U.S. military personnel and coalition partners used combat remotely piloted aircraft to counter the Islamic State militant organization in Raqqah, Syria, the U.S. Air Force reported Tuesday. The aircrews flew combat RPAs
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The Senate on Tuesday approved Kirstjen Nielsen, deputy chief of staff at the White House, to serve as the Department of Homeland Security’s secretary through a 62-37 vote, The Washington Post reported
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President Donald Trump plans to nominate Michael Griffin, former NASA administrator, as undersecretary of defense for research and engineering, Defense Systems reported Monday. The Defense Department created Griffin’s potential new position, along with the
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The Senate voted 59-33 Monday to support the nomination of Kirstjen Nielsen as the next Department of Homeland Security secretary, the Washington Examiner reported Monday. The upper chamber’s vote came three weeks
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U.S. Army Maj. Gen. David Bassett, program executive officer for ground combat systems, has been appointed to serve as PEO for command, control and communications-tactical effective Jan. 31, C4ISRNET reported Monday. He
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U.S. Air Force representatives gathered for the two-day national Grid Security Exercise IV event that simulated joint strategies in response to possible cyber and physical security threats to electricity grid and critical
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U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Brian Cummings, formerly program executive officer for soldiers, has been assigned as PEO for ground combat systems. He will succeed Maj. Gen. David Bassett, who will serve as
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The Missile Defense Agency is surveying the West Coast for potential new locations to deploy missile defense systems, Reuters reported Sunday. “It’s just a matter of the location, and the MDA making
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The Committee on National Security Systems has implemented a new policy that authorizes officials in charge of secure Defense Department areas to regulate the use of mobile devices in such spaces, Federal
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The U.S. Army wants its next generation of combat vehicles to address challenges associated with urban operations in anticipation of future battles in megacities. The Army said Thursday it projects that the number of
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