Pentagon
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Air ForceUSAF Announces New Group of JADC2 Competitors
The U.S. Air Force on March 18 announced its latest 23 industry entrants competing for up to $950 million in indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contracts for Joint All Domain Command and Control […]
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PentagonSASC to Hold Nomination Hearing Next Week for LaPlante
After more than a year without a permanent Pentagon acquisition chief, DoD may get one soon. President Biden nominated former U.S. Air Force acquisition boss William LaPlante to the post […]
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Air ForceCongress Directs F-35 Program to Submit Performance Reports on C2D2
The conference report on the fiscal 2022 omnibus spending bill directs the F-35 program to submit regular performance reports on the Continuous Capability Development and Delivery (C2D2) software updates for […]
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InternationalTransfer of UAVs to Ukraine Offers Benefit, Low Escalation Risk, Atlantic Council Says
The transfer of drones to Ukraine offers the greatest benefit and lowest escalatory risk among 11 choices for U.S. and allied action, including humanitarian assistance, military equipment assistance, and covert/overt […]
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InternationalWhite House’s $10 Billion Funding Request For Ukraine Aid Includes $4.8 Billion For DoD Efforts
A new $32.5 billion emergency funding request from the White House calls for $10 billion in assistance for Ukraine, to include $4.8 billion for Pentagon efforts, in light of the […]
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Unmanned SystemsRussian 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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PentagonDoD 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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PentagonDoD 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/FinancialPentagon 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 SystemsDoD 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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