Pentagon
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Air ForceDunford: Military Can’t Buy Its Way Out Of Modernization Hole
A lack of predictable and sufficient funding for modernization has left the military attempting to dig itself out of a technological deficit it cannot spend its way out of, according […]
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PentagonCarter Pledges Continued Expansion Of High-Tech Outreach Program
Secretary of Defense Ash Carter is vowing to continue growing his high-tech outreach initiative to include more offices that place military personnel among private-sector innovators. Carter cut the ribbon on […]
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Navy/USMCBoeing Formally Challenges Denmark Fighter Procurement Decision
Boeing [BA] said Thursday it took the first step toward bringing a formal legal challenge of the Danish Ministry of Defense’s evaluation regarding the country’s next fighter jet. Boeing submitted […]
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CyberCarter Announces Third Defense Innovation Unit In Austin
The Department of Defense’s third Defense Innovation Unit Experimental (DIUx) will be established in Austin, Texas, Defense Secretary Ash Carter said Wednesday in a visit to the city. Two DIUx […]
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PentagonThird Defense Innovation Unit To Launch By Year-End
The Defense Department plans to open another tech outreach hub before the end of the year, adding a third innovation office to those established in California and Boston, according to […]
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Budget
Pentagon Chief Weapon Buyer Hoping For Three-Month CR, Followed By Appropriation Bill For Next President
The Pentagon’s chief weapon buyer is calling for Congress to enact a short-term stopgap funding measure as a stepping stone to passing a comprehensive appropriations bill. Frank Kendall, undersecretary of […]
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ArmyU.S. Deploys HIMARS In Syria
OXFORD, England–The Defense Department last week started using its High-Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) to help beat back ISIL combatants in Syria, Defense Secretary Ashton Carter said Wednesday. Carter, in […]
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PentagonCarter Begins Week Of Talks In U.K., Norway
LONDON–Defense Secretary Ashton Carter on Wednesday kicks off a week of meetings in the United Kingdom and Norway, beginning with the United Nations peacekeeping ministerial here. Carter told reporters this […]
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Air ForceVice Joint Chief Gen. Selva: Military Must Become ‘Educated Consumer’ Of Commercial Tech Without Scaring Away Startups
In order to remain technically relevant in an age when most innovation happens outside the government, the military must become an “educated consumer” of technologies that emerge in the commercial […]
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Air ForceF-35 Program Completes Recent Surge Of Weapons Tests
The F-35 program recently performed an “unprecedented” surge of weapons testing by completing 25 tests in one month, according to a Defense Department statement. The F-35 Joint Program Office (JPO) […]