Pentagon
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CyberDoD Begins Work To Update Cyber Strategy
The U.S. Department of Defense is starting preliminary work to update its cyber strategy, which was last revised two years ago, a Pentagon official said March 30. Air Force Maj. […]
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PentagonHeinrich Calls For Directed Energy Weapons Systems Demonstration Fund
Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) on Wednesday called for the Pentagon to create a directed energy weapons demonstration fund that would be used exclusively for high energy laser and high power […]
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PentagonNavy Admiral Picked To Lead F-35 Program
President Donald Trump has tapped Navy Rear Adm. Mathias “Mat” Winter to be the next director of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program, the Department of Defense announced March 28. […]
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CongressNational Academy Of Sciences Investigating Synthetic Biothreats For Pentagon
The National Academy of Sciences (NAS) is leading an interagency study at the behest of the Defense Department to examine the potential threat from synthetic biological agents, when these threats […]
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PentagonMattis Endorses European Reassurance Initiative
Defense Secretary James Mattis on Wednesday endorsed the Pentagon’s European Reassurance Initiative. “If we don’t have the funding to maintain (ERI), then, frankly, the reassurance goes away,” Mattis told the […]
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PentagonAir Force, ULA Launch WGS-9
The Air Force and launch provider United Launch Alliance (ULA) on Saturday successfully launched the ninth Wideband Global SATCOM (WGS-9) satellite, according to an Air Force statement. Launch took place […]
