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Vivienne Machi
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BudgetHouse Appropriators Plus-Up Air Force Fighters In FY ’20 Defense Markup
House appropriators are considering providing the Air Force with 68 new fighter jets in the fiscal year 2020 defense bill, while cutting funding for several high-profile next-generation research-and-development programs. The […]
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InternationalLockheed, Rafael Partner to Offer SPICE Guidance Kit to U.S. Buyers
Lockheed Martin [LMT] and Israel’s Rafael Advanced Defense Systems signed a teaming agreement Thursday to jointly develop, market, manufacture and support Rafael’s Smart, Precise Impact and Cost-Effective (SPICE) guidance kits […]
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Business/FinancialThornberry to Introduce Two Bills Related to Acquisition Reform in FY ’20 NDAA Markup
The House Armed Services Committee’s (HASC) ranking member plans to introduce two bills that would compel the Pentagon to implement acquisition reforms that Congress has passed into law, and create […]
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CongressWarren, Speier to Introduce Bill to More Strictly Limit Ex-DoD Officials’ Revolving Door to Industry
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Rep. Jackie Speier (D-Calif.) announced May 16 their intent to introduce new legislation that would further restrict former government officials from lobbying the Pentagon and […]
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Air ForceAir Force Undersecretary to Become Acting Secretary Following Wilson’s Departure
The Pentagon announced May 15 that Air Force Undersecretary Matthew Donovan will become acting secretary effective June 1, following the resignation of current Secretary Heather Wilson. Donovan was widely expected […]
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Air ForceAir Force to Select New Space Command Location By Summer
The Air Force officially announced May 14 it has narrowed the options for a new U.S. Space Command location down to six potential sites and expects to make a decision […]
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SpaceHAC Draft Defense Bill Is Cautious on Space Force, SDA Efforts
The House Appropriations Committee’s recently released fiscal year 2020 draft defense bill funds various Air Force space efforts, but also places holds on Pentagon-wide space endeavors including the Space Force […]
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Air ForceHouse Appropriations’ Draft Defense Bill Funds New F-15s and Extra F-35s
The House Appropriations Committee (HAC) released its draft fiscal year 2020 defense appropriations bill May 14, with plans to fully fund the Air Force’s request for new F-15EX fighter jets […]
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PentagonDoD’s Lord Says Next F-35 Lot Contract Expected to Be Awarded By July
The Defense Department and Lockheed Martin [LMT] are continuing negotiations for Lot 12 of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, with plans to award a contract within the next two months, […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyDoD Weapons Buyer: Cutting Turkey From F-35 Could Cause Two-Year Program Delays
The F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program could suffer delays should the United States and Turkey fail to come to agreement on the ongoing dispute regarding Ankara’s decision to buy the […]