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Navy/USMCSub Maintenance Delays Have Cost $3.4 Billion, Decommissioning Delays May Match It
A combination of submarine maintenance delays and idle time caused by boats waiting to enter into maintenance over the past decade have cost the Navy $3.4 billion and costs could […]
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ArmyArmy Faces Top Leadership Void Following Secretary Dan Driscoll’s Planned Exit This Week
Army Secretary Dan Driscoll will officially step down from his role after Thursday, a defense official told Defense Daily, leaving the service without Senate-confirmed top leadership amid its ongoing acquisition […]
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ArmyTrump Picks Army Civil Works Chief Adam Telle As Service’s Acting Secretary
President Trump has selected Adam Telle, assistant secretary of the Army for civil works, to be the service’s acting secretary “effective immediately.” “He is a Great Patriot, who is respected […]
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Air ForceMeink Directs MMA Acceleration, USAF Eyes $10 Million Unit Cost for Air Vehicle, $20 Million for CCA Air Vehicle
A U.S. Air Force and Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) solicitation in July pegged initial operational capability (IOC) of 20 Massed Modular Aircraft (MMA) in fiscal 2031, but that schedule may […]
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Navy/USMCTrump Nominates Cao As Full SecNav
President Trump on Tuesday announced he was nominating Hung Cao as Secretary of the Navy after serving in the role in an acting capacity for over four months. “I am […]
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Human Judgment is the Artificial Intelligence Edge
By Jonathan Aberman, Defense Opinion Writer. The Department of Defense (DoD) is moving fast on artificial intelligence (AI). Very fast. With $13.4 billion requested for AI and autonomous systems in fiscal year […]