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Air ForceReport: Air Force Should Pivot Toward Smaller, ‘Rebalanced’ Force That Will Require Tough Tradeoffs
The Air Force should alter its planned force structure, the new assets in development and the proposed mix of legacy aircraft it plans to keep if it is to maintain […]
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PentagonNew F-35 Deal Lowers Aircraft Price 12.7 Percent Each
The Defense Department said it has finished a new $34 billion deal with Lockheed Martin [LMT] to buy 478 F-35 Joint Strike Fighters for the U.S. and international customers, reducing the […]
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PentagonWhite House Didn’t Influence JEDI Cloud Contract Decision, Pentagon CIO Says
The Pentagon’s chief information officer told a Senate defense panel Tuesday there was no outside political pressure, including from the White House, on the decision to award the potential $10 […]
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PentagonU.S. Special Forces Utilized JASSMs, Hellfires In Successful Raid Of ISIS Leader’s Compound
U.S. special forces utilized an array of ordnances, to include Lockheed Martin’s [LMT] Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missiles (JASSM) and Hellfire missiles, in their successful raid on the leader of ISIS’ […]
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PentagonAmazon ‘Evaluating Its Options’ After Losing DoD’s JEDI Cloud, Analysts Predicting A Protest
Amazon [AMZN] is “evaluating its options” after losing out on the Pentagon’s potential $10 billion Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure program, a source familiar with the situation told Defense Daily, with […]
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PentagonActing Space Development Agency Director Named as Official Leader
Derek Tournear, who has served as acting director of the Space Development Agency (SDA) since June, was officially named the agency’s director Oct. 28. The SDA was established in March. […]
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Unmanned SystemsHouse Committee Passes Bill Preventing DHS from Buying Chinese Drones
A bill passed unanimously through the House Homeland Security Committee would prevent numerous U.S. government agencies from purchasing drones manufactured in certain countries, including China. The Drone Origin Security Enhancement […]
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CongressSASC Member Presses STRATCOM Head Nominee on RKV Cancellation
The Senate Armed Services Committee wants more answers as to why the Defense Department canceled the Redesigned Kill Vehicle (RKV) from the likely next leader of U.S. Strategic Command, and […]
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PentagonPentagon Releasing Draft RFP In November For 5G Experimentation
The Pentagon will release a draft request for proposals (RFP) in November to find industry 5G telecommunications solutions that can be tested in large-scale experiments at four military bases, officials […]
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CongressSASC Chair Prepping ‘Skinny’ NDAA in Event of Failure to Approve Conference Bill
The leader of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) plans to introduce a stripped-down version of the fiscal year 2020 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) next week as a last-ditch […]