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Vivienne Machi
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Air ForceRoper: Air Force’s ‘Massive’ Second ABMS Demo to Include Live-Fire Exercises
The Air Force plans to take lessons learned from its initial Advanced Battle Management System (ABMS) demonstration last year to up the ante for its second test this spring with […]
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Air ForceAir Force Requests $3.2 Billion in Unfunded Priorities in FY ‘21, Space Force Seeks $1 Billion
The Air Force has outlined $3.2 billion worth of programs it did not include in the fiscal year 2021 Presidential Budget request in its annual unfunded priorities list to Congress, […]
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SpaceSMC Releases RFI for New Deep Space Radar Program Worth $927 Million over FYDP
The Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC) has released a request for information (RFI) and industry day announcement related to a future program to build a new deep space radar […]
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SpaceSpace Force Finalizes New Enterprise SATCOM Vision
The U.S. Space Force has completed a new service vision for enterprise satellite communications (SATCOM) that seeks to eliminate traditional stovepipes for system acquisition and allow for rapid employment of […]
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PentagonPentagon Policy Leader Rood to Step Down at Urging of President
The Defense Department’s top policy director submitted a letter of resignation Feb. 19 saying he will leave his post at the end of the month, stating plainly that his departure […]
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Air ForceAir Force Scoping Market Availability for New F-15 Radar Sources
The Air Force’s F-15 program office is considering awarding a new contract to produce, modernize and sustain the APG-82 radar system and any future variants, according to a recent solicitation. […]
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InternationalState Department: ‘Room to Reconcile’ on U.S.-Turkey F-35 Debacle
The State Department continues to hold the door open to Turkey to rejoin the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program if it opts to procure a compatible integrated air defense system […]
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BudgetSASC Members Push for More Defensive Hypersonic Development Funds in FY ’21 Budget
Members of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) appeared supportive of more Defense Department investment in defensive hypersonic capabilities during a recent hearing, citing Russia and China’s successful development of […]
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BudgetLawmakers Slam Pentagon Request to Divert Military Equipment Funds to Border Wall
Democrats on Capitol Hill were quick to respond to the new reprogramming request from the Pentagon, which would divert $3.8 billion in fiscal year 2020 defense appropriations funds to the […]
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Air ForcePentagon Offers $3.8 Billion for Border Wall Request from FY ’20 Equipment Funds
A new Defense Department reprogramming request reveals the Pentagon has identified $3.8 billion in fiscal year 2020 equipment budgets to supply funding for the Trump administration’s border wall project. The […]