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Vivienne Machi
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PentagonTrump: Esper ‘Most Likely’ Will Be Nominated for Defense Secretary
President Trump said that he is “most likely” going to nominate Army Secretary Mark Esper to become the next secretary of defense, just hours after he tweeted that Esper would […]
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PentagonLawmakers Call on Trump to Nominate Permanent Defense Secretary Soon
As the ink dries on Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan’s withdrawal to be considered as a permanent secretary and resignation as deputy defense secretary, House and Senate armed services committee […]
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PentagonShanahan Resigns as Pentagon’s Number-Two, Withdraws Nomination for SecDef Position
Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan has withdrawn his nomination to officially become the Pentagon’s top civilian and will also resign as deputy defense secretary as “a painful and deeply personal […]
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Air ForceAir Force, Lockheed Laud Successful Flight Test of Hypersonic Weapon Aboard B-52
The Air Force and Lockheed Martin [LMT] have successfully flight tested components of one of the service’s future hypersonic weapons aboard a B-52 Stratofortress bomber. A sensor-only version of the […]
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Air Force‘Valkyrie’ Unmanned Air Vehicle Successfully Completes Second Flight
The Air Force’s XQ-58A Valkyrie unmanned aerial vehicle completed its second flight last week and completed all test objectives, the service said June 17. The 71-minute flight took place June […]
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Air ForceAir Force Adds Billions to Boeing’s JDAM Contract Ceiling
The Air Force awarded Boeing [BA] a contract modification worth up to $6.5 billion for future Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) tail kits, spares, repairs and technical services, according to […]
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SpaceArmy Exploring New Tactical Space Layer Strategy
LOS ANGELES — The Army is crafting its first-ever tactical space layer strategy, said one servicemember involved in the strategic development June 11. “Right now, we are looking at producing […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyUntapped PNT Data from Ground Receivers Could Help More Quickly Detect Jamming, Spoofing
LOS ANGELES – Machine-learning could help the U.S. military harness precision, navigation and timing (PNT) data it can already access to detect spoofing or jamming efforts more quickly, a Marine […]
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Air ForceGAO: Air Force Shifting Funding from Delayed KC-46 Program to Sustain KC-135 Operations
A new government watchdog report warns that the delayed delivery of the Air Force’s next-generation aeriel refueler means that some of the program’s funds are instead going to keeping the […]
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SpaceSouth Korea, Japan to Plus-Up Position, Navigation and Timing Satellite Systems
LOS ANGELES — The governments of South Korea and Japan are each in the midst of building up their respective position, navigation and timing (PNT) satellite constellations to provide more […]