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Vivienne Machi
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InternationalDoD Leaders Lobby for Industry Inclusion in Future European Defense Projects
Senior Pentagon leaders want to make sure that as the European Union moves forward to craft new policies surrounding future national security and defense investments, U.S. companies still get a […]
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SpaceSpace Force Remains ‘High Echelon’ Issue in NDAA Talks, HASC Leader Says
While progress has been made on a number of issues related to a conference agreement for the fiscal year 2020 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), the creation of a Space […]
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Air ForceF-35 JPO: ALIS Fix Targeted for September 2020
The Defense Department and Lockheed Martin [LMT] expect to field a modernized, upgraded version of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter’s Automated Logistics Information System (ALIS) by next fall, service and […]
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Air ForceAir Force’s Upcoming Test to Share F-22 and F-35 Data Will Be First of Many ‘Connect-a-Thons’
The Air Force is planning a series of recurring events to connect multiple legacy systems to each other and help the service flesh out its future distributed network, or Advanced […]
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Air ForceRoper: Air Force, Boeing Months Away from Resuming Cargo Flights for KC-46
The Air Force’s KC-46A Pegasus aircraft is still months away from renewing cargo transport in test flights as industry and service officials work through potential solutions for unstable cargo pallet […]
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Air ForceAir Force Successfully Tests Lockheed Martin-Built Directed Energy Weapon
Lockheed Martin [LMT] and the Air Force have successfully tested a company-developed transportable high-speed laser weapon capable of countering unmanned aerial systems. Lockheed Martin’s Advanced Test High Energy Asset (ATHENA) […]
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Air ForceAir Force to Test Data-Sharing Between F-22 and F-35 Fighters and X-37B Spaceplane
The Air Force is planning a December exercise that will test ways to get the F-22 and F-35 fighter jets and the X-37B spaceplane to transmit data in a contested […]
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CongressIndustry Advocates Support Senate Committee’s Proposed Two-Year Budget Legislation
Former defense officials now representing industry have indicated support for a new bill moving through the Senate that would require the government to work consistently on a two-year budget cycle, […]
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Air ForceGoldfein: Air Force’s Night Court Process Finds $30 Billion to Counter Future Threats
The Air Force has conducted a thorough examination of its current capabilities and programs, with the intent of freeing up funds from programs that won’t contribute to future conflicts and […]
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CongressHAC-D Chair Visclosky Will Not Seek Re-Election in 2020
House Appropriations Defense Subcommittee Chairman Pete Visclosky (D-Ind.) said Nov. 6 that he will not run for office again in 2020, ending a 35-year career in public office and opening […]