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Pentagon IG Details Lockheed Contract Failings on F-35 Parts

Pentagon IG Details Lockheed Contract Failings on F-35 Parts

PARIS — An audit by the DoD Inspector General found that “DoD received F-35 RFI spare parts that did not meet contract requirements, and paid performance incentive fees on sustainment contracts based on inflated and unverified F-35 aircraft availability hours,” Theresa S. Hull, Assistant Inspector…
US Approves $634M Upgrade for Chile’s F-16 Fighters

US Approves $634M Upgrade for Chile’s F-16 Fighters

WASHINGTON — The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Chile of equipment and related services for F-16 Modernization for an estimated cost of $634.70 million. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certif…
DOD on ‘Aggressive’ Track to Develop Hypersonic Weapons

DOD on ‘Aggressive’ Track to Develop Hypersonic Weapons

One of the Defense Department’s top priorities is developing hypersonic weapons capability, a particularly important goal, considering recent developments in this area by near-peer competitors China and Russia, the assistant director for hypersonics from the office of the undersecretary for research…
US Army Awards $823M DCGS Drop 2 Contract to BAE Systems

US Army Awards $823M DCGS Drop 2 Contract to BAE Systems

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The U.S. Army has awarded BAE Systems an initial order under its Distributed Common Ground System (DCGS) Capability Dr…

Senate in Turn Passes $740 Billion Defense Bill

Senate in Turn Passes $740 Billion Defense Bill

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate on Thursday passed its version of the National Defense Authorization Act, a $740 billion bill setting policy for the Pentagon that President Donald Trump has threatened to veto over a provision removing Confederate names from military bases.

The vote was 86-14, one …

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