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CongressHouse GOP’s ‘Laddered’ CR Proposal Has Columbia-Class Sub Funds, No Requested Aid
House Republicans’ proposed stopgap funding measure to avoid a government shutdown supports $3.3 billion to avoid delays on the Columbia-class submarine program but does include aid for Ukraine or Israel […]
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Air Force16th Air Force Commander: Defensive Cyber and ISR Will Be First Missions to Leverage AI/ML
Aiding Air Combat Command (ACC) in blocking information flow from compromised sources and sorting intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) information to benefit analysts are two prime use cases for artificial […]
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CongressSASC Member, Energy Committee Chair Manchin Won’t Seek Reelection
Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), a member of the Armed Services Committee and chair of the Energy Committee, announced Thursday he will not seek reelection in 2024. The decision will play […]
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Homeland SecurityDHS Establishes New Office For Statistics
The Department of Homeland Security last Thursday launched an independent enterprise-wide office that will collect, report, and analyze statistics to aid in policymaking and decision making. The Office of Homeland […]
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Business/FinancialTransDigm To Acquire Electron Devices Business Of Communications & Power Industries
TransDigm Group [TDG] last Thursday said it has agreed to acquire the Electron Device business of Communications & Power Industries (CPI) for $1.4 billion in a deal that adds proprietary […]
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Navy/USMCAussie Sub Funds To Boost Attack Sub Production To 2.33 Boats Annually, U.S. Navy Official Says
A Navy official said Australian payments to help the U.S. submarine industrial base (SIB) under the AUKUS agreement will largely be directed to increase attack submarine (SSN) production above current […]
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Air ForceUSAF Drafting Response to HASC on EC-37B Requirement
The U.S. Air Force plans to respond to the House Armed Services Committee’s (HASC) request for the service to lay out a requirement for EC-37B Compass Call aircraft by BAE […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Confirms Extending Five SSBNs Starting In 2029
A Navy official this week confirmed the service is officially planning to extend up to five Ohio-class nuclear-armed ballistic missile submarines (SSBNs) starting in 2029 as a hedge against any […]
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SpaceNorthrop Grumman Provides Updates on Polar SATCOM Programs
Northrop Grumman [NOC] said on Nov. 7 that it has finished thermal vacuum tests on the Arctic Satellite Broadband Mission (ASBM)–two satellites for broadband communications over the North Pole for […]
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InternationalU.S.’ Two Iron Dome Batteries For Israel Are ‘In Transit’ Now, Being Leased For 11 Months
The two Iron Dome air defense batteries the U.S. is providing to Israel are “in transit” right now, an Army official confirmed on Tuesday, noting the systems are being leased […]
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