Pentagon
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Unmanned Systems
Russian Invasion of Ukraine Should Accelerate U.S. Modernization and Force Provision to NATO, HASC Chairman Says
In light of the number of global threats and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the ambitions of Russian President Vladimir Putin, the U.S. needs to bolster its allies on NATO’s […]
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Pentagon
DoD Supply Chain Report Puts Focus On Kinetics, Microelectronics, Other Areas
A new Defense Department report on securing critical defense supply chains prioritizes kinetic weapons, energy storage and batteries, metals and composites used in manufacturing tools, and microelectronics, outlining the challenges […]
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Pentagon
DoD Awards $35 Million To Support Construction Of Rare Earth Element Facility
The Defense Department on Tuesday awarded MP Materials Corp. [MP] a $35 million contract to support construction of a commercial scale processing facility for heavy rare earth elements (HREE) used […]
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Business/Financial
Pentagon Report Shows Slight Decline In Competition Rates; Warns Of Hypersonics Consolidation
Competition rates for Defense Department contract dollars have dipped a bit the past decade, the DoD says in a new report, which outlines five lines of effort aimed at dealing […]
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Unmanned Systems
DoD Office of Inspector General to Review CENTCOM Defense Against Drones and Missiles
The Pentagon Office of Inspector General (OIG) plans a number of reviews related to the former Operation Freedom’s Sentinel and the current Operation Enduring Sentinel in Afghanistan and to the […]
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Pentagon Taps Former NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg To Lead Defense Innovation Board
Michael Bloomberg, the former mayor of New York City, has been named as the next chair of the Pentagon’s Defense Innovation Board. Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby told reporters Defense […]
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Pentagon
Shyu Finalizes DoD’s Top 14 Technology Priorities Ahead Of New National Defense S&T Strategy
The Pentagon’s top technology official has finalized a list of her top 14 priority areas for technology development, which will help drive the department’s forthcoming National Defense Science and Technology […]
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Pentagon
Helicopter Destroyed After Raid On ISIS Leader Had ‘Drivetrain Issue,’ Pentagon Says
The U.S. helicopter destroyed following a Special Operations Forces raid to kill the leader of the Islamic State terrorist group on Wednesday night was experiencing a “drivetrain issue” during the […]
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Air Force
U.S. F-35 Maintenance Man Hours Per Flight Hour Rate Improves Since 2018, But Mission Capable Rates Lag
While the most recently released mission capable (MC) rates for the F-35A, F-35B, and F-35C are below 60 percent, the program said that it has more than satisfied the nine […]
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Congress
Schumer May Move for Senate Roll Call Votes on DoD Nominees on Hold
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) may move to schedule roll call votes by the start of February for less than a dozen DoD nominees placed on hold by Sen. […]