Posted by Java Joe on January 28, 2019 · Leave a Comment
US Rep. Anthony Brown, Maryland’s former lieutenant governor who now represents the state’s 4th congressional district, has been named vice chairman of the House Armed Services Committee.
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Posted by Java Joe on July 3, 2018 · Leave a Comment
A new Joint Artificial Intelligence Center at the Pentagon will have oversight over almost all service and defense agency AI efforts.
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Posted by Java Joe on June 26, 2018 · Leave a Comment
F-35 jets are already in 12 nations, are set to dominate the Western fighter market for decades to come.
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Posted by Java Joe on June 25, 2018 · Leave a Comment
An F-35B that erupted into flames caused by a faulty bracket nearly two years ago has been struck by the Marine Corps, making it the first loss of an F-35 for the corps. The corps made the determination that the costs to repair the fighter would not be worth the return on investment.
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Posted by Java Joe on June 19, 2018 · Leave a Comment
The US is expected to deliver $61.4 billion in foreign military sales by the end of the fiscal year, compared to $41.9 billion last year. Some of the big ticket pending sales include 34 F-35s to Belgium for $6.5 billion, 14 F-16s to Slovakia at a cost of $2.9 billion, and six C-130 aircraft to Germany at a cost of $1.4 billion.
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Posted by Java Joe on June 13, 2018 · Leave a Comment
President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un signed a joint statement Tuesday agreeing to pursue the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula. And the military exercises on the peninsula have been put on hold.
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Posted by Java Joe on June 11, 2018 · Leave a Comment
President Donald Trump arrived in Singapore on Sunday for a historic summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un that could lay the groundwork for ending a nuclear stand-off between the old foes.
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