Pentagon
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BudgetAustin Rejects Mandate For Unfunded Priorities Lists
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Tuesday said he would support removing a congressional authorization that requires senior military leaders to annually provide Congress with their unfunded priorities lists (UPLs) and […]
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Business/FinancialBiden Issues Determination To DoD To Strengthen Industrial Base For Microelectronics
President Biden on Monday issued a presidential determination to the secretary of defense waiving certain requirements of the Defense Production Act (DPA) to address shortfalls in the industrial base for […]
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Air ForceTwo F-15Es Strike Militia Targets in Syria with 20 SDBs
Two U.S. Air Force F-15E Strike Eagles struck two Iranian-backed Syrian militia targets with 20 GBU-39 Small Diameter Bombs (SDBs) in retaliation for recent assaults against U.S. personnel, including an […]
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BudgetMilley: Rolling Back Spending To FY ‘22 Levels Risks ‘Significant’ Program Cuts, Geo-Strategic Implications
The Pentagon’s top uniformed official said a reported plan from House Republican leadership to cap fiscal year 2024 discretionary spending at FY ‘22 levels would risk ‘significant’ program cuts at […]
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BudgetDoD Says House GOP’s Reported Budget Plan Could Lead To ‘Extremely Disruptive’ Cuts
A reported plan from House Republican leadership to cap fiscal year 2024 discretionary spending at FY ‘22 levels would lead to a nearly $100 billion topline reduction from the Pentagon’s […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyNew DoD Strategic Capital Office Outlines Initial Programs To Leverage Private Investment
The Defense Department’s new Office of Strategic Capital (OSC) has stood up its first program designed to leverage private capital to help drive investment in critical technologies for national defense […]
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PentagonU.S. MQ-9 Crashes Into Black Sea Following Collision With Russian Fighter Jet
A U.S. MQ-9 surveillance drone crashed into the Black Sea on Tuesday following a collision with Russian fighter aircraft, U.S. Air Forces Europe said in a statement. Officials said two […]
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Budget
DoD Boosts Munitions Focus In $842 Billion FY ‘24 Budget, Sees Future $1 Trillion Request As ‘Inevitable’
The Pentagon’s $842 billion budget request for fiscal year 2024 includes a 12 percent increase in spending on munitions, with department officials detailing a priority for “maxing out” production capacity […]
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Air ForceExpansion of Government Data Rights Possible in F-35 Performance-Based Logistics Contract
The possibility of a five-year Pentagon Performance-Based Logistics (PBL) contract award this year to Lockheed Martin [LMT] for sustainment of the company’s F-35 fighter is giving DoD leverage to gain […]
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Air ForceFlight Acceptance Testing of F-35 Resumes in Fort Worth
Lockheed Martin [LMT] said on March 6 that it has resumed flight acceptance testing in Fort Worth, Texas of the company’s F-35 fighter. “We resumed F-35 production flight operations today […]
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