Pentagon
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BudgetPentagon Investing Billions in Space Systems in FY ’20 Budget Request
The Defense Department is requesting nearly $12 billion in its fiscal year 2020 presidential budget request for space-based systems, over half of which would fund new and existing satellite programs. […]
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CongressLawmakers, Analysts Critique Trump’s Proposed FY ’20 Defense Budget
Democratic lawmakers criticized the White House’s initial fiscal year 2020 defense budget request when it was unveiled March 11, with funding for President Trump’s border wall and a sharp increase […]
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BudgetFY ’20 Budget Summary Includes $750 Billion Topline, Funding for New Ships, Fighter Aircraft
The fiscal year 2020 (FY ’20) budget summary released March 11 provides the first look at President Trump’s priorities for defense programs, but revealed few surprises ahead of a more […]
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Air ForceLockheed Martin Aiming for $25K Cost Per Flight Hour Goal for F-35 by 2025
ORLANDO, Fla. – The manufacturer of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter is committed to lowering sustainment costs over the next decade, and pledged to reach a goal of $25,000 per […]
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Air ForceFuture Role of Space Development Agency Still Unknown, Air Force Says
ORLANDO, Fla. – The prospect of the Space Development Agency (SDA) – one of the key pillars of President Trump’s administration’s effort to improve space acquisition at the Pentagon – […]
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PentagonIG Says Defense Department Overpaid TransDigm For Aircraft Parts
The Defense Logistics Agency and the Army overpaid aerospace contractor TransDigm Group Inc. [TDG] for nearly all aircraft parts in a sample of contracts over a two-year period, the Pentagon’s […]
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CyberSTRATCOM Seeking Aid From Industry to Protect Next NC3 System From Cyber Threats
The leader of U.S. Strategic Command is seeking collaboration with industry to ensure the U.S. military’s next nuclear command, control and communications (NC3) enterprise is properly hardened against cyber attacks. […]
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BudgetDemocrats Vow to Reject Trump’s Planned OCO Budget Raise
House Democrats will reject President Trump’s plan to significantly boost overseas contingency operations (OCO) funds in the fiscal year 2020 budget request, the House Armed Services Committee (HASC) and House […]
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PentagonOfficial: F-35 Basing Unlikely To Be Included In Milcon Funds Pulled For National Emergency
A senior Pentagon official Friday called future basing for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter a high priority unlikely to be included in cuts to the department’s military construction fund for […]
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PentagonPentagon to Begin F-35 Lots 15-17 Negotiations with Lockheed Martin
The Pentagon is preparing to begin negotiations with Lockheed Martin [LMT] for the next three lots of F-35 Joint Strike Fighters, according to a recent government solicitation. A notice posted […]
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