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Defense Authorizers Direct Increased Oversight of F-35 Upgrades

Frank Wolfe

Tuesday, December 10th, 2019

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Defense Authorizers Direct Increased Oversight of F-35 Upgrades

Defense authorizers are directing increased oversight of the F-35 Block 4 and C2D2 program (Lockheed Martin Photo)

Defense authorizers in the House and Senate are directing increased oversight of the F-35 Block 4 and Continuous Capability Development and Delivery (C2D2) program. The oversight requires the secretary of defense "to submit annually to the congressional defense committees an integrated master schedule and past performance assessment for each planned phase of Block 4 and C2D2 upgrades," according to the House-Senate conference report on the Fiscal 2020 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), S. 1790. In fiscal 2020, the bill authorizes…

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Bipartisan House Bill Would Give National Guard To Counter-Drone Authorities

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Munitions Fired Represent Most of $25 Billion Spent By Pentagon on Iran War So Far

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Slotkin: Pentagon Should Use Anthropic’s Mythos To Spot Cyber Security Gaps

The Pentagon should be using Anthropic‘s recently announced Mythos artificial intelligence model to spot gaps in cyber security, Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.) said on Tuesda. “I think the thing that […]