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The Army Is Looking into the Soldier who Vibed with Cranberry Juice and Fleetwood Mac During an Airborne Jump

October 22, 2020
TikTok screengrab A soldier has one-upped everyone filming themselves skating while drinking cranberry juice and singing along with Fleetwood Mac with a new version of the beloved TikTok meme that was filmed hundreds of feet in the air. The video of the unidentified soldier — posted by TikTok user @A_Drew22 on Saturday — shows him under a parachute canopy singing along to “Dreams” and…
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Lawmakers take steps to slow down sale of F-35s to UAE

October 22, 2020
WASHINGTON— Two Senate Democrats are hoping to delay the potential sale of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter to the United Arab Emirates, introducing on Oct. 20 legislation that would block the delivery of aircraft to Abu Dhabi unless the U.S. government meets certain…
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All US Navy destroyers will get hypersonic missiles, says Trump’s national security adviser

October 21, 2020
PORTSMOUTH NAVAL SHIPYARD, Maine — The U.S. Navy plans to put hypersonic missiles on all Arleigh Burke-class destroyers, President Donald Trump’s top national security official said Wednesday. The Navy wants to field hypersonic missiles first on the Virginia-class attack submarine, then on the new Zumwalt-class destroyers, and then finally across the Burkes, national security adviser Robert…
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Italy’s Navy-Air Force tussle over the F-35 comes to a head

October 21, 2020
ROME — A long-running tussle between Italy’s Air Force and Navy over the F35-B jet is coming to a head as deadlines approach for deciding who gets the next aircraft to roll off the production line and where it will be based. Italy’s planned order for 30 of the…
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Lockheed sees earnings growth in space business

October 21, 2020
WASHINGTON ― Space emerged as Lockheed Martin’s business area with the highest growth, driven by hypersonic weapons programs and an anticipated next-generation interceptor award, CEO James Taiclet said Tuesday on the company’s third-quarter earnings call. Though…
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Rheinmetall eyes do-over in new pitch of its Lynx vehicle to the US Army

October 20, 2020
COLOGNE, Germany — Rheinmetall is teaming with Textron Systems to pitch the Lynx KF41 vehicle as a Bradley replacement to the U.S. Army, the company announced Tuesday. The campaign marks the second time that the Düsseldorf, Germany-based company is targeting the Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle program following an unsuccessful attempt last year that eventually saw the ground service halt…
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Anduril adapts tech to detect cruise missiles is US Air Force demo

October 17, 2020
WASHINGTON — Anduril Industries adapted existing technology developed for base and border protection over the course of 11 months so it could detect cruise missiles, which it did during the Air Force’s Advanced Battle Management System demonstration, according to Christian Brose, who is the company’s chief strategy officer. The company’s autonomous Cruise Missile Defense Sentry Towers…
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