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Vivienne Machi
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SpaceHASC Chair: Air Force Moving Too Fast on Launch Services Procurement Program
The leader of the House Armed Services Committee voiced his concern regarding the Air Force’s plan to procure launch service agreements with commercial vendors in a March 28 letter to […]
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SpaceAir Force Requires $632 Million in Above-Threshold Requirements Funding to Launch New Early Warning Satellites by 2025
As the Air Force continues to develop its next generation of early missile warning satellites, it requires an additional $632 million in fiscal year 2019 to meet an initial launch […]
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InternationalSenators Introduce New Bipartisan Bill to Block F-35 Sales to Turkey
Four senators introduced a bill March 28 that would prohibit the foreign military sales of Lockheed Martin’s [LMT] F-35 Joint Strike Fighter to Turkey so long as the NATO member […]
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Air ForceDoD Continues to Weigh Whether to Use Two Rocket Motor Suppliers for GBSD Program
The Pentagon continues to assess the costs and benefits of directing the two contractors building the forthcoming Ground-Based Strategic Deterrent (GBSD) to partner with the two remaining rocket builders in […]
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Air ForceAir Force Selects Ellsworth AFB in South Dakota to Host First B-21
The Air Force’s first operational B-21 Raider bomber will be based at Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota, the service announced March 27. Ellsworth, which is home to 27 B-1B […]
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Air ForceAir Force Looking to Field New ‘Skyborg’ AI Concept by 2023
The Air Force Research Laboratory is aiming to field the new prototype autonomous, unmanned combat air vehicle dubbed “Skyborg” by 2023, the service said March 27. Air Force Assistant Secretary […]
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Homeland SecurityCoast Guard Commandant: $35 Million in FY ’20 for New Heavy Icebreaker Enough to Maintain Program
The Coast Guard commandant said March 26 that he is confident the service can proceed on schedule with the procurement of its first new Polar Security Cutter (PSC) despite a […]
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SpaceAir Force Space Command Leader Tapped to Direct New U.S. Space Command
Air Force Space Command (AFSPC) Commander Gen. John Raymond has been nominated to become the first leader of the newly established U.S. Space Command, the Pentagon said March 26. A […]
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ArmyArmy Official: Beam Control Improvements ‘Next Frontier’ for Directed Energy Efforts
The Army’s directed energy offices have made strides to develop laser systems with successful beam control capabilities, but the science and technology community could use more help from industry to […]
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Air ForceDoD Official: F-15EX Buy About Capacity Building, Supporting Defense Industrial Base
The decision for the Air Force to procure a new version of Boeing’s [BA] fourth-generation F-15E Strike Eagle in the fiscal year 2020 budget came down to two criteria: meeting […]
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