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Young: Study If DDG-1000 Hull Is Right For Future Cruiser

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Tuesday, April 21st, 2009

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By Emelie Rutherford The Pentagon's outgoing purchasing czar said analysis of the Navy's future cruiser should begin "right away," and maintained the service's previous plan to base the ship on the DDG-1000 destroyer's hull should not be dismissed. Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics John Young told reporters at the Pentagon last Friday he has been "misportrayed" as doing program advocacy for the next-generation DDG-1000. The Pentagon, Navy, and industry recently agreed to truncate the buy of…

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With $1.5 Trillion Request, Army, Air Force, Navy’s Unfunded Lists Focus Solely On MILCON Projects

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Bipartisan House Bill Would Give National Guard To Counter-Drone Authorities

Seeking to close gaps that may arise between state and local law enforcers in different jurisdictions, a bipartisan contingent of House members this week introduced a bill that would allow […]

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Munitions Fired Represent Most of $25 Billion Spent By Pentagon on Iran War So Far

Munitions fired in the two-month old “Operation Epic Fury” against Iran represent most of the $25 billion cost the Pentagon has incurred thus far in the conflict, the acting Defense […]

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Slotkin: Pentagon Should Use Anthropic’s Mythos To Spot Cyber Security Gaps

The Pentagon should be using Anthropic‘s recently announced Mythos artificial intelligence model to spot gaps in cyber security, Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.) said on Tuesda. “I think the thing that […]