AUSA 2019: AFC Commander Murray unforgiving on disqualifying Raytheon/Rheinmetall OMFV bid
Army Futures Command (AFC) Commander Gen. John Murray had stern words regarding the reported...
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Army Futures Command (AFC) Commander Gen. John Murray had stern words regarding the reported...
Read MorePosted by Justice Bennett | Oct 16, 2019
A lot has changed in the year since Sikorsky-Boeing SB>1 Defiant Team’s gave its press update...
Read MorePosted by Justice Bennett | Oct 15, 2019
During a June Q4 2019 earnings call, AeroVironment President and CEO Wahid Nawabi said the company...
Read MorePosted by Justice Bennett | Oct 15, 2019
Over the past two years, the Army has received budget increases, which Army leaders say has...
Read MorePosted by Justice Bennett | Oct 15, 2019
Commander of Army Futures Command Gen. John Murray told reporters at a press briefing at AUSA on...
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Army Chief of Staff Gen. James McConville said he would like to decrease the frequency of National...
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The House Foreign Affairs Committee held a tense and contentious hearing today regarding Secretary...
Read MorePosted by Justice Bennett | Jun 10, 2019
As the annual defense budget makes its way through the budgeting process, Chairman of the House...
Read MorePosted by Justice Bennett | May 29, 2019
Gen. Joseph Dunford—the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and highest uniformed military...
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On April 14, President Donald J. Trump advanced nine high-level nominees. Gen. Mark Milley, as...
Read MorePosted by Justice Bennett | Feb 8, 2019
Following two years of top-line budget increases passed through Congress and appropriated on time...
Read MorePosted by Justice Bennett | Feb 8, 2019
Hypersonics—missiles that travel at five times the speed of sound and thought to be impervious to just about any air defense capabilities that exist—are expected to be hugely important as the U.S. military prepared for great...
Read MorePosted by Justice Bennett | Nov 20, 2018
Defense Systems Journal visited GTMO at the invitation of the Department of Defense (DoD) during...
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It’s been over 17 years since the 9/11 attacks that killed 2,977 people and over 10 years since...
Read MorePosted by Justice Bennett | Nov 14, 2018
Day two of the hearings was dominated by the issue of unlawful influence, whether there was any...
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The first half of Monday morning’s hearings were dominated by discussion about the mold plaguing...
Read MorePosted by Justice Bennett | Nov 12, 2018
As the pre-trial hearings in the 9/11 case continue this week, here are the major topics the court...
Read MorePosted by Justice Bennett | Nov 11, 2018
Defense attorneys of the 9/11 case arrived to GTMO this week only to find gray, fuzzy mold...
Read MorePosted by Justice Bennett | Nov 2, 2018
There’s been a lot of talk nationwide about what might happen if Democrats take over the House,...
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The Army is committed to investment and procurement of a Future Vertical Lift, a program to...
Read MorePosted by Justice Bennett | Oct 9, 2018
Army Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Milly said that the Army will be 100,000 weapons in its initial...
Read MorePosted by Justice Bennett | Oct 9, 2018
Secretary of the Army Mark Esper kicked off AUSA’s annual meeting with an announcement that he...
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As part of the Air Force’s new plan, unveiled at the annual Air Force Association conference this...
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Ranking member of the House Armed Services Committee (HASC) Adam Smith (D-WA) said the $716...
Read MorePosted by Justice Bennett | Sep 5, 2018
Across the services—Air Force, Army, and Pentagon leadership—emphasized the increasing importance...
Read MorePosted by Justice Bennett | Aug 28, 2018
Defense Secretary James Mattis said that the US has no plans to suspend major joint US-South Korea...
Read MorePosted by Justice Bennett | Aug 28, 2018
Secretary of Defense James Mattis expressed his respect for Senator John McCain, who passed away...
Read MorePosted by Justice Bennett | Aug 14, 2018
As the old saying goes, you can’t hit what you don’t see. US Strategic Commander General John...
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Vice President Mike Pence laid out an initial four-step plan to begin the process of establishing...
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The US State Department has proposed changes to partnership states of the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) with respect to its implications to UAVs, said Laura Cressey, US State Department Deputy Director for Regional...
Read MorePosted by Justice Bennett | Aug 7, 2018
United Kingdom Defense Secretary Gavin Williamson said that the UK will work “very closely” with...
Read MorePosted by Justice Bennett | Jul 27, 2018
The Pentagon and Lockheed Martin are in the final stages of negotiation for the procurement of the...
Read MorePosted by Justice Bennett | Jul 26, 2018
General Tod Wolters, the top US Air Force commander in Europe and for NATO, said the US hopes that...
Read MorePosted by Justice Bennett | Jul 24, 2018
The Coast Guard (USCG) “continues to take the short-term focus for planning and prioritizing and...
Read MorePosted by Justice Bennett | Jun 20, 2018
In the coming days, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s (DARPA) Ground X-Vehicle Technology (GXV-T) program will be closing down and DSJ had a chance to sit down with Program Manager MAJ Amber Walker to talk about...
Read MorePosted by Justice Bennett | Jun 14, 2018
While much is unpredictable about President Donald J. Trump, for defense policy observers, there is an unmistakable and consistent focus of his Administration on simultaneously increasing soldier readiness, modernizing defense...
Read MorePosted by Justice Bennett | Jun 14, 2018
In the absence of the US and other MTCR-signatories, adversaries like China have expanded their reach in the development and proliferation of large UAVs, according to a new RAND report. The Missile Technology Control Regime...
Read MorePosted by Justice Bennett | Jun 11, 2018
The F-35 Joint Program Office and Lockheed Martin have delivered the 300th F-35 aircraft for U.S. and international customers. The 300th aircraft is headed for Hill Air Force Base, Utah. According to a news release, the first...
Read MorePosted by Justice Bennett | Jun 7, 2018
On June 6, the House Appropriations Committee released its subcommittee draft for the Fiscal Year 2019 Defense Appropriations bill with a top line allocation of $674.6 billion, including $606.5 billion in discretionary...
Read MorePosted by Justice Bennett | Jun 4, 2018
Mishandled biological weapons, poor nuclear power containment, and faulty AI systems all have the potential for devastating worldwide effects whether its global pandemic, radiation exposure, or poor missile targeting. And often...
Read MorePosted by Justice Bennett | Jun 1, 2018
Flourishing US tech firms, burgeoning Chinese military artificial intelligence technologies, and sophisticated Russian/Chinese air-to-air missile defense systems coupled with low R&D spending from the US defense industry has...
Read MorePosted by Justice Bennett | May 30, 2018
As the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) makes its way through the House and Senate Armed...
Read MorePosted by Justice Bennett | May 25, 2018
The US is at an inflection point when it comes to nuclear power. On the one hand, there is public...
Read MorePosted by Justice Bennett | May 23, 2018
According to a new report from the Department of Defense (DoD), “[Aerospace and Defense] companies...
Read MorePosted by Justice Bennett | May 22, 2018
President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action...
Read MorePosted by Justice Bennett | May 17, 2018
When you hear Secretary of the Army Mark Esper speak about the future of war, it’s daunting....
Read MorePosted by Justice Bennett | May 15, 2018
Mac Thornberry, Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, has made the reduction of...
Read MorePosted by Justice Bennett | May 14, 2018
While Naval Station Guantanamo Bay (GTMO), Cuba is saddled at present with some measure of...
Read MorePosted by Justice Bennett | May 10, 2018
In a tense press Pentagon media briefing that appears to have raised more questions than it...
Read MorePosted by Justice Bennett | May 9, 2018
“What’s important to me is that justice gets served,” Resta said
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