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Air Force

Boeing To Complete Production Of C-17 In 2015

Friday, September 20th, 2013

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Boeing [BA] said Wednesday it will complete production of its C-17 Globemaster III airlifter and close the C-17 final assembly facility in Long Beach, Calif., in 2015. Boeing Vice President and C-17 Program Manager Nan Bouchard said Wednesday in a conference call that, despite strong international interest, Boeing did not receive sufficient orders to continue to protect the C-17 production line beyond 2015. Bouchard said Boeing will continue the Globemaster III Integrated Sustainment Program (GISP) through fiscal year 2017 with…

Congress

With $1.5 Trillion Request, Army, Air Force, Navy’s Unfunded Lists Focus Solely On MILCON Projects

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Unmanned Systems

Bipartisan House Bill Would Give National Guard To Counter-Drone Authorities

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Congress

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Congress

Slotkin: Pentagon Should Use Anthropic’s Mythos To Spot Cyber Security Gaps

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