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Jul 23, 2020
Congress must work out the final version, but President Donald Trump is threatening to veto the legislation over some House provisions.
Jul 23, 2020
The U.S. Air Force is considering five candidate locations to call home for a future F-35 Foreign Military Sales (FMS) training center that can accommodate up to 36 jets.
Jul 23, 2020
The U.S. Navy is making incremental progress on one of the USS Gerald R. Ford’s key new technologies: installing a sixth advanced weapons elevator (AWE) designed to efficiently move ordnance to the flight deck.
Jul 23, 2020
A new facility to support the UK’s fleet of P-8 Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft has been handed over by Boeing to the UK’s defense materiel agency, Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S).
Jul 22, 2020
For five years, Lockheed Martin delivered F-35 spare parts that were not ready for installation and the U.S. Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA) is seeking compensation.
Jul 22, 2020
Air Combat Command (ACC) released an “invitation to propose” to companies for the Reforge Proof of Concept program last week, with bids expected based on the T-50 and M-346 advanced jet trainers.
Jul 22, 2020
Over 20 years, demand on the F/A-18 and EA-18G electrical power generation system led to low readiness levels for the entire fleet.
Jul 21, 2020
The Office of Management and Budget has released its annual heartburn letter for the defense authorization bill that threatens a presidential veto if the measure stands in its current form.