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Vivienne Machi
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Air ForceLawmakers Continue to Press Air Force on F-15EX Buy
Lawmakers in both chambers continued to press Air Force leadership this week on the service’s decision to include eight F-15EX aircraft in its fiscal year 2020 proposed budget. Multiple members […]
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BudgetHASC Chair Reintroduces Bill to End Sequestration
House Armed Services Committee (HASC) Chair Adam Smith (D-Wash.) has reintroduced the Relief from Sequestration Act to repeal automatic cuts for discretionary and mandatory spending, he said in an April […]
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Air ForceAir Force to SASC: Possible Sequestration Would Cut $29 Billion from FY ’20 Budget
As lawmakers on the Hill sound alarms about the possibility of entering fiscal year 2020 with a continuing resolution – or worse, sequestration – Air Force leadership said April 4 […]
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SpaceDoD Schedules Five R&D Small Launches in 2019 Under Rapid Agile Launch Initiative
The Pentagon’s Space Test Program is partnering with several non-traditional small launch providers to send five advanced research-and-development payloads into low Earth orbit (LEO) this year, Air Force officials said […]
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Nuclear ModernizationSTRATCOM Declares IOC for New Nuclear C3 Enterprise Center
U.S. Strategic Command (STRATCOM) formally declared initial operational capability of its new Nuclear Command, Control and Communications Enterprise Center (NEC) April 3, which will lay the groundwork for the command […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyTurkish Foreign Minister: S-400 ‘Will Not Be a Threat’ to NATO
Turkey’s foreign minister claimed April 3 that his country’s intended purchase of the Russian-made S-400 air defense system will not pose a threat to NATO systems, including the F-35 Joint […]
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BudgetHouse Dems Unveil Two-Year Spending Deal With $733 Billion Topline, Higher Caps for DoD
The Democratic-led House Budget Committee released April 2 a new bill that would lift the spending caps for both defense and non-defense funding for the next two fiscal years. The […]
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Air ForceAir Force Once Again Halts KC-46 Deliveries Due to Debris on Boeing Flight Line
Air Force leadership said April 2 that it has halted deliveries of the Boeing [BA]-made KC-46A Pegasus aerial refueler for the second time in less than two months after inspectors […]
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InternationalPentagon Halts Deliveries of F-35s to Turkey Pending S-400 Procurement
The Pentagon has ceased deliveries of F-35 Joint Strike Fighters (JSF) bound for Turkey and associated activities as Ankara continues to pursue the Russian-made S-400 weapon system, the department confirmed […]
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SpaceNASA Leader: Potential FY’20 Continuing Resolution Would Delay 2024 Moon Landing Goal
NASA is dependent upon Congress working together to pass a fiscal year 2020 budget on time – and providing the agency with additional funds – to meet its projected timeline […]