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GOP lawmakers question Air Force about unit’s ties to defense firm
Two Republican lawmakers questioned the Air Force’s top civilian official on Wednesday about alleged improprieties in the way it acquires multimillion-dollar aircraft.
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White House against ‘Space Corps’ and other House plans, fueling policy bill debate
The Trump administration is registering more than two dozen objections to the House’s 2018 defense policy bill, including a new space-focused branch of the military, it announced Wednesday.
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Boeing completes deliveries of F-15SG jets to Singapore
The FAA’s website showed that the last of eight F-15SGs on its civil register had its registration canceled in the middle of June, with export being listed the reason for cancellation and its destination listed as Singapore.
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SASC poised to vote five DoD nominees out of committee
The Senate Armed Services Committee is poised to push five top defense nominees out of committee and toward a Senate-wide confirmation vote, in a move Chairman John McCain acknowledged may result in a “confrontation” with Democrats on the Senate floor.
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Congressional change would require AT&L head to be reconfirmed for new job
The Senate Armed Services Committee wants to change existing law to force the sitting undersecretary of defense for acquisition, technology and logistics to reapply for a new job once the AT&L office disappears in February.
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Hawaii in the crosshairs: The North Korean ICBM threat [Commentary]
North Korea is pursuing an ICBM, and its demonstration of foolhardy behavior combined with increasingly hostile rhetoric proves this is a real threat the United States cannot afford to ignore.
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Exclusive interview: The Navy’s surface warfare director talks frigate requirements
The U.S. Navy’s requirements for a new guided-missile frigate hit the street Monday, with a request for information that blew the competition for the new ship design wide open. The Navy’s director of surface warfare sat down with Defense News to discuss what he wants out of a new small surface combatant.
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US State Department clears $1B in sales to UK, Netherlands
The U.S. State Department has announced more than $1 billion in potential sales to the United Kingdom and the Netherlands.
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Frigate competition wide open: Navy specs reveal major design shift
Labeling the ship the FFG(X), the ship will be expected to keep up with the full carrier strike group and operate independently in high-end threat environments.
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Life support: The Navy’s struggle to define an LCS bare minimum
The littoral combat ship is caught between the Navy’s shifting requirements, politics and the realities of a strained and shrinking industrial base.
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GOP lawmakers question Air Force about unit’s ties to defense firm
Two Republican lawmakers questioned the Air Force’s top civilian official on Wednesday about alleged improprieties in the way it acquires multimillion-dollar aircraft.
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White House against ‘Space Corps’ and other House plans, fueling policy bill debate
The Trump administration is registering more than two dozen objections to the House’s 2018 defense policy bill, including a new space-focused branch of the military, it announced Wednesday.
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Boeing completes deliveries of F-15SG jets to Singapore
The FAA’s website showed that the last of eight F-15SGs on its civil register had its registration canceled in the middle of June, with export being listed the reason for cancellation and its destination listed as Singapore.
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SASC poised to vote five DoD nominees out of committee
The Senate Armed Services Committee is poised to push five top defense nominees out of committee and toward a Senate-wide confirmation vote, in a move Chairman John McCain acknowledged may result in a “confrontation” with Democrats on the Senate floor.
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Congressional change would require AT&L head to be reconfirmed for new job
The Senate Armed Services Committee wants to change existing law to force the sitting undersecretary of defense for acquisition, technology and logistics to reapply for a new job once the AT&L office disappears in February.
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Hawaii in the crosshairs: The North Korean ICBM threat [Commentary]
North Korea is pursuing an ICBM, and its demonstration of foolhardy behavior combined with increasingly hostile rhetoric proves this is a real threat the United States cannot afford to ignore.
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Exclusive interview: The Navy’s surface warfare director talks frigate requirements
The U.S. Navy’s requirements for a new guided-missile frigate hit the street Monday, with a request for information that blew the competition for the new ship design wide open. The Navy’s director of surface warfare sat down with Defense News to discuss what he wants out of a new small surface combatant.
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US State Department clears $1B in sales to UK, Netherlands
The U.S. State Department has announced more than $1 billion in potential sales to the United Kingdom and the Netherlands.
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Frigate competition wide open: Navy specs reveal major design shift
Labeling the ship the FFG(X), the ship will be expected to keep up with the full carrier strike group and operate independently in high-end threat environments.
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Life support: The Navy’s struggle to define an LCS bare minimum
The littoral combat ship is caught between the Navy’s shifting requirements, politics and the realities of a strained and shrinking industrial base.
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GOP lawmakers question Air Force about unit’s ties to defense firm
Two Republican lawmakers questioned the Air Force’s top civilian official on Wednesday about alleged improprieties in the way it acquires multimillion-dollar aircraft.
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White House against ‘Space Corps’ and other House plans, fueling policy bill debate
The Trump administration is registering more than two dozen objections to the House’s 2018 defense policy bill, including a new space-focused branch of the military, it announced Wednesday.
-
Boeing completes deliveries of F-15SG jets to Singapore
The FAA’s website showed that the last of eight F-15SGs on its civil register had its registration canceled in the middle of June, with export being listed the reason for cancellation and its destination listed as Singapore.
-
SASC poised to vote five DoD nominees out of committee
The Senate Armed Services Committee is poised to push five top defense nominees out of committee and toward a Senate-wide confirmation vote, in a move Chairman John McCain acknowledged may result in a “confrontation” with Democrats on the Senate floor.
-
Congressional change would require AT&L head to be reconfirmed for new job
The Senate Armed Services Committee wants to change existing law to force the sitting undersecretary of defense for acquisition, technology and logistics to reapply for a new job once the AT&L office disappears in February.
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Hawaii in the crosshairs: The North Korean ICBM threat [Commentary]
North Korea is pursuing an ICBM, and its demonstration of foolhardy behavior combined with increasingly hostile rhetoric proves this is a real threat the United States cannot afford to ignore.
-
Exclusive interview: The Navy’s surface warfare director talks frigate requirements
The U.S. Navy’s requirements for a new guided-missile frigate hit the street Monday, with a request for information that blew the competition for the new ship design wide open. The Navy’s director of surface warfare sat down with Defense News to discuss what he wants out of a new small surface combatant.
-
US State Department clears $1B in sales to UK, Netherlands
The U.S. State Department has announced more than $1 billion in potential sales to the United Kingdom and the Netherlands.
-
Frigate competition wide open: Navy specs reveal major design shift
Labeling the ship the FFG(X), the ship will be expected to keep up with the full carrier strike group and operate independently in high-end threat environments.
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Life support: The Navy’s struggle to define an LCS bare minimum
The littoral combat ship is caught between the Navy’s shifting requirements, politics and the realities of a strained and shrinking industrial base.
