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Navy/USMCHASC Threatens To Shutter CAPE Over Amphibious Ship Reviews
The chairman’s draft of the House Armed Services Committee’ fiscal year 2024 defense authorization bill threatens to shutter the Office of Cost Estimate and Program Evaluation (CAPE) over disagreements with […]
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Intelligence CommunityNSA Official Outlines Priorities For AI
There are three priority areas the National Security Agency (NSA) is focusing on regarding artificial intelligence (AI), including what the nation’s adversaries are doing with the technology, how the agency […]
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SpaceU.S. Space Command to Expand Commercial Integration Cell
The U.S. Space Command plans to expand its Commercial Integration Cell (CIC) at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., beyond the 10 companies in the CIC–an expansion that may aid DoD […]
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CongressNuclear Weapon Programs Receive Modest Budget Boost in House Armed Services Defense Bill
A House committee’s first draft of an annual defense policy bill would increase funding for plutonium pit production, a controversial sea-launched cruise missile warhead and other nuclear weapons modernization programs. […]
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Air ForceUSAF Examining Options for Close Air Support Beyond the A-10
U.S. Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall and Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Charles Q. Brown–President Biden’s nominee to become the new Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff–have lauded […]
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Missile DefenseHouse Defense Policy Bill Adds More THAAD Interceptors Due To China Concern
The chairman of the House Armed Services Committee’s mark, or first draft, of the fiscal year 2024 defense authorization bill would add $100 million to fund six more Terminal High […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyIncorporation of CL-20 on Three Munitions Proposed by HASC Panel
The House Armed Services Committee’s (HASC) tactical air and land forces panel would require DoD to begin a pilot program for the incorporation of the CL-20 explosive on three munitions […]
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CongressHouse Strategic Forces Markup Could Again Halt Potential W76 Retirement, Limit Hruby’s Travel Until Reports Are In
Members of the House Armed Services strategic forces subcommittee are proposing to withhold funding for retirement of the W76-2 warhead unless the military and National Nuclear Security Administration can prove […]
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Air ForceRaytheon’s Pratt & Whitney to Receive Nearly $888 Million for F135 Spare Parts
The Pentagon has awarded Raytheon Technologies‘ [RTX] Pratt & Whitney nearly $888 million for spare parts for the F135 engine for the Lockheed Martin [LMT] F-35 fighter. The firm fixed […]
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ArmyOshkosh Defense Protest Of JLTV Follow-On Award Denied, Says It Will Evaluate Next Steps
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has denied Oshkosh Defense’s [OSK] protest of the Army’s award of the potential $9.7 billion Joint Light Tactical Vehicle follow-on contract to AM General. “In […]
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