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Vivienne Machi
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CongressHill Continues to Debate DHS Funding Solution as Shutdown Deadline Looms Again
Congressional appropriators met Monday afternoon in an attempt to find an agreeable solution to fund the Department of Homeland Security’s fiscal year 2019 budget as the threat of another partial […]
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CongressLongtime HASC Member Rep. Walter Jones Dies at 76
Rep. Walter B. Jones (R-N.C.), a former House Armed Services Committee (HASC) member and longtime advocate of the U.S. military, died Feb. 10 on his 76th birthday. Jones’ passing was […]
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Air ForceAltus Air Force Base Receives First Two KC-46 Tankers
Boeing [BA] delivered the first two KC-46A Pegasus aerial refueling aircraft dedicated to training purposes this past weekend to Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma, with two more due in the […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyAir Force Two Years Away From Initial Hypersonics Capability, Official Says
The Air Force expects to achieve first flight of its Hypersonic Conventional Strike Weapon (HCSW) capability by the end of 2020, with a second capability coming six months later, the […]
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InternationalSOUTHCOM, AFRICOM Leaders Request More ISR, Patrol Assets
U.S. Southern Command requires additional intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) assets and maritime platforms to more effectively perform counter-narcotics missions, the command’s leader said Feb. 7. The command is “deficient” […]
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InternationalNew Study to Develop New French-German Weapon System to Begin This Month
A two-year study set to begin in February could determine the possible design of France and Germany’s next-generation weapon system – to include a new fighter aircraft, unmanned platforms and […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologySOCOM Moving Forward with Portions of ‘Iron Man’ Suit Effort
U.S. Special Operations Command’s high-profile tactical assault light operator suit (TALOS) effort marches on, but its success may lie more in several pieces of new equipment rather than one suit […]
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CongressNew Military Vet Lawmaker Pledges to Help Small Businesses Work With U.S. Government
Freshman lawmaker and former Green Beret Rep. Michael Waltz (R-Fla.) plans to tackle the Defense Department’s cumbersome acquisition process and be a champion for small businesses working with the government […]
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Congress
Senate Approves Bill Supporting Middle East Allies, Rebuking Rapid Troop Withdrawals in Region
The Senate on Tuesday approved a bill that advocates for strong support for U.S. allies in the Middle East and critiques the Trump administrations plans to rapidly withdraw troops from […]
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InternationalCENTCOM Leader: FMS Process Must Be More ‘Responsive’ to Partners’ Needs
The U.S. government must develop a more deliberative and responsive foreign military sales (FMS) process to ensure allies continue to buy U.S. equipment instead of opting for Russian- or Chinese-made […]