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PentagonF-35 Parts to Be Catalogued in System by End of Next Year, Program Says
In 2019, the Pentagon Inspector General found that the F-35 program was unable to track parts adequately for the Lockheed Martin [LMT] fighter, as the program had not chosen an […]
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PentagonSmith Mark: F-35 Program Must Meet Sustainment Cost Metrics Before DoD Awards PBL Contract
House Armed Services Committee (HASC) Chairman Adam Smith (D-Wash.), a critic of the F-35 program, is recommending that the Lockheed Martin [LMT] fighter meet sustainment cost metrics for two consecutive […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyDoD Plans To Release RFP In September For Upgraded Biometric System
The Defense Department in September expects to begin soliciting for the next increment of its authoritative biometric database, which will transition to the cloud and add new capabilities, a department […]
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Air ForceCollins Aerospace Executive: DoD Acquisition of Commercial Subsystems Faces ‘Headwinds’
The Collins Aerospace [RTX] head-up display (HUD) for the U.S. Air Force C-130J by Lockheed Martin [LMT] is a derivative of the company’s commercial HUD for the Boeing [BA] 737 […]
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PentagonFate of U.S.-Made Weapons Systems in Afghanistan Unclear
While Pentagon reporters have unsuccessfully quizzed DoD press secretary John Kirby and top defense officials over the past several days on what U.S.-made weapons systems the Taliban has captured since […]
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PentagonHyten Announces Upcoming JROC Industry Day For Joint Warfighting Concept, Strategic Directives
The Pentagon’s Joint Requirements Oversight Council (JROC) will hold an industry day in the coming months to brief companies on capabilities required for the new Joint Warfighting Concept (JWC) and […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyAI/ML to Help Provide Advanced Warning to Decision Makers, VanHerck Says
As the Pentagon undertakes a number of reviews on U.S. defense strategy, nuclear posture, and missile defense, the commander of U.S. Northern Command (NORTHCOM) and North American Aerospace Defense Command […]
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PentagonAustin Signs Classified Implementation Plan for Electromagnetic Spectrum Superiority Strategy
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin signed the 2020 Electromagnetic Spectrum Superiority Strategy’s classified Implementation Plan–the “I-Plan”–on July 15, DoD said on Aug. 5. Last October, the Pentagon released an electromagnetic spectrum […]
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PentagonTaiclet Suggests Industry, Government Form ‘Tiger Team’ To Bring Down F-35 Flying Costs
Lockheed Martin [LMT] has made, and will continue to make, investments needed to bring down the costs to operate the F-35 fighter jet but a majority of the costs are […]
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JROC Has Published Requirements For Joint Warfighting Concept’s Strategic Directives, Hyten Says
The Pentagon’s Joint Requirements Oversight Council in early July published requirements for the four strategic directives – contested logistics, joint fires, Joint All Domain Command and Control (JADC2) and information […]