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Defense Department
Mattis: More Engagement Needed With Industry, Allies
As the U.S. military prepares to fight its battles in a multi-domain environment, the Pentagon must renew its focus on cooperation and partnership with industry, allied nations and within its own services, Defense Secretary James Mattis said Sept. 20.
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Air Force News
Air Force Mulling Alternatives to JSTARS Recapitalization
Concerns about advanced adversaries are prompting the Air Force to consider jettisoning plans to buy a next-generation Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System, service leaders said Sept. 19.
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Air Force News
Goldfein: Air Force Must Prepare for Battle in Urban Environments
Over the next three decades, the global population is expected to move largely to cities.
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Air Power
Air Force Wants to Shorten Next-Gen Fighter's Development Timeline
The Air Force’s Air Combat Command is fighting to maintain air superiority while operating in a constrained fiscal environment by exploring new procurement processes for its next-generation fighter jet and lower-cost training options, its commander said Sept. 18.
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Air Force News
Air Force Developing New Science and Technology Strategy
The Air Force is embarking on a year-long effort to revamp its science and technology strategy, the service’s top official announced Sept. 18.
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Robotics and Autonomous Systems
Artificial Intelligence Could Help Neutralize Enemy Bombs
As improvised explosive devices proliferate and evolve, the U.S. military’s explosive ordnance disposal community hopes to leverage artificial intelligence to defeat threats and protect technicians.
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Global Defense Market
F-35s Needed in the Middle East, Lockheed Executive Says
LONDON — With Russia’s continued involvement in the conflict in Syria, a fifth-generation fighter is needed in order for the United States and its allies to remain operationally relevant.
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Robotics and Autonomous Systems
U.K. Army Seeks 'Amazon-Like' Delivery Systems for Troops in the Field
The United Kingdom’s Ministry of Defence is moving ahead with new technology aimed at safely resupplying troops on the front lines, said the nation’s minister for defense procurement Sept. 14.
National Defense Columnists
GOVERNMENT CONTRACTING INSIGHTS
By Julia Lippman and Jason WorkmasterNational Defense Contributors
National Defense Podcasts
SEPTEMBER 2017
Light Attack: Can the Air Force change the way it acquires new aricraft?
In the September podcast, we look at the Air Force's effort to procure a new commercial off-the-shelf light attack aircraft, the potentially widespread applications for airborne lasers in the military, and how a forthcoming satellite constellation could bring an upgraded communications capability to ground forces …