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• Valerie Insinna
The US Department of Defense says it is still not meeting its F-35 readiness goals, with only 36% of fielded aircraft capable of performing the full set of missions the jets were designed to execute. The gap underscores persistent availability and software/sustainment challenges as the program scales deployments.
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• Barbara Opall-Rome
By DefenseNews.com: The US government has cleared a US $1.9 billion package for the Israeli Air Force to replenish its precision-guided munitions (PGMs).
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• Barbara Opall-Rome
By DefenseNews.com: HERZLIYA, Israel — Whoever thinks the F-35 or other heavily armed fighter jets are no longer relevant for urban combat better think again, said Israel's top Air Force officer.
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• Andrew Chuter
By DefenseNews.com: BAE Systems is scheduled to deliver a report to the British Ministry of Defence at the end of this month outlining how the Typhoon combat jets could carry multiple weapon types on a single wing-mounted launcher.
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• Aaron Mehta
By DefenseNews.com: Trump's input into the Air Force One replacement was cosmetic, according to Ellen Lord, the outgoing defense acquisition chief.
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• Aaron Mehta
By DefenseNews.com: The US Air Force has released the next piece of its long-term strategic planning restructure, one which begins to deliver benchmarks for how the service will grow in future decades.
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• Pierre Tran, Tom Kington
By DefenseNews.com: Operational needs of the French, German and Italian air forces and national sovereignty are key factors as the three governments gave a green light for a definition study for a future European medium-altitude, long-endurance UAV.
Bloomberg
• Arvelisse Bonilla Ramos
By Bloomberg: Hawkeye 360 Inc., a provider of satellite-based signals intelligence for US government agencies is seeking to raise $416 million in an initial public offering.
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• Valerie Insinna
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• Valerie Insinna
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• Rachel S. Cohen
