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Air ForceNo Plans to Add New Vanguards in Short Term, AFRL Commander Says
While the U.S. Air Force has a stable of four Vanguard programs to help speed the fielding of advanced technologies to front line forces, the service has no plans to […]
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Air ForceAir Force Leaders Underscore Need To Change Now
Air Force leaders on Monday talked about the need for the service’s capabilities to change and adapt in the face of a modernizing China, especially the need to spend money […]
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UncategorizedHinote: NGAD Acceleration of Months, Not Years, Possible
Any acceleration of the Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) program would be on the order of months, not years, a top U.S. Air Force official said on Sept. 20. “Certainly, […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyAFSOC Examinining MC-130 Amphibious Capability for Indo-Pacific
U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) is planning to test the amphibious capability of a Lockheed Martin [LMT] MC-130 in the second half of next year, as part of […]
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Navy/USMCCBO Says Shipbuilding Plan Would Cost 10 to 43 Percent Over Current Costs
A new Congressional Budget Office (CBO) report assessed the FY ‘22 Navy long-range shipbuilding plan would cost 10 to 43 percent more than recent shipbuilding budgets and the future force […]
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InternationalHyten Says No Intent To ‘Cut Off Any Allies,’ As France Pulls Ambassadors Over Submarine Decision
The Pentagon’s No. 2 military official said Friday the U.S. does not intend to “cut off any allies” as a result of its formation of a new trilateral security partnership […]
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Navy/USMCDDG-121 Finishes Acceptance Trials
The future Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS Frank E. Petersen Jr. (DDG-121) finished its acceptance trials on Sept. 16, the Navy said on Friday. During the trials, the Navy’s Board of […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyAgility Prime Looks Toward Implementing eVTOLs in Air Force Operations in FY ’23
The Air Force’s Agility Prime program launched in May of 2020 as a technology accelerator for electric air taxis. A little over a year later, the program looks toward how […]
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BudgetReconciliation Package Includes More Than $1 Billion For Coast Guard Icebreakers
After a marathon markup session that began Tuesday morning and ended early Wednesday morning, the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee approved a budget reconciliation bill that includes $1.1 billion for […]
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CongressHouse Panel Adds $1 Billion For CISA As Part Of Budget Reconciliation
The House Homeland Security Committee on Tuesday voted along partisan lines to add more than $1 billion in new funding for the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) over the […]
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