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SpaceNRO Launches Another Proliferated Architecture Mission
The National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) last Saturday morning launched its ninth proliferated architecture mission aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex-4 East at Vandenberg Space Force Base, […]
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InternationalTrump Signs Executive Order To Reform FMS Process, Speed Up Arms Sales
President Trump has signed an executive order (EO) aimed at reducing regulations in the foreign military sales (FMS) process in order to speed up delivery of key arms to international […]
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Navy/USMCCounter-C5ISR and Long Range Fires Top of Paparo’s List to Deter China
To deter China, long-range fires and counter command, control, communications, computers, cyber, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (C5ISR) are top priorities for U.S. Navy Adm. Samuel Paparo, the head of U.S. […]
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PentagonTrump Order Targets Sentinel, Other Major Defense Acquisition Programs
In a series of executive orders released Wednesday, President Donald Trump said any major defense acquisition program 15 percent over cost could be cancelled. “[A]ny program more than 15 percent […]
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Missile DefenseLRDR to Enter Operational Test This Summer
The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) plans to conduct operational testing of the Lockheed Martin [LMT] Long Range Discrimination Radar (LRDR) this summer and quickly move it to Space Force for […]
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CongressHASC Chair Says ‘Accelerate AUKUS’ To Deter China, North Korea
In opening remarks at a hearing Wednesday on military posture in the Indo-Pacific region, Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Ala.) said to “accelerate AUKUS” to strengthen deterrence against China and North Korea. […]
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ArmyArmy Secretary Dan Driscoll Tapped To Replace Kash Patel As Acting ATF Director
Army Secretary Dan Driscoll has been tapped to replace FBI Director Kash Patel as acting director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), a defense official has […]
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SpaceAhead Of Potential Tariff Concerns, Space Force Began Assessing Supply Chain In Wake Of COVID
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.—The Space Force is assessing its supply chain risks and vulnerabilities more comprehensively after initially looking at the piece parts, which has put the service in a better […]
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CongressEUCOM Chief, HASC Leaders Agree U.S. Should Maintain Troop Levels In Europe
The head of U.S. European Command agreed with the leaders of the House Armed Services Committee on Tuesday that the U.S. should not reduce its troop presence on the continent, […]
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Air ForceL3Harris and BAE Systems Pitching Funding Add for Four EA-37Bs By FY 2027
The sixth EA-37B by L3Harris Technologies [LHX] and BAE Systems is to arrive in Waco, Texas this month for integration of BAE’s electromagnetic warfare system, as the companies pitch the U.S. Air […]
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