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Navy/USMC
PODCAST: Modernizing ‘The Most Survivable Leg’ of the Nuclear Triad
In December, the Navy awarded General Dynamics a contract for the first Columbia-class strategic submarine, which will replace the aging Ohio-class subs in their critical nuclear deterrence mission. All in […]
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Uncategorized
PODCAST: The T-53 Engine — Powering Military Rotorcraft from Huey to K-Max
More than 50 million flight hours have been logged with the T-53 turboshaft engine, powering military aircraft including the UH-1 Huey, the AH-1 Cobra, and recently the Kaman K-Max, which […]
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Homeland Security
PODCAST: Counter-UAS Systems — Keeping Drones Off the Runway
As drone proliferate, both clueless operators and those with criminal intent pose a threat to airports and other critical infrastructure. In April 2019, more than a thousand flights were delayed […]
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Air Force
PODCAST: FAA’s Military ADS-B Exemption Policy
On January 1, 2020, all aircraft flying in controlled airspace will be required to equip ADS-B Out transponders, which constantly broadcast location and identifying information. The military has concerns about […]
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Nuclear Modernization
PODCAST: Boeing and Northrop Lock Horns over Ground-Based Strategic Deterrent
Tensions are building — or perhaps have boiled over — between Boeing and Northrop Grumman on potentially $100 billion worth of work, over five decades, replacing and maintaining the ground-based leg of […]
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Army
PODCAST: Army Futures Command, One Year Out
At the end of July, the Army announced its new Futures Command had reached full operational capacity at its headquarters in Austin, Texas, about one year after its launch. So […]
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Air Force
PODCAST: The Pentagon’s Plan to Mix Fourth and Fifth-Gen Fighters
The Pentagon is considering purchasing new fourth-gen Boeing [BA] F-15EXs in addition to fifth-gen Lockheed Martin [LMT] F-35s to more quickly replace the Air Force’s aging fighter fleet. Where did […]
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Homeland Security
PODCAST: Polar Security Cutter – The Coast Guard’s Key to the Arctic
It’s episode 4 of Defense Daily’s new podcast series, THE BUSINESS END, and this time we’re looking at the Coast Guard’s strategy for the Arctic region and the tools it’ll need […]
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Air Force
PODCAST: Space Force – Ready to Launch?
It’s episode 3 of Defense Daily’s new podcast series, THE BUSINESS END. This time, we dive into Space Force, asking questions like: What procurement efforts will fall under the new Space […]
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Army
PODCAST: Military Helicopters – The Battle for Future Vertical Lift
It’s episode 2 of Defense Daily’s new podcast series, THE BUSINESS END, and we’re talking Future Vertical Lift, or FVL — one of the U.S. Army’s six top modernization priorities, […]
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