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Vivienne Machi
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Air ForceAir Force Seeks New Tech to Improve Education, Training
The Air Force is seeking emerging technologies and ways to apply artificial intelligence and cloud-based systems to “enhance the effectiveness” of air education and training, according to a request for […]
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UncategorizedDefense Watch: DDG-56 Update; Secret Service Biometrics; 2019 Cyber Threats
DDG-56 Leaves Dry Dock. The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS John S. McCain (DDG-56) left its dry dock in Yokosuka, Japan following nine months of repairs after it collided with […]
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InternationalDesign Phase Ongoing for Planned Expansion of Al Udeid Air Base
DOHA, Qatar – Qatar is in the midst of designing a major expansion to Al Udeid Air Base that seeks to improve the living conditions of U.S. Air Force personnel […]
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InternationalQatar Navy Expansion Continues with New Ships and Bases by 2022
DOHA, Qatar – The Qatar Emiri Naval Forces are moving ahead with plans to expand its fleet, along with its base footprint, over the next four years, a service spokesman […]
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InternationalQatar Advancing Missile Defense Capabilities As Patriot Units Arrive in Country
AL RAYYAN, Qatar – The Qatar Armed Forces have begun to receive new Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) units that are part of a 2014 deal totaling 10 systems to be […]
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InternationalQatar Plans to Receive Initial New F-15s in 2021
AL-UDEID AIR BASE, Qatar – The Qatari Air Force should receive its first batch of F-15s – the most advanced Eagle to date – in early 2021, a senior service […]
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CongressBrown: House Dems to Reassert Themselves on National Defense Issues in Next Congress
With the Blue Wave pushing new Democratic lawmakers with military backgrounds into the House, expect the next House Armed Services Committee (HASC) to take a scalpel to the defense budget […]
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Business/FinancialTrump Remains Bullish on Saudi Arms Sales As Lawmakers Push Bill to Restrict Them
President Trump appears to remain steadfast in his support for Saudi Arabia and committed to pursuing foreign military sales to Riyadh for fear of competition from peer adversaries in a […]
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Air ForceAir Force’s First GPS III Satellite Scheduled for Launch in Mid-December
The Air Force’s first GPS III satellite has been scheduled to launch from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida on Dec. 18, the service’s Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC) […]
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SpaceReport Finds Space Force Could Cost Less than $3 Billion in New Funding
A new independent report released Monday asserts that it will take between $1.5 billion and $2.7 billion over five years to stand up some variation of a separate military branch […]