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Vivienne Machi
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SpaceSecond GPS III Satellite Declared Ready for Military Use
The Space Force’s Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC) successfully transferred the second GPS III system to Space Operations Command on March 23, the center said March 24. The satellite, […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyRoper: Impacts of Coronavirus on Acquisition Evolving ‘Daily’
Defense acquisition is in “uncharted territory” as the world reacts to the COVID-19 coronavirus, and yet little disruption entered Air Force acquisition programs due to innovative efforts to work around […]
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Air ForceAir Force SpeedDealer Radar Solicitation Deadline Extended Due to COVID-19
The Air Force has pushed back the deadline for industry to submit bids for its new ground-based radar system by two weeks to accommodate work restrictions caused by the COVID-19 […]
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COVID-19Memo: Defense Contractors Urged by Pentagon to Stay on the Job Amid COVID-19 Pandemic
The defense industrial base is considered part of the United States’ critical infrastructure by the Department of Homeland Security, and as such has a “special responsibility” to maintain normal work […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyHouse Members Call for 19 Extra F-35 Aircraft in FY ’21 Budget Deal
Lawmakers want the Pentagon to procure 98 F-35 Joint Strike Fighters in fiscal year 2021, 19 more than were included in the department’s budget request, according to a letter sent […]
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Business/Financial2020’s Largest Air Show Canceled Amid COVID-19 Spread
The biennial Farnborough International Air Show has officially been canceled for 2020 as the novel COVID-19 coronavirus spreads across the globe and has shut down most of Western Europe over […]
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CongressHASC Member Gabbard Suspends Campaign for Democratic Nomination
Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-Hawaii) said March 19 that she is suspending her campaign to become the Democratic nominee for president and has endorsed former Vice President Joe Biden as the […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyHughes to Provide Next-Gen Satellite Communications Services for Army’s Gray Eagles
Hughes Network Systems was recently awarded a contract to provide new advanced satellite communications systems for the Army’s MQ-1C Gray Eagle unmanned aerial systems. The contract, awarded by MQ-1C prime […]
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Air ForceApril’s Advanced Battle Management System Demo Delayed Until June
The Air Force’s second Advanced Battle Management System (ABMS) demonstration has been postponed from April until June as part of the Defense Department’s response to the novel coronavirus, Chief of […]
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Air ForceHASC Member: Air Force’s Proposed A-10 Retirements ‘Pre-Judicial’
Lawmakers are demanding answers from the Air Force after the fiscal year 2021 budget request included plans to retire dozens of A-10 attack aircraft. The service’s request stated that 44 […]