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GeneralDefense Watch: New AF Secretary, GBSD Defense, Digital Soldier Award
Barrett Officially SECAF. Barbara Barrett was sworn in Oct. 18 as the 25th Secretary of the Air Force and the fourth woman to hold the title. The Senate overwhelmingly approved […]
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Business/FinancialAECOM to Sell Government Contracting Biz to Investment Group for $2.4 Billion
AECOM [ACM] said on Monday it plans to sell its government contracting business for $2.4 billion to two investment firms rather than advancing its previous plan to spin the branch […]
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Air ForcePODCAST: FAA’s Military ADS-B Exemption Policy
On January 1, 2020, all aircraft flying in controlled airspace will be required to equip ADS-B Out transponders, which constantly broadcast location and identifying information. The military has concerns about […]
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GeneralDefense Watch: Space Cargo Transportation? Kaspersky Lessons, UAS Challenge
2020 House Race. Former Green Beret and DoD official Andrew Knaggs said Monday that he would run as a Republican to depose Rep. Abigail Spanberger (D-Va.) in the 2020 elections. […]
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Nuclear Modernization
PODCAST: Boeing and Northrop Lock Horns over Ground-Based Strategic Deterrent
Tensions are building — or perhaps have boiled over — between Boeing and Northrop Grumman on potentially $100 billion worth of work, over five decades, replacing and maintaining the ground-based leg of […]
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General
Defense Watch: Counter UAS, Lockheed Capital Deployment, AF Explore
Counter UAS. Customs and Border Protection awarded Citadel Defense a $1.2 million contract for six of the California-based company’s Titan counter-drone systems for border security applications along the U.S. boundary […]
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Business/Financial
Fluor to Exit Government Contracting Business, Including DoE
Fluor [FLR], a pillar of the U.S. Energy Department’s nuclear operations and cleanup complexes, said Tuesday it will exit the government market as part of a shakeup following recent hard […]
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General
Defense Watch: Flying Cars, Guard F-35s, Next-Gen Tanker, Space Command
Flying Cars in the Air Force? The Pentagon is looking at the feasibility of using commercially made flying cars to perform logistics missions. The Air Force’s top acquisition executive Will […]
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Army
PODCAST: Army Futures Command, One Year Out
At the end of July, the Army announced its new Futures Command had reached full operational capacity at its headquarters in Austin, Texas, about one year after its launch. So […]
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Partner ContentSpecial Report: Enduring Legacy – Innovating for the Future
The U.S. Government recently approved the purchase of Harris Night Vision by Elbit Systems of America, LLC, (“Elbit America”) the U.S. subsidiary of Israel’s Elbit Systems Ltd. Adding night vision […]