Business
Shipbuilder Warns of Layoffs if Biden Doesn’t Buy More Destroyers
Bath Iron Works told Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks it will need to cut its workforce by 2,500 if more ships aren’t ordered soon.
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KC-46 Tankers Expand Mission Workload, Start Refueling F-35s
Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks was briefed about the new tankers at a New Hampshire base Wednesday.
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How JEDI’s Ghost Will Bring Bitter Rivals Together
The death of the Pentagon’s controversial cloud computing mega-contract likely puts Amazon and Microsoft in a new sort of partnership.
Business
Pentagon Cancels JEDI Cloud Contract
The Defense Department will opt for a new multibillion-dollar, multi-vendor contract.
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Lockheed CEO Urges Pentagon to Enshrine COVID-Era’s Bigger Upfront Payments
The policy was created to shore up pandemic-weakened supply chains.
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Air Force Begins Search For New Refueling Tanker as Lawmakers Push Airbus
Some lawmakers want the Air Force to terminate its KC-46 contract with Boeing.
Science & Tech
NATO Members Agree to Broad Tech, Environmental Agenda
A new tech accelerator and innovation fund comes with new commitments on cyber resilience and a collective look at emissions.
Business
F-35 Supply Chain Recovering From COVID Slowdown, Lockheed’s New JSF Chief Says
2021 deliveries could return almost to the level once planned for 2020.
Business
New Air Force One Could Be Delayed Another Year
The GAO’s latest cost estimate brings the price tag to $2.6 billion apiece.
Business
Pentagon Shelves Plans for New Air Force Two
In the meantime, the Air Force is in the early stages of developing supersonic and hypersonic passenger aircraft.
Business
Eyeing China, Biden’s First Pentagon Budget Would Cut Troops, Buy Future Weapons
DepSecDef Hicks called the president’s $715 billion spending request “a foundation for fielding a full range of needed capabilities.” Republicans called it “a cut.”
Business
As Space Junk Multiplies, Pentagon Is Stuck Tracking It for Civilians
Private industry is launching at a pace with which the military’s space-surveillance system can’t keep up. Now lawmakers say the Commerce Department’s fix is running late.
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Biden Nominees Want to Shake Up Pentagon Weapons Buying Process
Shyu, Blume tell Congress they plan to bridge the “valley of death” between the development phase and becoming a program of record.
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