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Army News
JUST IN: Army To Maintain Readiness in Indo-Pacific Despite European Conflict
While the Army is operating in Europe to monitor Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, it has not taken its eye off the ball in the Indo-Pacific, said two top...
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Space
JUST IN: Much Anticipated Missile Warning Satellite Program Moves Forward
The Space Development Agency plans to release a solicitation for its constellation of advanced missile tracking satellites to industry “imminently,” a...
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Cybersecurity
Commentary: It’s Time to Get a Jumpstart on CMMC 2.0
During the Cold War, the Defense Department wanted a network that could reroute itself around areas where nuclear weapons had been destroyed or attacked by enemy spies, so they built one and called it ARPANET, or the Advanced Research Projects Agency Network.
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Air Power
JUST IN: Commander Wants New F-15EX Jet Fighter for Indo-Pacific Ops
The Pacific aircraft fleet needs to be upgraded and increased in size if the forces are to embrace new doctrine, the commander of the Pacific Air Forces said March 14.
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Air Force News
Air Force Seeks to Bridge Aerial Refueling Gap
The Air Force is facing a gap in aerial refueling capacity through the mid-2020s as it retires aged KC-10 and KC-135 tankers faster than they can be replaced by the troubled KC-46A Pegasus or a follow-on tanker aimed at serving as a bridge between existing and next-generation capabilities.
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Navy News
Navy to Deploy New Tech to Prevent Maintenance Problems
Keeping ships at sea and their systems and subsystems functioning is critical for Navy readiness.
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CBRN
Chem-Bio Office Working Through Supply Chain Issues
The pandemic-fueled supply chain crisis that has clobbered industries across the nation is also affecting a key Pentagon office tasked with countering...
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National Defense Podcasts
MARCH 2022
China's advanced missiles, aerial refueling and satcom in space
In this episode, National Defense explores the United States’ defense against China’s missiles, the aerial refueling gap and the Space Force’s plans for future satellite communications.