U.S. Army + Kratos = Heads Skyward With $4 Million Contract + Unmanned Aerial Drones
[SatNews] ...recently received a contract from the U.S. Army valued at $4 million to produce unmanned aerial drone command and control systems.
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U.S. Strategic Command—In Spite Of Spending Cuts, Defensive Joint Information Must be Maintained
[SatNews] As concerns persist that sequestration spending cuts will continue to stress the human element of U.S. Strategic Command's capabilities, the United States must implement and maintain a defensible joint...
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Department of Defense—Increased Risk Levels For Some Missions, Thanks To Budget Cuts (Sequestratin)
[SatNews] The Pentagon will need additional resources if the United States wants to remain a global leader through defense strategy, and the current budget request for ...
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Fiscal Uncertainty ‘Troubling’ to Maritime Service Chiefs
[SatNews] According to Greenert, the Navy would be unable to perform at least four of the 10 primary missions articulated in...
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U.S. Air Force Chief—Budget Cuts Affect Combatant Commands (Sequestration)
[SatNews] Painful budget reductions will reduce the future capabilities of combatant commanders, Air Force Chief of Staff General Mark A. Welsh III told Congress...
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Navy + Marine Corps… Budget Cuts Could Cut Into National Security Issue
[SatNews] On September 11, 2001, the U.S. Navy stood at 316 ships, he explained, and by 2008 that number had dropped to 278 ships.
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DOD Science, Technology…Fiscal Unknowns Create Lack Of Balance… Increases Risk To The Future Force
[SatNews] "However, instability and effects of the Budget Control Act and the near-term lack of balance between...will increase the risk to our future force."
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SpaceX’s Elon Musk Before The U.S. Senate On Defense Appropriations…”Bring On The Competition!” (Launch | Report)
[SatNews] "To put this into perspective, had SpaceX been awarded the missions ULA received under its recent non-competed 36 core block buy, we would have saved the taxpayer $11.6 billion. "
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Space Foundation—Proposed NASA Budget Draws Support (Government)
[SatNews] The Space Foundation has offered its support for the Administration's FY15 budget proposal for NASA, calling the budget proposal a "balanced approach to sustaining...
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General Dynamics—Priority Component Of US Army’s Modernization Plan (Comms)
[SatNews] The two-channel AN/PRC-155 Manpack tactical networking radios from General Dynamics C4 Systems will be included in U.S. Army's Capability Set (CS) 14, an integrated package of satellite systems...
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