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Navy News
BREAKING: Navy Hints at Cuts to Submarine Force-Level Goal
The Navy may trim its plans to beef up its submarine fleet in favor of other types of platforms, the service’s top official suggested Jan. 24.
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Budget
Esper: Big Boost for Hypersonics Funding in 2021 Budget
The big increases in research-and-development dollars going toward hypersonics research will be getting even bigger, Secretary of Defense Mark Esper said Jan. 24.
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Defense Department
Vital Signs 2020: Industrial Base Could Struggle to Surge Production in Wartime
The U.S. industrial base would be challenged to ramp up production to meet wartime requirements in the event of a protracted great power conflict, analysts and Pentagon officials say.
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Defense Department
Vital Signs 2020: Small Businesses Concerned About New Cybersecurity Certification
The Pentagon is rolling out new cybersecurity regulations for handling unclassified information that may bar contractors from bidding on future programs if they do not obtain the required certifications.
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Robotics and Autonomous Systems
WEB EXCLUSIVE: Navy Debates: Is a Robotic Ship a Ship?
Navy leadership’s insistence on not including unmanned platforms in their ship counts could make their goal of a 355-ship fleet unreachable at projected budget levels, analysts say.
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Defense Department
Vital Signs 2020: Defense Sector Straining to Attract STEM Talent
For years, experts and military officials have been sounding the alarm across the defense industry: More STEM — or science, technology, engineering and mathematics — talent is needed to meet the challenges of a volatile and uncertain future.
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Space
BREAKING: Space Development Agency Rolling Out Solicitations
The Space Development Agency released a broad agency announcement Jan. 21 for new technologies, and additional solicitations will be coming down the pipeline soon, the organization’s director told reporters.
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National Defense Podcasts
JANUARY 2020
Vital Signs: Taking the Pulse of the Defense Industrial Base
In this podcast, the magazine examines NDIA’s new annual study called Vital Signs. The report establishes the basis for a regular, reliable, nonpartisan and empirical assessment of the health of the defense industrial base to inform the national security policy community.