Pentagon
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PentagonLawmakers Call on Trump to Nominate Permanent Defense Secretary Soon
As the ink dries on Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan’s withdrawal to be considered as a permanent secretary and resignation as deputy defense secretary, House and Senate armed services committee […]
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PentagonShanahan Resigns as Pentagon’s Number-Two, Withdraws Nomination for SecDef Position
Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan has withdrawn his nomination to officially become the Pentagon’s top civilian and will also resign as deputy defense secretary as “a painful and deeply personal […]
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InternationalPentagon Announces $250 Million In Security Assistance Funding To Ukraine
The Pentagon announced plans Tuesday to provide $250 million in funding to Ukraine to assist with additional training, equipment and advisory efforts for the country’s military. The latest funds cover […]
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Air ForceGE Sees Bright Decade Ahead in Military and Commercial Aircraft Engines
PARIS AIR SHOW–Bolstered by its win in February in the U.S. Army Improved Turbine Engine Program (ITEP), General Electric [GE] sees a bright decade ahead in military and commercial aircraft […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyF-35’s Lot 12 Agreement Reached, With Options Available for Future Lots
The Defense Department and Lockheed Martin [LMT] have reached a handshake agreement for Lot 12 of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter that allows for an $80 million F-35A to be […]
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CongressHASC Committee Expects to Bring FY ’20 NDAA Bill to House Floor by Early July
As the House Armed Services Committee (HASC) releases its full committee mark for the fiscal year 2020 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), it intends to bring the bill to the […]
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InternationalPentagon Halting Turkey’s Participation In F-35 Program, Stopping Pilot Training By End Of July
The Pentagon is initiating steps to wind down Turkey’s participation in the F-35 program, as a result of Ankara’s plan to purchase a Russian missile defense system, with plans to […]
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SpaceAir Force’s June R&D Launch to Test Space X’s Falcon Heavy Reusability in ‘Most Challenging’ Mission Yet
The Air Force’s upcoming launch of 24 new research-and-development payloads will demonstrate the performance of Space X’s Falcon Heavy launch vehicle for the first time on a Defense Department mission. […]
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Pentagon
New GAO Report Lauds DOD’s Acquisition Reform Efforts, But Notes More Work Is Needed
The Department of Defense has made progress on a number of acquisition reforms that Congress has pushed for in previous National Defense Authorization Acts, a June 6 government watchdog report […]
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PentagonDunford to Successor: In Tough Budget Times, Consider Quality Over Quantity
As Marine Gen. Joseph Dunford prepares to step down this summer as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, he hopes his predecessor makes choices that favor capability over capacity […]