Pentagon
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Air ForceDOT&E Predicts KC-46A Tanker Slippage of Six to 12 Months
An new Defense Department report predicts a six- to 12-month delay of initial operational test and evaluation (IOT&E) for the Air Force’s multi-billion dollar, next-generation KC-46A aerial refueling tanker. The […]
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PentagonObama To Order Hike To Minimum Wage For Federal Contractors
President Barack Obama plans to issue an executive order raising the hourly minimum wage for services contractors working under federal contracts to $10.10 and intends to announce the move in […]
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CongressKendall Defends P-8 Maritime Aircraft Against DOT&E, Congressional Criticism
The Pentagon’s top acquisition chief defended the Navy’s P-8A Poseidon multimission maritime aircraft, after a House Armed Services Committee member asked about a report that calls the program “not effective […]
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PentagonMonitoring Nuclear Proliferation Should Be A Top U.S. Objective, DSB Says In Report
Monitoring for nuclear proliferation should be a top United States national security objective, but the nation is not yet organized, nor fully equipped, to address this, according to a recently […]
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PentagonFuture Threats Will Require More Unmanned Autonomy, Study Argues
The international proliferation of guided munitions coupled with the high personnel costs already burdening the Pentagon will force military planners to increasingly shift to unmanned autonomous vehicles and systems to […]
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Navy/USMCPACOM Looking to Maximize Assets, Gain New Ones During Rebalance
The U.S. Pacific Command is working with its service components to maximize the assets they have today and bring in new ones where feasible, and PACOM Commander Adm. Samuel Locklear […]
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BudgetAnalysts Expect FY ’15 Budget to Begin Creating Smaller, Technically Advanced Force
The Defense Department is expected to prioritize the technical superiority of its future force over the size of its current force, and evidence of that should appear in the research […]
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BudgetKendall: FY ’15 Budget Request Aims to Protect Defense Industrial Base
Defense Department officials are writing a budget request for fiscal year 2015 that seeks to protect critical components of the industrial base, after the FY ’13 sequestration cuts decimated all […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Acquisition Chief Insists Need For 52 LCSs Is Firm
The Navy’s top acquisition official said Thursday the service’s requirement for 52 Littoral Combat Ships (LCS) is “firm,” and would not comment on reports a day earlier saying the Office […]
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ArmyLockheed Martin Performs Important Aegis BMD Flight Test Tracking Exercise
Lockheed Martin [LMT] said it successfully performed Wednesday an Aegis Ashore missile defense exercise called “flight test tracking exercise No. 18,” which a company official said included multiple unitary short […]