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Vivienne Machi
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ArmyArmy Prioritizing Position, Navigation and Timing Technologies Across Service Portfolio
LOS ANGELES — The Army is working to update its standards for developing new position, navigation and timing (PNT) capabilities that will incorporate more science-and-technology efforts and help the service […]
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Air ForceAir Force’s Joint Forces Space Component Command Missions to Move to U.S. Space Command
LOS ANGELES — When the future U.S. Space Command is stood up, the Air Force Space Command’s Joint Forces Space Component Command (JFSCC) two main mission areas will be reborn […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyF-35’s Lot 12 Agreement Reached, With Options Available for Future Lots
The Defense Department and Lockheed Martin [LMT] have reached a handshake agreement for Lot 12 of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter that allows for an $80 million F-35A to be […]
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CongressHASC Wants More Information on Air Force’s Light Attack Experiment in FY ’20 NDAA
The House Armed Services Committee is requesting the Air Force submit a report on its plans for the ongoing light attack aircraft experiment while fully funding the service’s fiscal year […]
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CongressHASC Committee Expects to Bring FY ’20 NDAA Bill to House Floor by Early July
As the House Armed Services Committee (HASC) releases its full committee mark for the fiscal year 2020 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), it intends to bring the bill to the […]
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SpaceAir Force’s June R&D Launch to Test Space X’s Falcon Heavy Reusability in ‘Most Challenging’ Mission Yet
The Air Force’s upcoming launch of 24 new research-and-development payloads will demonstrate the performance of Space X’s Falcon Heavy launch vehicle for the first time on a Defense Department mission. […]
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Pentagon
New GAO Report Lauds DOD’s Acquisition Reform Efforts, But Notes More Work Is Needed
The Department of Defense has made progress on a number of acquisition reforms that Congress has pushed for in previous National Defense Authorization Acts, a June 6 government watchdog report […]
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CongressHASC Subcommittee Passes FY ’20 NDAA Readiness Mark, Calls for Tough F-35 Sustainment Oversight
The House Armed Services Readiness Subcommittee voted unanimously June 5 to move its mark of the fiscal year 2020 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) to full committee, and will be […]
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CongressLawmakers Take Bipartisan Aim at Newly Approved Arms Sales to Middle East
Seven senators plan to introduce over 20 separate resolutions to disapprove of President Trump’s recent approval of arms sales to two Middle Eastern countries, which subverted the congressional review process […]
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Air ForceL3 Wins Multi-Million Air Force Contract for C-130H Avionics Upgrade
The Air Force on June 4 awarded L3 Technologies [LLL] a $499.5 million contract to provide an avionics upgrade for 176 C-130H Hercules aircraft. The competitive fixed-price-incentive-firm contract involves avionics […]