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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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Trump administration to sell Patriot missiles to Poland
Antoni Macierewicz made the announcement Thursday as U.S. President Donald Trump kicked off a day of meetings on defense and energy initiatives.
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Pentagon confirms North Korea launch was ICBM
The Pentagon believes North Korea’s July 4 missile test launch featured an intercontinental ballistic missile shot from a mobile launcher, a marked advance in capability for the regime of Kim Jong Un.
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Coast Guard searches for small drone to launch from ship
A fiscal 2018 award would bring advanced intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance capabilities along with search-and-rescue enhancements to nine vessels.
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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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Trump administration to sell Patriot missiles to Poland
Antoni Macierewicz made the announcement Thursday as U.S. President Donald Trump kicked off a day of meetings on defense and energy initiatives.
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Pentagon confirms North Korea launch was ICBM
The Pentagon believes North Korea’s July 4 missile test launch featured an intercontinental ballistic missile shot from a mobile launcher, a marked advance in capability for the regime of Kim Jong Un.
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Coast Guard searches for small drone to launch from ship
A fiscal 2018 award would bring advanced intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance capabilities along with search-and-rescue enhancements to nine vessels.
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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.
-
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.
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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.
-
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.
-
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.
-
Trump administration to sell Patriot missiles to Poland
Antoni Macierewicz made the announcement Thursday as U.S. President Donald Trump kicked off a day of meetings on defense and energy initiatives.
-
Pentagon confirms North Korea launch was ICBM
The Pentagon believes North Korea’s July 4 missile test launch featured an intercontinental ballistic missile shot from a mobile launcher, a marked advance in capability for the regime of Kim Jong Un.
-
Coast Guard searches for small drone to launch from ship
A fiscal 2018 award would bring advanced intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance capabilities along with search-and-rescue enhancements to nine vessels.
