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Boeing Takes Another $201M Hit On KC-46 Tanker
Boeing on Wednesday announced a $201 million post-tax charge on the KC-46 tanker program, bringing cost overruns on the program up to more than $2 billion dollars.
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Lockheed CEO: F-35A Price to Drop Below $100M in Next Contract
A deal for the tenth lot of F-35s will put the Air Force’s A model under $100 million per plane for the first time, and Lockheed Martin is on track to bring unit costs for an F-35A to $85 million in 2019, the company’s CEO said Tuesday.
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Defense Industry Hopeful Trump Will Pick Up Obama’s Legacy of Export Control Reform
As President Donald Trump takes office on Jan. 20, the defense industry will be looking for him to build on one of the Obama administration’s wonkiest accomplishments: the quiet but sweeping overhaul of the many regulations that control weapons exports.
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US Air Force Chief Lends Support to Light Attack Aircraft Buy
The Air Force’s top general on Wednesday indicated he would be supportive of purchasing low-end attack aircraft to ease the pressure on state-of-the-art fighters deployed to the Middle East.
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Outgoing Weapons Chief Pleads His Case for Incremental Change to Acquisition Process
In his final speech, the Pentagon’s outgoing acquisition chief slammed Congress for recent efforts to improve the weapons buying process, saying that changes to policy would likely only create more bureaucracy.
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Trump and Boeing CEO Look to Downscale Requirements on Air Force One Replacement
President-elect Donald Trump met with Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg for the second time Tuesday.
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Lockheed Closing in on F-35 Deal, CEO Tells Trump
Lockheed Martin is nearing a deal with the Defense Department on the 10th batch of F-35s, company CEO Marillyn Hewson told President-elect Donald Trump during their second meeting on Friday.
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Navy Sets April Delivery Date for Carrier Ford
The Navy anticipates its new aircraft carrier Gerald R. Ford will be headed to sea this spring for the first time, with builder’s sea trials scheduled for March before acceptance trials and delivery in April.
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Mattis Defends Trump’s F-35 Criticism
President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for the next defense secretary on Thursday characterized his boss as ultimately supportive of the F-35 program despite repeated comments by Trump criticizing the high costs of the program.
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Proposed 355-Ship Navy Could Open Door to Increased Destroyer Production
The head of the Arleigh Burke-class destroyer program is anticipating increased demand for the ship as a result of the Navy’s new 355-vessel shipbuilding goal, and growing production from two to three ships a year is within the realm of possibility.
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Boeing Takes Another $201M Hit On KC-46 Tanker
Boeing on Wednesday announced a $201 million post-tax charge on the KC-46 tanker program, bringing cost overruns on the program up to more than $2 billion dollars.
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Lockheed CEO: F-35A Price to Drop Below $100M in Next Contract
A deal for the tenth lot of F-35s will put the Air Force’s A model under $100 million per plane for the first time, and Lockheed Martin is on track to bring unit costs for an F-35A to $85 million in 2019, the company’s CEO said Tuesday.
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Defense Industry Hopeful Trump Will Pick Up Obama’s Legacy of Export Control Reform
As President Donald Trump takes office on Jan. 20, the defense industry will be looking for him to build on one of the Obama administration’s wonkiest accomplishments: the quiet but sweeping overhaul of the many regulations that control weapons exports.
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US Air Force Chief Lends Support to Light Attack Aircraft Buy
The Air Force’s top general on Wednesday indicated he would be supportive of purchasing low-end attack aircraft to ease the pressure on state-of-the-art fighters deployed to the Middle East.
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Outgoing Weapons Chief Pleads His Case for Incremental Change to Acquisition Process
In his final speech, the Pentagon’s outgoing acquisition chief slammed Congress for recent efforts to improve the weapons buying process, saying that changes to policy would likely only create more bureaucracy.
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Trump and Boeing CEO Look to Downscale Requirements on Air Force One Replacement
President-elect Donald Trump met with Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg for the second time Tuesday.
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Lockheed Closing in on F-35 Deal, CEO Tells Trump
Lockheed Martin is nearing a deal with the Defense Department on the 10th batch of F-35s, company CEO Marillyn Hewson told President-elect Donald Trump during their second meeting on Friday.
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Navy Sets April Delivery Date for Carrier Ford
The Navy anticipates its new aircraft carrier Gerald R. Ford will be headed to sea this spring for the first time, with builder’s sea trials scheduled for March before acceptance trials and delivery in April.
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Mattis Defends Trump’s F-35 Criticism
President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for the next defense secretary on Thursday characterized his boss as ultimately supportive of the F-35 program despite repeated comments by Trump criticizing the high costs of the program.
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Proposed 355-Ship Navy Could Open Door to Increased Destroyer Production
The head of the Arleigh Burke-class destroyer program is anticipating increased demand for the ship as a result of the Navy’s new 355-vessel shipbuilding goal, and growing production from two to three ships a year is within the realm of possibility.
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Boeing Takes Another $201M Hit On KC-46 Tanker
Boeing on Wednesday announced a $201 million post-tax charge on the KC-46 tanker program, bringing cost overruns on the program up to more than $2 billion dollars.
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Lockheed CEO: F-35A Price to Drop Below $100M in Next Contract
A deal for the tenth lot of F-35s will put the Air Force’s A model under $100 million per plane for the first time, and Lockheed Martin is on track to bring unit costs for an F-35A to $85 million in 2019, the company’s CEO said Tuesday.
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Defense Industry Hopeful Trump Will Pick Up Obama’s Legacy of Export Control Reform
As President Donald Trump takes office on Jan. 20, the defense industry will be looking for him to build on one of the Obama administration’s wonkiest accomplishments: the quiet but sweeping overhaul of the many regulations that control weapons exports.
-
US Air Force Chief Lends Support to Light Attack Aircraft Buy
The Air Force’s top general on Wednesday indicated he would be supportive of purchasing low-end attack aircraft to ease the pressure on state-of-the-art fighters deployed to the Middle East.
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Outgoing Weapons Chief Pleads His Case for Incremental Change to Acquisition Process
In his final speech, the Pentagon’s outgoing acquisition chief slammed Congress for recent efforts to improve the weapons buying process, saying that changes to policy would likely only create more bureaucracy.
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Trump and Boeing CEO Look to Downscale Requirements on Air Force One Replacement
President-elect Donald Trump met with Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg for the second time Tuesday.
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Lockheed Closing in on F-35 Deal, CEO Tells Trump
Lockheed Martin is nearing a deal with the Defense Department on the 10th batch of F-35s, company CEO Marillyn Hewson told President-elect Donald Trump during their second meeting on Friday.
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Navy Sets April Delivery Date for Carrier Ford
The Navy anticipates its new aircraft carrier Gerald R. Ford will be headed to sea this spring for the first time, with builder’s sea trials scheduled for March before acceptance trials and delivery in April.
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Mattis Defends Trump’s F-35 Criticism
President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for the next defense secretary on Thursday characterized his boss as ultimately supportive of the F-35 program despite repeated comments by Trump criticizing the high costs of the program.
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Proposed 355-Ship Navy Could Open Door to Increased Destroyer Production
The head of the Arleigh Burke-class destroyer program is anticipating increased demand for the ship as a result of the Navy’s new 355-vessel shipbuilding goal, and growing production from two to three ships a year is within the realm of possibility.
