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Budget
Small Number of States Dominate Defense Spending
A huge portion of U.S. defense spending is going to contractors and military personnel based in just a handful of states, according to data recently released by the Pentagon.
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Space
JUST IN: Future of Space Force Tech Hub Comes into Focus
The Space Force’s new innovation hub will soon be announcing focus topics for capability sets its to, AFWERX director Col. Nathan Diller said.
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Air Power
ANALYSIS: Air Force’s Roper Is Gone, But His Vision Lives On
Former Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics Will Roper left public service in January at the change in presidential administrations, but his legacy of innovation — along with all the cutting-edge programs he left behind — will continue, service officials said Feb. 24.
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Government Policy
JUST IN: Senate Leader Supports Maintaining Nuclear Triad Budget
Sen. Jack Reed, D-R.I., said he supports maintaining budget levels for the legs of the nuclear triad, but expects the overall defense budget to flatten as cuts to legacy programs are considered.
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Air Force News
JUST IN: Brown Wants More Data to Support Cuts to Legacy Systems
Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Charles “CQ” Brown Jr. wants to be armed with more data to support his push for Congress and other stakeholders to cut legacy systems.
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Battlefield Communications
JUST IN: Northrop Grumman Tackling Joint-All Domain Command and Control
As the Defense Department continues to invest in joint all-domain command-and-control technologies, Northrop Grumman is bolstering its own portfolio of JADC2 offerings to meet the increasing demand signal.
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Air Force News
JUST IN: New T-7A Jet Trainer Flight Test Could Happen This Year
Testing of the next model of the Air Force’s new jet trainer aircraft could happen before the end of 2021, or in early 2022, said Boeing officials Feb. 23.
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By Susan Cassidy, Peter Hutt II and Michael Wagner
National Defense Podcasts
JANUARY 2021
NDIA Second Annual Vital Signs Report, Navy's New Torpedo and Army's Iron Dome Missile Defense System
In this podcast, National Defense takes a deep dive into NDIA’s second annual Vital Signs report, the Navy’s plans for a new torpedo and the Army’s Iron Dome missile defense system..