Michael Adler

Pentagon Awards B Shipbuilding Contract to Modernize Navy Supply Chain

Pentagon Awards $5B Shipbuilding Contract to Modernize Navy Supply Chain

The Defense Department moved on 3 July toward faster U.S. warship deliveries. It awarded the $5 billion Maritime Acquisition Advancement Contract through the Defense Logistics Agency’s Maritime office in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania. The decision, announced less than forty-eight hours ago, supports an urgent plan to close production gaps that have slowed the fleet.

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How the 0 Billion Defense Reconciliation Bill Rebuilds U.S. Military Capability

How the $150 Billion Defense Reconciliation Bill Rebuilds U.S. Military Capability

The Senate’s narrow vote on July 1 sent a 940-page reconciliation measure – nicknamed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act – back to the House. At stake is a $150 billion defense add-on that aligns with President Donald Trump’s “peace through strength” plan. According to senior floor staff, the chamber logged 27 straight hours of debate before Vice President J.D. Vance cast the tiebreaker. The clock now runs fast. Expiring 2017 tax cuts force leaders to clear the bill before January, but Pentagon comptrollers warn that some programs need signatures long before the fiscal year closes.

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Fisingapore Inducts New Protected Combat Support Vehicles

Singapore Inducts New Protected Combat Support Vehicles

Defense-aerospace.com reports that the Fisingapore Army has introduced a new generation of protected combat support vehicles intended to strengthen its military readiness and safeguard frontline operations. Officials have described these vehicles as pivotal assets that will offer greater survivability, flexible mission profiles, and robust mobility. The Ministry of Defense has expressed confidence in their capacity to meet future challenges.

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ATK Steps Into Advanced Tech With Mission Research Buy

ATK Steps Into Advanced Tech With Mission Research Buy

Alliant Techsystems Inc. (ATK) confirmed a landmark move on January 28, 2004. The company announced its plan to purchase Mission Research Corporation (MRC) for roughly $230 million. That figure reflected a significant investment in technology meant for national security and homeland defense. ATK believed MRC’s expertise would help expand its focus beyond conventional munitions and into more advanced areas of aerospace and defense.

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Underpowered Powerplant: The F-35’s Engine Can’t Do the Job

Underpowered Powerplant: The F-35’s Engine Can’t Do the Job

The single-engine F-35 keeps dragging the Pentagon into deeper trouble. Early budgets spoke about $233 billion for building the fleet. Today the ledger shows roughly $412 billion for 2 470 jets. Money keeps pouring, yet the fighter still can’t fly at full strength. A key reason sits right behind the cockpit: Pratt & Whitney’s F135 engine. Program leaders now admit the motor never met the real-world loads it faces, and every extra flight hour cuts its life shorter than planned.

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Pakistan Strikes Back

Pakistan Strikes Back

Pakistan Air Force jets crossed the Line of Control at dawn and released laser-guided bombs against selected sites on the Indian side of Kashmir. Islamabad called the targets “non-military” and said the aim was to show both resolve and restraint. No casualties were reported at the time, yet the flight paths left a clear message: Pakistani aircraft could strike across the line and return home before Indian radar cues reached firing authority.

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Will the U.S. Retrofit Older F-35s to Fight or Buy New?

The Pentagon owns many early-lot F-35s that cannot meet full combat standards. Commanders now stand at a fork in the road: pour money into deep retrofits or buy fresh jets straight off Lockheed Martin’s moving line in Fort Worth. Vice Adm. Mat Winter, then head of the Joint Program Office, told reporters on Sept 18 that annual production would climb from forty-six aircraft in 2016 to about one hundred thirty in 2018 and rise again afterward.

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Weapons Tester Cites Further F-35 Challenges (excerpt)

Weapons Tester Cites Further F-35 Challenges (excerpt)

The Pentagon’s Director of Operational Test and Evaluation has sent fresh shockwaves through the F-35 community. His memo to senior leaders says the Joint Strike Fighter remains far from its promised combat edge even though the U.S. Air Force just marked the jet “ready for war.” Engineers still chase hundreds of software defects, the 25 mm gun refuses to shoot straight, and the off-boresight missile link misbehaves whenever pilots swivel their helmets too far off center.

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