Pentagon
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InternationalSOUTHCOM, AFRICOM Leaders Request More ISR, Patrol Assets
U.S. Southern Command requires additional intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) assets and maritime platforms to more effectively perform counter-narcotics missions, the command’s leader said Feb. 7. The command is “deficient” […]
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CongressSenate Approves Bill Supporting Middle East Allies, Rebuking Rapid Troop Withdrawals in Region
The Senate on Tuesday approved a bill that advocates for strong support for U.S. allies in the Middle East and critiques the Trump administrations plans to rapidly withdraw troops from […]
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InternationalCENTCOM Leader: FMS Process Must Be More ‘Responsive’ to Partners’ Needs
The U.S. government must develop a more deliberative and responsive foreign military sales (FMS) process to ensure allies continue to buy U.S. equipment instead of opting for Russian- or Chinese-made […]
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BudgetDoD Budget Rollout Likely Pushed Back To Mid-March
MONTEREY, Calif. — The president’s fiscal year 2020 budget request for the Pentagon is likely to be delayed until mid-March and will arrive in two parts, a skinny budget followed […]
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Pentagon‘Multiple Design Deficiencies’ To Delay CH-53K Testing, DOT&E Says
Multiple design deficiencies found during post-delivery testing of the Sikorsky [LMT] CH-53K King Stallion will delay operational testing and entry to service with the Marine Corps until at least 2021, […]
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Air ForceDOT&E Recommends Re-evaluation of Combat Rescue Helicopter
The Pentagon’s Director of Operational Test and Evaluation (DOT&E) has recommended that the Air Force program office re-evaluate the Sikorsky [LMT] HH-60W Combat Rescue Helicopter to determine whether it will […]
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PentagonShanahan: Pentagon Monitoring Options For Syria, Venezuela
Acting Secretary of Defense Pat Shanahan on Tuesday said forces in Syria are weeks away from gaining control of all ISIS-held territory in the country, and officials are monitoring the […]
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Homeland SecurityPentagon to Deploy Thousands More Troops to Southern Border as Dem-Led HASC Questions Merit
The Pentagon is preparing to send several thousand more active duty troops to support Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) personnel at the U.S. southern border, the department’s top civilian said […]
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SpaceShanahan: Future U.S. Space Command Leader Being Vetted
The Defense Department has identified a potential leader for the new U.S. Space Command and is currently moving the candidate through the vetting process, Acting Secretary of Defense Patrick Shanahan […]
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BudgetGAO Reports Offers Alternatives to Current OCO Funding Method
A new report by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) proposes four alternative methods for lawmakers to separate base military funding from overseas contingency operations (OCO) dollars as Congress prepares for […]