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Vivienne Machi
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CongressSASC Votes to Advance Its Version of FY ’21 Defense Authorization Bill
The Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) has reached agreement on its version of the fiscal year 2021 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), and moved the bill out of committee by […]
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Air ForceSenate Armed Service’s FY ’21 NDAA Boosts F-35s, Prohibits Retiring Of Legacy Aircraft
The Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) would like to increase the number of F-35 Joint Strike Fighters procured in its markup of the fiscal year 2021 National Defense Authorization Act […]
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Air ForceAir Force Defers KC-46 IOT&E, Full Rate Production Milestones
The Air Force has decided along with the Pentagon’s director of operational test and evaluation that the KC-46A Pegasus tanker program’s initial operational test and evaluation (IOT&E) period will conclude […]
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Air ForceRoper: Air Force Plans to Finalize NGAD Business Plan This Summer
The Air Force will soon have a business case to support a novel method to develop next-generation fighter jets more quickly and efficiently, the service’s acquisition czar said June 9. […]
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Air ForceSenate Confirms PACAF Leader to Become First African-American Air Force Chief of Staff
The Senate confirmed Air Force Gen. Charles Brown to become the next chief of staff June 9 by a vote of 98-0, ensuring that Brown becomes the first African-American to […]
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SpaceAnnual GAO Report Warns Of ‘Multiple Challenges’ To Next-Gen OPIR Missile Satellite Program
The Space Force needs to consider several risks to the progress of its next-generation missile warning satellite program, including the fact that its ground system may not be ready when […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyAFRL Looks to Develop ‘Link 16 From Space’ Transponder in Proliferated LEO
The Air Force Research Laboratory plans to demonstrate a new space-based communications transponder in low-Earth orbit by next spring, the lab’s space vehicles director said June 4. The “XVI” program […]
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BudgetHASC Releases FY ’21 NDAA Markup Schedule
The House Armed Services Committee plans to take up the fiscal year 2021 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) in late June, with plans to complete the full committee markup before […]
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Air ForceAir Force Releases RFI for Next-Gen ISR Drone to Potentially Replace Reaper
The Air Force released a June 3 request for information to begin searching for next-generation unmanned aerial vehicles that could eventually replace the MQ-9 Reaper drone. The notice, first reported […]
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BudgetCBO Report Estimates Cost of Potential ‘Space National Guard’ to DoD
A new report by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) estimates that the Defense Department could spend hundreds of millions, or billions, of dollars to form a “Space National Guard” to […]