GPS III Space Vehicle 01 (GPS III SV01) at Lockheed Martin's GPS III Processing Facility. Raytheon is developing the ground stations for the new GPS satellites under the Operational Control Segment (OCX) program. (Lockheed Martin)

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The first South Korean F-35A makes its public debut in a ceremony at a Lockheed Martin facility in Fort Worth, Texas, on March 28, 2018. (Alex Groves/Lockheed Martin)

South Korea’s F-35 purchase under probe

The contract for 40 F-35As signed under the former Park Geun-hye administration has been under intensive investigation with regard to possible influence-peddling over the Lockheed Martin-built fighter’s selection process and price lobbying.

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As many as 10 B-2s may have gathered for an exercise over Minneapolis on April 19. (Tech. Sgt. Matt Hecht/U.S. Air National Guard)

Half the B-2 fleet was flying above Minneapolis, and here’s why

Why did half the B-2 nuclear bomber fleet gather above an American city?

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U.S. President Donald Trump holds up a chart of defense weapon sales during a visit by Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in the Oval Office of the White House on March 20, 2018. (Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images)

Trump admin rolls out new rules for weapon, drone sales abroad

The Trump administration wants to make it easier to sell weapons abroad. Here's its plan.

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ast year, Defense News reported on tensions between Ricardel and Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis over personnel.

White House announces new deputy national security advisor

Mira Ricardel is a former Bush era defense official who also worked for Boeing.

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The nut in question holds very large bolts that subsequently hold the rotor blades on the helicopter and is therefore determined to be a critical safety item, Todd explained. (Capt. Gary Loten-Beckford/U.S. Army)

US Army stops accepting AH-64E helos from Boeing due to safety concerns

The U.S. Army has stopped taking deliveries from Boeing of the AH-64E Apache attack helicopter because a critical part, which helps hold the rotor blades in place, was causing concern during inspections.

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