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Vivienne Machi
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Air ForceNational Security Minibus Spending Bill Funds Extra F-35s, F-15s for Air Force
Appropriators provided the Defense Department with nearly two dozen extra F-35 Joint Strike Fighters in the fiscal year 2020 defense spending bill than were originally requested and filled multiple key […]
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BudgetHouse Passes FY ’20 Natsec Minibus With $738 Billion in Defense Spending, Space Force
The House passed two fiscal year 2020 appropriations minibus bills Dec. 17, teeing up a vote in the Senate by the end of the week that would avert a government […]
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BudgetFY ’20 NDAA Passes Senate with Trump Ready to Sign
The Senate passed the fiscal year 2020 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) Dec. 17 by a wide vote margin, authorizing $738 billion in defense spending and paving the way for […]
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Air ForceFinal B-52 Re-Engine RFP Expected Early 2020, Contract Award to Come in 2021
The Air Force’s scheduled date to issue a final request for proposals for the B-52 Commercial Engine Replacement Program (CERP) has been pushed back to early 2020, with contract award […]
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SpaceSMC Commander: ‘Integration’ in Space Will Be Key Challenge in 2020
The Air Force will be working hard in 2020 to promote integration across its space enterprises, in terms of improving alliances and partnerships and connecting more systems and architectures, a […]
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Force MultipliersTiffany Nesbit, Elbit Systems of America
In this new monthly column, Defense Daily highlights individuals from across the government, industry and academia whose efforts contribute daily to national defense, from the program managers to the human resource […]
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Budget
McConnell Tees Up Senate NDAA Vote Early Next Week
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) filed cloture on the fiscal year 2020 National Defense Authorization Act Dec. 12, allowing for lawmakers to vote to advance the $738 billion authorizing […]
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Air ForceRocket Lab to Launch Air Force Payload as Inaugural Mission from U.S. Launch Site
Rocket Lab’s inaugural launch from its new U.S.-based site will be an Air Force Space Test Program payload aboard the Electron rocket, the company said Dec. 12. The Huntington, California-based […]
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Air ForceAir Force, DoD Test Prototype Intermediate-Range Ballistic Missile
The Air Force conducted a flight test of a new ground-launched ballistic missile Dec. 12 from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, the Pentagon said Thursday. The test of the prototype […]
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Congress
House Passes FY ’20 NDAA; HASC Defends ‘Bipartisan, Essential’ Authorization Bill
The House overwhelmingly agreed to the conference report for the fiscal year 2020 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) Dec. 11, teeing up a likely successful vote in the Senate before […]