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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyDoD Weapons Buyer: Cutting Turkey From F-35 Could Cause Two-Year Program Delays
The F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program could suffer delays should the United States and Turkey fail to come to agreement on the ongoing dispute regarding Ankara’s decision to buy the […]
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Navy/USMCDARPA And Marine Corps Cancel ARES Program For Cost Growth, Delays
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) and the Marine Corps have canceled the Aerial Reconfigurable Embedded System (ARES) program because of cost overruns and schedule slips. Lockheed Martin‘s [LMT] Skunk […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Planning More Autonomous Platform Experiments, Standing Up USV Test Group In San Diego
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. –The Navy is increasing the number of experiments with autonomous platforms, as the service looks to invest over $1 billion in unmanned technologies, to better understand the […]
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Advanced / Transformational Technology
Air Force Officials Say F-35 Will Take Years to Meet Cost Per Flying Hour of F-15EX
Defense officials told lawmakers May 2 that while they continue to drive down the sustainment cost of the F-35A Joint Strike Fighter, it will be “multiple years” before it can […]
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Congress2020 Candidate Moulton Calls for New Arms, New Arms Control and New Alliances to Counter China
The United States must consider investing in next-generation technologies over legacy programs, developing new arms control policies for autonomous systems and building fresh alliances to counter China in the decades […]
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ArmyBoeing Finished Six Wind Tunnel Tests on Compound Apache in January
In January, as planned, Boeing [BA] completed a series of six wind tunnel tests on a 30 percent scale model of an AH-64E Block II compound helicopter, which the company says […]
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PentagonNew GAO Report Paints Worrying Picture for F-35 Sustainment
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) issued a new report April 25 offering new recommendations to improve the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter’s supply chain and sustainment issues, and warns that without […]
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ArmyArmy Finalizing Hypersonic Weapon Prototype Plans For FY ’20 Flight Test, Initial Fielding In 2023
The Army has moved its land-based hypersonic missile program into experimental prototyping with a focus this year on finalizing launcher and command and control system decisions ahead of a first […]
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CyberPentagon’s New AI Center Has Delivered Maintenance Tool For Black Hawks, DoD CIO Says
The Pentagon’s new artificial intelligence center has delivered its first product, a predictive maintenance tool for UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters, the department’s chief information officer (CIO) said Tuesday. DoD CIO […]
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InternationalDoD Ends Search-And-Rescue Efforts For Japanese F-35, Pledges Continued Support
The Defense Department has ended its role in the search-and-rescue efforts following the disappearance of a Japanese F-35A Joint Strike Fighter last week, but continues to work with its Japanese […]