Jon Harper
Managing Editor
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Jon Harper is the Managing Editor for National Defense Magazine. You can follow him on Twitter @Jon_Harper_
Recent Articles
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Budget
Navy to Protect Columbia Program at All Costs
September 17, 2020The Navy may face budgetary constraints and other shipbuilding challenges in 2021 and beyond.
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Shipbuilding
BREAKING: Pentagon Chief Unveils New Navy Force Level Plans (UPDATED)
September 16, 2020The Navy needs a force of more than 355 ships — and more money for vessel construction — to compete with China, Secretary of Defense Mark Esper said Sept. 16.
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Air Force News
ASC NEWS: Air Force Flight Testing Next-Gen Air Dominance Platform
September 15, 2020The Air Force is already conducting flight tests with a demonstrator platform for its secretive Next-Generation Air Dominance program, the service’s top weapons buyer revealed Sept. 15.
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Defense Department
COVID-19 NEWS: Defense Contractors Will Have to Wait Months for Reimbursements
September 09, 2020Companies in the defense industry will have to wait five months or more before they are reimbursed for extra costs they’ve incurred due to the COVID-19 crisis, the Pentagon’s top weapons buyer said Sept. 9.
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Missile Defense
BREAKING: Northrop Grumman Lands $13 Billion Deal for New Nuclear Missiles
September 08, 2020Northrop Grumman has been awarded a $13.3 billion engineering and manufacturing development contract for the U.S. military’s next-generation intercontinental ballistic missile system, the Air Force announced Sept. 8.
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Space
Study: $1 Billion Needed to Bolster Space Industry
September 03, 2020Deteriorating business conditions necessitate a robust U.S. government investment in the commercial space industry to ensure the military has a healthy industrial base to tap into, according to a recent report written by experts from the Space Force, Defense Innovation Unit and Air Force Research Laboratory.
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Training and Simulation
Air Force Locking on to New Training, Simulation Tech
August 28, 2020The Air Force is pursuing new training capabilities to prepare its warfighters for high-end combat.
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Training and Simulation
Air Force Locking on to New Training, Simulation Tech
August 28, 2020The Air Force is pursuing new training capabilities to prepare its warfighters for high-end combat.
