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Vivienne Machi
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CongressHouse Passes CR Language to Keep Government Funded to Thanksgiving
The House on Thursday easily passed a bill that would keep the government running under a continuing resolution to Nov. 21 as lawmakers continue to hash out differences in authorization […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyLockheed Martin Pushes to Extend F-35 Sustainment Contracts From One Year to Five Years
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. – The F-35 Joint Strike Fighter’s manufacturer wants to negotiate maintenance contracts on a five-year schedule, a new process it claims will save $1 billion in sustainment […]
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Air ForceFY ’21 Air Force Budget Could Shift Bomber Funds to B-21, Weighs Future of Bomber Force
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. – The Air Force is considering whether to move funding from the B-1B Lancer program to buy additional next-generation B-21 bombers in the fiscal year 2021 budget, […]
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Air ForceAir Force to Boeing: ‘Progress Needed’ to Solve Ongoing KC-46 Concerns
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. – Despite a variety of problems remaining to be solved – including a new Category-1 deficiency – the Air Force continues to push for the new KC-46A […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyFirst ABMS Demonstration to Occur Within Next Four Months
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. – The Air Force is planning its first display of what its Advanced Battle Management Concept (ABMS) would operationally look like within the next few months, the […]
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Air ForceDefense Department Inspector General to Scrutinize Original KC-46 Boom Design
The Defense Department Office of the Inspector General announced Sept. 16 it plans to evaluate how the Air Force determined requirements to design and develop the refueling boom of the […]
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CongressHASC GOP Member Cook Announces Retirement in 2020
House Armed Services Committee member and retired Marine Rep. Paul Cook (R-Calif.) plans to retire in 2020, becoming the 13th GOP member and sixth HASC member to leave the House […]
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Unmanned SystemsDARPA’s Gremlins Test Flight Pushed Back Due to California Earthquakes
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. – The first test flight of an autonomous vehicle built by Dynetics for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s Gremlins program has been pushed back to later […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyFully Modernized, Cloud-Based F-35 Logistics System Expected in 2020
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. – The F-35’s notoriously unwieldy Automated Logistics Information System (ALIS) is scheduled to move to the cloud by the end of the year, a move that is […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyLockheed Martin to Build New Hypersonics Facility in Alabama
Lockheed Martin [LMT] plans to establish a new facility to support its hypersonic programs in northern Alabama, bringing nearly 300 new jobs to the region over the next three years. […]
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