Pentagon
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Air ForcePentagon ‘Very Close’ to F-35 LRIP 9 Deal
The Defense Department is closing in on a deal with prime contractor Lockheed Martin [LMT] for the next two batches of joint strike fighters, according to the F-35 Joint Program […]
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Air ForceBogdan: Separate Program For F-35 Block 4 Mods Would Increase Cost, Schedule Difficulties
Congress’ government watchdog office and the Pentagon’s F-35 Joint Program Office (JPO) are at odds over how to structure the jet’s Block 4 modernization effort. In a March 23 hearing, […]
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InternationalGottemoller Hopes To Talk With China About Potential THAAD In South Korea
A top State Department official hopes to talk with China about the technical limitations of the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system in light of discussions to possibly put […]
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CongressThornberry Urges DoD to Lay Out Reforms in Time for Defense Authorization Bill Markup
House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mac Thornberry (R-Texas) on March 22 pressed the Defense Department’s top two officials to reveal the results of its Goldwater-Nichols review so that proposed changes […]
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CongressCarter Strikes Conciliatory Tone on Senate’s Treatment of DoD Nominees
The Senate has been dragging its feet on confirming some Pentagon nominees—and in some cases lawmakers have blocked certain individuals from moving forward—but Defense Secretary Ashton Carter on Friday downplayed […]
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Air ForceMcCain Encourages Pentagon to Investigate ULA Executive’s Remarks
Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman John McCain (R-Ariz.) on March 17 called on Defense Secretary Ashton Carter to initiate an investigation into statements made by a United Launch Alliance executive […]
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CongressCarter to Reveal Preliminary Findings of Goldwater-Nichols Review By End of March
The Pentagon later this month will unveil preliminary findings of an ongoing review of its organizational structure, including the effects of the Goldwater-Nichols Act, Defense Secretary Ashton Carter said Thursday. […]
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Air ForceAir Force Secretary Asks Congress to Extend Deterrence Fund to B-21, GBSD
If the Navy is permitted to fund its ballistic missile submarine through a special fund, lawmakers should consider a similar mechanism for modernizing the Air Force’s legs of the nuclear […]
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BudgetThornberry’s Proposed Acquisition Reform Bill Centers Around Modular, Open Architecture Systems
Increasing the number of weapon systems with an open architecture backbone has long been a goal of the Defense Department, but House Armed Services Committee Chairman (HASC) Mac Thornberry’s (R-Texas) […]
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ArmyArmy Investing Meager Modernization Allowance On ‘Discreet’ Technologies To Counter Russia
The Army is making a series of calculated investments in technologies and modernization efforts aimed at countering specific capabilities the Russian military has demonstrated in Ukraine, Crimea and Syria, the […]