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InternationalU.S. To Provide Poland With $2 Billion In Foreign Military Financing
The State Department on Monday said that U.S. has agreed to provide Poland $2 billion in direct loans to help the NATO ally purchase new defense items to continue to […]
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Air ForceJoby Aviation Delivers First eVTOL Aircraft for U.S. Air Force’s 412th Test Wing
California-based Joby Aviation, Inc. [JOBY] said on Sept. 25 that it has delivered its first electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft for the U.S. Air Force to Edwards AFB, […]
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Air ForceGAO: F-35 Fleet Remains ‘Far Below’ MC Rate Goals
A new study by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) cites depot and organizational maintenance challenges as being partly responsible for a lagging mission capable (MC) rate for the Lockheed Martin […]
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Nuclear ModernizationPossible Suitors For Pantex M&O Pact Emerge
Jacobs Solutions [J], Huntington Ingalls [HII], BWX Technologies [BWXT] and others are among those seeking the National Nuclear Security Administration’s (NNSA) decade-spanning, $30 billion contract to manage the agency’s nuclear-weapons […]
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Air ForceWhite House Nominates Melissa Dalton as New Air Force Undersecretary
President Biden on Sept. 21 nominated Melissa Dalton as the new undersecretary of the Air Force–the number two civilian in the Department of the Air Force (DAF) behind Secretary Frank […]
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Air ForceAir Force Aims For F-35 Nuclear Certification in January, But Jets Won’t Be Ready Then
The Air Force expects to certify the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter to carry nuclear weapons in January, once sufficient numbers of pilots and ground crew are trained to carry out […]
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InternationalAustralia Plans To Buy Fourth MQ-4C Triton Drone
The Australian Ministry of Defense announced on Sept. 19 it plans to spend $975 million to acquire a fourth Northrop Grumman [NOC] MQ-4C Triton unmanned aerial vehicle and also upgrade […]
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SpaceAIA Takes Stance Against Space as a Critical Infrastructure Sector
Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) is taking the stance that space should not be designated as a U.S. critical infrastructure sector, with a key consideration being the additional requirements and regulatory […]
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CongressWicker: ‘I Would Not Leave Anything Off the Table’ for Aid to Ukraine
If Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) can ever get his House in order, some continuing aid for Ukraine’s counteroffensive against Russia may be forthcoming, as leading Republicans on the Senate side […]
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InternationalAustin Asks International Partners To ‘Dig Deep’ With Ukraine Support As Conflict Nears Second Winter
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has said he’s asked international partners to “dig deep” for efforts to continue assisting Ukraine, including for more air defense capabilities, as the conflict nears its […]
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