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Wittman lukewarm on Air Force plan to ‘quickstart’ programs
"Congress needs to do its job" and pass budgets on time, Rep. Rob Wittman, R-Va., said. “If we did our jobs, you wouldn’t need quickstart provisions.”
Navy creates Unmanned Surface Vessel Division to expedite integration of unmanned systems
The unit will manage unmanned surface vessel experimentation for medium and large unmanned surface vessels like the Sea Hunter and the Sea Hawk.
By Diana Stancy
As Pentagon calls for industry innovation, top acquisition nominees remain stalled
The Pentagon has are too few acquisition officials confirmed for the defense industry.
By Joe Gould
Air Force pick pledges to tackle F-35 sustainment costs, back nuclear modernization
Controlling rising sustainment costs for the F-35 would be a top concern for the nominee to lead Air Force acquisitions.
By Joe Gould
Mourners in California honor 3 Marines killed in Afghanistan
Lance Cpl. Kareem Nikou pulled three families to safety and went back to the airport to rescue a child when the bomb went off, according to the pastor at his memorial service.
Draken F1 fleet returns to flight after fatal crash at Nellis
“We are checking, double-checking and triple-checking everything,” a Draken spokesperson said July 29.
Biden to nominate defense industry expert Andrew Hunter as Air Force acquisition boss
Andrew Hunter is known in Washington as a low-key professional and true expert on defense acquisition.
Jet that crashed near Nellis Air Force Base had flap issue
The May 24 crash of the jet belonging to military contractor Draken US killed 43-year-old pilot Nicholas Hunter Hamilton of Las Vegas.
NTSB, military probing fatal jet crash near Nellis Air Force Base
The Dassault Mirage F-1 that crashed Monday was owned and operated by Draken US, a military contractor providing “adversary air support” during aerial war games.
Trump pardons former Rep. Duncan Hunter and four Iraq war vets convicted in Blackwater shooting
The former Blackwater employees were sent to prison for their role in a controversial 2007 attack in Baghdad which left 14 people dead.
Biden landing team for Pentagon announced
Fifteen of the 23 individuals named on the landing team for the Pentagon are women
By Aaron Mehta