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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyDoD Weapons Buyer: Cutting Turkey From F-35 Could Cause Two-Year Program Delays
The F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program could suffer delays should the United States and Turkey fail to come to agreement on the ongoing dispute regarding Ankara’s decision to buy the […]
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CongressTrump To Officially Nominate Shanahan For Defense Secretary
Patrick Shanahan may soon be able to remove the “Acting” part of his title, as the White House announced May 9 he has been picked to officially fill the defense […]
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Air ForceDARPA Director: Two Hypersonic Programs Speeding To Flight Tests By End of 2019
The head of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) said two of the agency’s air-launched hypersonic weapons are on track to launch in initial flight tests by the end […]
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CongressHAC-D Members Blast Major FY ’20 OCO Request as Budget Gimmick
Members of the House Appropriations Defense Subcommittee (HAC-D) took the opportunity May 1 to make sure senior Pentagon officials knew exactly how they felt about the inclusion of $164 billion […]
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Air ForceShanahan Provides Update to Fighter Readiness Levels: F-22, F-16 Still Lagging
Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan told lawmakers May 1 that most of the Pentagon’s fighter aircraft fleet has made progress toward meeting an 80 percent mission capable rate goal by […]
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PentagonWatchdog Report Calls for Increased Action to Maintain F-35 Reliability and Modernization
A new report calls on the Pentagon to take new actions to keep the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter’s reliability and modernization efforts on cost and on schedule. The report, released […]
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PentagonNew GAO Report Paints Worrying Picture for F-35 Sustainment
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) issued a new report April 25 offering new recommendations to improve the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter’s supply chain and sustainment issues, and warns that without […]
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PentagonDoD Ethics Probe Clears Shanahan of Potential Violations
The Pentagon’s Inspector General’s office has cleared Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan of any potential ethics violations related to his past employment at Boeing [BA], according to a report released […]
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Amazon, Microsoft To Compete For Pentagon’s $10 Billion JEDI Cloud, Contract Award Likely Mid-July
The Department of Defense has determined Amazon [AMZN] Web Services and Microsoft [MSFT] are the two vendors capable of meeting the minimum requirements for the $10 billion Joint Enterprise Defense […]
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PentagonWhite House Nominates Stratcom Commander for Vice Chair, Joint Chiefs
The White House nominated Air Force Gen. John Hyten to be vice chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, opening up a vacancy at both the nation’s top nuclear command […]