Army Secretary Ramps Up 3D Printing
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A new policy orders organizations across the Army to embrace advanced manufacturing to “fundamentally change” both modernization and readiness.
Trump’s Claim Of $2.5 Trillion In DoD Dough: Not True
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If you count next year’s budget, the president will be actually selling himself short. But his other superlatives are not justified.
Army Struggles To Man New Cyber/EW Units: GAO
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As it races to modernize, the service may be creating new formations faster than it can train the technical specialists to staff them.
F-35 Parts Problems At Heart Of Low Readiness Rates: GAO
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“F-35 aircraft performance is falling short of warfighter requirements—that is, aircraft cannot perform as many missions or fly as often as required. This lower-than-desired aircraft performance is due largely to F-35 spare parts shortages and difficulty in managing and moving parts around the world”
F-35C Readiness Rises, Navy Fighter Shortfall Fades
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While the Air Force bet the farm on F-35, the Navy put its airpower eggs in multiple baskets, from legacy fighters to new drones.
Air Force Tries To Fix F-35’s ALIS — From A Big, Broken Box To the Cloud
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How bad is the F-35’s computerized maintenance system, ALIS? So bad the plane may be better off without it.
Pentagon To Retire USS Truman Early, Shrinking Carrier Fleet To 10
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The move could save more than $30 billion over 25 years to invest in high-tech weapons — but Congress is sure to explode in outrage.