Aerospace Group:

Business/Financial

DoD Needs To Assess Requirement For Critical Technologies List, Report Says

By Cal Biesecker

Thursday, January 24th, 2013

SHARE:

A new Government Accountability Office (GAO) report advocates an assessment of the Defense Department’s list of critical technologies--the Militarily Critical Technologies List (MCTL), because that list is “outdated and updates have ceased.” DoD spends billions on its weapons and technologies to maintain its position on the cutting edge, and such technologies are vulnerable, the GAO said. The MCTL was created to help identify those technologies and help minimize risks. GAO recommends DoD determine the best approach to meet user’s requirements…

Unmanned Systems

In Response To Flag Concerns, DoD Looks To Reduce Drone Prices, As Order for 30,000 Looms

The Pentagon is bargain shopping for Group 1 drones, as other countries, including Ukraine and China, have taken advantage of consumer electronics-level prices to bolster their stables. “In last spring’s […]

Pentagon

Amid Questions On Weapons Stockpiles, Caine Says U.S. Has ‘Sufficient’ Munitions For Iran Operation

Pentagon leaders on Wednesday sought to quell concerns over the rate at which the U.S. is employing critical munitions in its military strike campaign against Iran, with lawmakers also pressing […]

Congress

SASC Leaders Criticize Trump’s Defense Strategy, Press Colby On Policy Shifts

Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) leadership on Tuesday criticized the Trump administration’s new National Defense Strategy (NDS) and pressed the Pentagon’s top policy official to explain the document’s priorities. SASC […]

Congress

Wicker Wants Legislation On DoD’s Equity Investments In Minerals Supply Chain

Legislation regarding equity investments by the Defense Department in critical mineral supply chains is needed to strengthen the larger defense industrial base and demonstrate to the “free market” that the […]