In a letter, they asked the Pentagon how the military is safeguarding troops and prisoners from an outbreak of Covid-19 given the base’s limited health care facilities.
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WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - The US Air Force Warfare Center in the state of Nevada plans to start construction of a prototype 5G mobile phone network beginning in July, with plans to have the system up and running by January 2021, the Defense Department...
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As the US braces for a possible second wave of the COVID-19 novel coronavirus, Secretary of Defense Mark Esper says military aid to address the disease may look different the second time around, because resources were underutilized during the...
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Michael Peck
Security,
Budget cuts.
Here's What You Need To Remember: Politically and institutionally, it is hard to imagine the Pentagon halting flagship projects like the F-35. Nonetheless, with the federal deficit growing, the military is...
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The US has already provided the country some $1.5 billion in ‘security assistance’ over the past five years, including everything from patrol vehicles and fast boats to radar systems, Javelin anti-tank missiles, and training support.
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'Not A Global Police Force': Pentagon To Brief Trump On Afghan Exit Before Election Timetable
Tyler Durden
Wed, 05/27/2020 - 23:45
Multiple reports now indicate President Trump wants to pull all American troops out of...
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Shares of Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) traded up more than 5% on Wednesday after the defense titan's CEO expressed confidence that pandemic-related disruptions to production lines would be short-lived, and that the Pentagon budget will remain robust...
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President Trump had ousted the official last month from a new role overseeing the administration’s spending of pandemic relief money.
Covid-19 meets the US military and the Pentagon yields.
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The Pentagon is still several weeks away from returning most of the more than 20,000 people who work there back to their offices, defense officials said Tuesday, as the military prepares for some bases to start accepting transfers immediately.Last...
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Kris Osborn
Security, Americas
They aren't going to let the virus stall production that much.
While most major Pentagon production and weapons development programs have experienced some kind of coronavirus impact, many programs have by and large...
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Pentagon Releases Photos Of Russian Jets In Libya, Slams 'Syria-Style' Interference
Tyler Durden
Tue, 05/26/2020 - 14:00
Turkey's growing official military role in Libya supporting the Tripoli Government of National Accord...
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Previously, the US Department of Defence classified the issue as a Category 1 deficiency, the most serious, potentially preventing the jet's usage. Now, the Pentagon considers the matter "closed", although no solution to it was ever provided, citing...
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In April, Fine was dismissed from his post as inspector general tasked with the implementation of coronavirus economic relief.
The U.S. Africa Command said the warplanes will support Russian mercenaries backing Khalifa Hifter, who has suffered a series of military setbacks.
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To reduce the risk of damage, the Pentagon imposed time limits on how long F-35B and F-35C pilots can spend at supersonic speeds in full afterburner.
“The Pentagon is actively planning on living with the coronavirus well into 2021, putting it at risk of angering President Trump as he expresses confidence that the disease is on the wane,” The Hill reports.
“Defense...
The United States Space Force can’t catch a break. The newest branch of the American military, first championed by President Donald Trump two years ago, tried to generate some serious headlines this month with its first recruiting commercial, an...
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In mid-May, Republican Senator Ted Cruz proposed a bill aimed at reducing US reliance on Chinese rare earth metals. China remains the world's largest producer of these strategic minerals needed to produce consumer electronics and a spate of weapons.
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The Pentagon decision is a step backward for President Donald Trump’s plan to redevelop the U.S. rare earths supply chain and reduce reliance on China, the world’s largest producer of the strategic minerals used to build a range of...
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