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Trump’s Air Force One Tweet Rattles the Defense Industry
Was the president-elect trying to drive down a price tag — or slap back at a CEO’s policy suggestions?
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Boeing Defense CEO Weighs Spending More Time in DC
The shift would follow a raft of larger organizational and personnel changes at the aerospace giant.
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Canada Ditches the F-35 for the Super Hornet — For Now
After an initial buy of F/A-18s, Justin Trudeau’s government will hold a competition to replace the rest of its CF-18 Hornets.
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How to Get the Market to Make Secure IoT Devices
New rules for government purchases might be the fastest way to make sure new internet-connected devices don’t join botnets.
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White House: $11.6B More Needed for ISIS Fight, Afghanistan
The request brings the expected 2017 price tag for both wars to $85.3 billion.
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Defense Stocks Soar on News of Trump Victory
In early trading, the new commander in chief's promises to rebuild the American military are helping defense stocks buck the wider market plunge.
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Obama’s Final Arms-Export Tally More than Doubles Bush’s
Most of the $278 billion in approved sales have gone to Saudi Arabia and other Mideast allies.
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Pentagon Urged to Better Integrate Intel Needs in Weapons Acquisition
GAO says training and tighter certification would improve communication.
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Kendall: The Pentagon’s Spending Less on Weapons, So Let Me Keep My Job
A 30-year-low in cost growth is part of the defense acquisition undersecretary’s closing argument for why Congress shouldn’t eliminate his position.
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Lockheed’s Pitch: Buy Our Training Jet, Save Taxpayers $1 Billion
Company officials say they can build the jets faster, and that should give them a leg up in the T-X bid evaluation.
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The US Military Is Shedding Civilian Jobs. It Has No Idea How Much Money It’s Actually Saving
The Government Accountability Office wants to make sure the military isn’t letting employees go without a true accounting of the costs.
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US Allows Qatar to Buy F-15s — and Seals a $19B Sale of Jetliners
Officials deny linking the military and commercial deals, but insiders say otherwise.
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