construction plan for its newest amphibious vessel and award a contract in 2019, but moving any quicker than that could […]
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BudgetSenator Calls for ‘Billions’ of Dollars, More Arms Sales to Help Middle East Fight Islamic State
One Senate Armed Services Committee member wants “multiple billions” of dollars in emergency funding that would provide Egypt, Jordan and Lebanon additional weapons and equipment to help those nations cope with the Islamic […]