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The F-22 is going away, eventually. But not before the Air Force gets comfortable with its successor.

May 14, 2021
WASHINGTON — Top Air Force officials are now convinced the Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor lacks the magazine depth and range needed to carry it into the next decade as the service’s air superiority fighter of choice. But the exact timing of its retirement will depend on how quickly the Air Force can put its sixth-generation fighter into production, said Lt. Gen. Clinton Hinote, the service’s…
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US Army’s Precision Strike Missile breaks range record

May 13, 2021
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Army’s Precision Strike Missile ranged 400 kilometers — roughly 250 miles — in a test shot at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico, on May 12, Lockheed Martin announced. The test marks the farthest the PrSM has flown so far, which is roughly…
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The US Navy’s bio-preparedness innovation window remains open through cruise lines

May 11, 2021
COVID-19 demonstrated gaps in the U.S. Navy’s maritime bio-preparedness. Through cruise lines’ struggle for survival, the pandemic will continue to offer a unique test bed for tactics, techniques and procedures, or TTP, as well as technologies to mitigate respiratory pathogens — specifically those passive measures most conducive to defense against bioweapons. The Navy should seize this…
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More than 130 House lawmakers push to ramp up F-35 buy

May 7, 2021
WASHINGTON — More than 130 members of the House of Representatives have signed a letter urging continued financial support for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program, signaling a potential roadblock for lawmakers hoping to cut F-35 procurement in fiscal 2022. The April 28 letter called on the leadership of the House Armed Services Committee and the House Appropriations Committee’s defense…
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Egypt bumps up its Rafale fleet by 30 new planes

May 4, 2021
PARIS – Egypt has bought 30 more Rafale aircraft from France, according to statements issued on Tuesday by the Egyptian and French defense ministries and Dassault Aviation, the aircraft’s manufacturer. The new acquisition complements the first Egyptian purchase of 24…
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With F-35 expulsion, Turkey’s top weapons buyer prioritizes TF-X work

May 4, 2021
ANKARA, Turkey — Turkey’s top defense procurement official, Ismail Demir, said in an April 30 TV interview that the government will prioritize the production of its indigenous TF-X fighter jet amid an estimated loss of $1.4 billion for local industry following the country’s expulsion from the American-led F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program. The U.S. decided to exclude Turkey from the…
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