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Vivienne Machi
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Air ForceAFRL to Begin Testing High Power Microwave Weapon Programs
The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) plans to begin testing two high-power microwave efforts over the next few years as plans to use directed energy weapons to counter drones and […]
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Air ForceSecond GPS III Satellite Arrives in Florida for Projected July Launch
Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center (AFSMC) delivered the second Lockheed Martin [LMT]-made GPS III space vehicle March 19 to Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, ahead of an expected […]
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SpaceHASC Strategic Forces Chair: ‘Prospects Could Hardly Be Brighter’ for Space Force
The possibility of the House voting favorably to stand up a new Space Force branch under the Air Force in the fiscal year 2020 budget is not inconceivable, Rep. Jim […]
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BudgetHASC Member Cooper Says FY ’20 Defense Topline Likely to be $733 Billion
As lawmakers mull the Department of Defense’s recently released $750 billion proposed budget for fiscal year 2020, the leader of the House Armed Services Committee’s (HASC) Strategic Forces subcommittee believes […]
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Air ForceAir Force Projects Spending $648 Million on Advanced Battle Management System Over Five Years
The Air Force has budgeted nearly $648 million in research-and-development funds over the next five fiscal years to develop the Advanced Battle Management System (ABMS), the proposed replacement for the […]
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CongressNew Mexico Lawmakers Want New Space Development Agency in State
Two senators and three representatives from New Mexico are pushing for the Pentagon to consider the southwestern state for the future home of the Space Development Agency. Sens. Tom Udall […]
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InternationalFrench MoD Calls for European Defense Industry Consolidation, Pushes Back on U.S. Arms Sales
Europe must work to address its military capability gaps and continue to boost its defense spending to share some of the burden of protecting the continent with the United States, […]
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Air ForceAir Force FY ’20 RDT&E Budget Includes $171 Million for Huey Replacement Program
The Air Force is asking for nearly $171 million in research, development, test and evaluation (RDT&E) funds for fiscal year 2020 to continue developing the next nuclear site transport helicopter […]
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CongressHASC Member Urges Trump to Locate New Space Command in Louisiana
A House Armed Services Committee (HASC) Republican from Louisiana is the latest congressman to pitch his state as the future home for the new U.S. Space Command. The Pelican State […]
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Air ForceAir Force Exploring AI Pilots with New Skyborg Concept
The Air Force has launched a new program to develop an artificial intelligence “wingman” that would train alongside pilots and perhaps eventually be linked to an unmanned attritable aircraft, the […]