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Pentagon should consider ‘National Hypersonic Initiative’ to speed development, lawmakers say
The House Armed Services Committee wants DoD to explore options for creating a National Hypersonic Initiative that would guide collaboration among the services and agencies involved in development and testing activities and help accelerate production and fielding of hypersonic systems.
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Panel rejects plan to close Georgia military pilot training center
Run by the Air National Guard, the center in Savannah conducts air-to-air combat training missions for reservist and active-duty fighter pilots.
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House seeks to establish critical munitions reserve in defense authorization
A provision in the House’s annual defense authorization bill, released on Monday, would require the Defense Department to establish a critical munitions reserve while identifying a pilot program to keep better tabs on the subcontractors involved in their production.
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Paul to oppose small business program Pentagon uses to spur innovation
A key U.S. lawmaker says he will oppose reauthorization of federal small business innovation grants favored by the Pentagon, raising doubts about how Congress will avert their expiration Sept. 30.
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Vital mineral markets ‘not functioning’ in wake of Ukraine war, says DoD industrial policy chief
The market for a broad range of critical materials vital to U.S. munitions and other defense industry products is “not functioning” due to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, a senior Pentagon official told Defense News in an interview this week.
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Senators seek boosts for JADC2, cyber mission, hypersonics in defense bill
The Senate Armed Services Committee on June 16 published its summary of the annual defense bill, tackling everything from future network development to supply chain challenges, electronic warfare integration to hypersonic weapons development.
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Congress wants to double rare earth mineral fund to free defense supply chain from China
Congress seeks to more than double the net worth of the national strategic mineral stockpile in order to lessen the defense industrial base’s reliance on adversaries such as China in supply chains needed to build everything from bullets to nuclear weapons to night vision goggles.
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What it looks like when competing with China comes last
It is past time for the Biden administration to answer fundamental questions about how it intends to support Taiwan and secure a free and open Indo-Pacific region.
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A-10 retirements, more Air Force F-35s in Senate defense policy bill
This could finally break a years-long impasse between the Air Force and Congress over the iconic attack plane.
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Senators back $45 billion boost in defense spending for FY23
Lawmakers say the extra money will counter rising inflation and replenish stocks of munitions sent to Ukraine.
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Pentagon should consider ‘National Hypersonic Initiative’ to speed development, lawmakers say
The House Armed Services Committee wants DoD to explore options for creating a National Hypersonic Initiative that would guide collaboration among the services and agencies involved in development and testing activities and help accelerate production and fielding of hypersonic systems.
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Panel rejects plan to close Georgia military pilot training center
Run by the Air National Guard, the center in Savannah conducts air-to-air combat training missions for reservist and active-duty fighter pilots.
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House seeks to establish critical munitions reserve in defense authorization
A provision in the House’s annual defense authorization bill, released on Monday, would require the Defense Department to establish a critical munitions reserve while identifying a pilot program to keep better tabs on the subcontractors involved in their production.
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Paul to oppose small business program Pentagon uses to spur innovation
A key U.S. lawmaker says he will oppose reauthorization of federal small business innovation grants favored by the Pentagon, raising doubts about how Congress will avert their expiration Sept. 30.
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Vital mineral markets ‘not functioning’ in wake of Ukraine war, says DoD industrial policy chief
The market for a broad range of critical materials vital to U.S. munitions and other defense industry products is “not functioning” due to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, a senior Pentagon official told Defense News in an interview this week.
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Senators seek boosts for JADC2, cyber mission, hypersonics in defense bill
The Senate Armed Services Committee on June 16 published its summary of the annual defense bill, tackling everything from future network development to supply chain challenges, electronic warfare integration to hypersonic weapons development.
-
Congress wants to double rare earth mineral fund to free defense supply chain from China
Congress seeks to more than double the net worth of the national strategic mineral stockpile in order to lessen the defense industrial base’s reliance on adversaries such as China in supply chains needed to build everything from bullets to nuclear weapons to night vision goggles.
-
What it looks like when competing with China comes last
It is past time for the Biden administration to answer fundamental questions about how it intends to support Taiwan and secure a free and open Indo-Pacific region.
-
A-10 retirements, more Air Force F-35s in Senate defense policy bill
This could finally break a years-long impasse between the Air Force and Congress over the iconic attack plane.
-
Senators back $45 billion boost in defense spending for FY23
Lawmakers say the extra money will counter rising inflation and replenish stocks of munitions sent to Ukraine.
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Pentagon should consider ‘National Hypersonic Initiative’ to speed development, lawmakers say
The House Armed Services Committee wants DoD to explore options for creating a National Hypersonic Initiative that would guide collaboration among the services and agencies involved in development and testing activities and help accelerate production and fielding of hypersonic systems.
-
Panel rejects plan to close Georgia military pilot training center
Run by the Air National Guard, the center in Savannah conducts air-to-air combat training missions for reservist and active-duty fighter pilots.
-
House seeks to establish critical munitions reserve in defense authorization
A provision in the House’s annual defense authorization bill, released on Monday, would require the Defense Department to establish a critical munitions reserve while identifying a pilot program to keep better tabs on the subcontractors involved in their production.
-
Paul to oppose small business program Pentagon uses to spur innovation
A key U.S. lawmaker says he will oppose reauthorization of federal small business innovation grants favored by the Pentagon, raising doubts about how Congress will avert their expiration Sept. 30.
-
Vital mineral markets ‘not functioning’ in wake of Ukraine war, says DoD industrial policy chief
The market for a broad range of critical materials vital to U.S. munitions and other defense industry products is “not functioning” due to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, a senior Pentagon official told Defense News in an interview this week.
-
Senators seek boosts for JADC2, cyber mission, hypersonics in defense bill
The Senate Armed Services Committee on June 16 published its summary of the annual defense bill, tackling everything from future network development to supply chain challenges, electronic warfare integration to hypersonic weapons development.
-
Congress wants to double rare earth mineral fund to free defense supply chain from China
Congress seeks to more than double the net worth of the national strategic mineral stockpile in order to lessen the defense industrial base’s reliance on adversaries such as China in supply chains needed to build everything from bullets to nuclear weapons to night vision goggles.
-
What it looks like when competing with China comes last
It is past time for the Biden administration to answer fundamental questions about how it intends to support Taiwan and secure a free and open Indo-Pacific region.
-
A-10 retirements, more Air Force F-35s in Senate defense policy bill
This could finally break a years-long impasse between the Air Force and Congress over the iconic attack plane.
-
Senators back $45 billion boost in defense spending for FY23
Lawmakers say the extra money will counter rising inflation and replenish stocks of munitions sent to Ukraine.



