Pentagon
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Army
Carter Promises Incoming Counter-ISIL Commander ‘Anything He Needs’ For Fight
FORT BRAGG, N.C. – Secretary of Defense Ash Carter promised the 18th Airborne Corps and its commander Lt. Gen. Steve Townsend a blank check to order resources needed for the […]
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Cyber
Carter Launches Boston Tech Hub Focused On Military Applications Of Bioscience
BOSTON – The East Coast hub of Defense Secretary Ash Carter’s tech outreach effort will focus on creating bridges between the military and innovators in biotechnology and biosciences. Carter on […]
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Pentagon
Amazon Chief Bezos, Celebrity Scientist Neil deGrasse Tyson Join Defense Innovation Board
BOSTON – The Defense Department has assembled a powerhouse cadre of science and technology thinkers and entrepreneurs to serve as an advisory body on how to harness commercial innovation for military […]
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Cyber
DISA Wins $9.7 Million From DoD Rapid Innovation Fund
The Department of Defense (DoD) Office of Small Business Programs (OSBP) awarded the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) $9.7 million to fund innovative technologies in support of American warfighters, DISA […]
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Congress
HASC Chair Says DoD Needs Supplemental
The chairman of the House Armed Services Committee (HASC) urged the Obama administration July 25 to send a supplemental funding request to Congress to pay for new military operations not […]
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Air Force
Campaign To Destroy ‘Idea’ Of Islamic State Could Expand With More Airstrikes, Coalition Contributions
Retaking territory held by Islamic State militants (ISIL) in Iraq and Syria is a necessary first step to the group’s ultimate defeat, though the multi-national coalition fighting the terrorists is […]
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Army
Army Set To Buy 1,000 Radios That Pentagon Weapon Tester Says Don’t Work
The Army is barreling toward a production decision on the Mid-Tier Networking Vehicular Radio (MNVR) despite a damning report by the Pentagon’s chief weapon tester that the system doesn’t work. […]
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Army
British Defense Minister Declares Support For NATO, Coalition Missions After Brexit Vote
JOINT BASE ANDREWS, Md. – British Defense Minister Michael Fallon took time Wednesday at a meeting of counter-Islamic State (ISIL) member states to reaffirm his nation’s commitment to that fight […]