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Vivienne Machi
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Air ForceAir Force Re-Opens SpeedDealer Radar Proposal to Industry
The Air Force has released the request for proposals (RFP) for its new ground-based radar system and industry is beginning to consider re-competing for the program. Inside Defense first reported […]
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Business/FinancialPentagon to Decide U.S. Space Command HQ Location Post-2020 Election
The Pentagon’s newest combatant command won’t get a permanent headquarters until after the 2020 elections, officials told lawmakers this week on Capitol Hill. The future location of U.S. Space Command […]
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CongressSASC Chairman Inhofe Announces Bid for Another Senate Term
Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) Chairman Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.) officially announced his decision to run for re-election in 2020 in a high-flying campaign video released March 5. “I always said […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyGriffin: DoD Investment in Hypersonic Production to Ramp Up Over Next Year
The Defense Department is planning a “major investment of many billions of dollars” to build components of its hypersonic weapons once production is in full swing, a top official said […]
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Air ForceCongress Should Limit KC-46 Production to Minimum Deliveries Until RVS Fix Resolved, Lawmaker Says
Congress should limit the production of KC-46A Pegasus tankers to the yearly minimum until contractor Boeing [BA] successfully implements crucial solutions that will get the aircraft to operational status in […]
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Air ForceState Department Approves $2.4 Billion Sale of KC-46 Aircraft to Israel
The State Department has approved the potential sale of Boeing [BA]-made KC-46A Pegasus aerial refuelers to Israel for $2.4 billion, per a March 3 notice. The foreign military sale would […]
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Air ForceAir Force Officials: KC-46 Remote Vision System Fix Expected in 2023
The Air Force expects to receive a solution to its biggest Category-1 deficiency on the KC-46A Pegasus tanker by 2023, one year behind previous estimates, the service’s senior military official […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyPerdue Calls for Detailed Air Force Acquisition Strategy on ABMS
The Air Force needs to provide Congress with more details of how it plans to acquire new networked technologies via the Advanced Battle Management System (ABMS) program, a top Senate […]
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Air ForcePACAF Commander Brown Nominated As Next Air Force Chief of Staff
Defense Secretary Mark Esper has formally nominated Pacific Air Forces Commander Gen. Charles “CQ” Brown to become the Air Force’s next chief of staff. If confirmed, Brown would become the […]
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BudgetSASC Democrat Endorses Biden as Other Moderate Candidates Line Up Behind Ex-Veep
A Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) Democratic member up for reelection this year endorsed former Vice President Joe Biden for president March 1, as multiple moderate candidates announced they were […]