The U.S. Navy and Spain’s maritime forces have conducted a series of cooperative air defense test exercises with the Aegis Weapon System that ended in several live missile firing events. The USS Arleigh Burke
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Rear Adm. Mat Winter, chief of naval research, has called for more government investments in research and development to help accelerate the transition of emerging technologies to warfighters, the Washington Examiner reported
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The Commerce Department has opened the comment period on the Census Bureau‘s plan to conduct a population survey in Puerto Rico next year in order to test proposed data gathering and systems integration methods for
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The U.S. Army Security Assistance Command has transported additional AN/TPQ-36 Firefinder radar systems to the Ukrainian military as part of a $200 million program to help Ukraine counter rocket, mortar and artillery
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The Government Accountability Office has called on the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to articulate a comprehensive definition for patent quality, address the clarity of patent applications and reassess time allotted for application examinations. GAO said
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The Defense Department has updated its guidance for DoD military and civilian personnel who implement the law of war in support of military operations. DoD said Friday the update on the 2015 Law of War manual provided
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention plans to award $60 million in total funds to U.S. states and territories in support of efforts that seek to prevent the spread of Zika
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Rick Burt, formerly chief safety officer within NASA’s safety and mission assurance directorate, has been named head of that directorate at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center. Burt succeeds Steve Cash, who retired after
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Japan’s space agency has asked NASA to build a copy of an X-ray instrument onboard a Japanese Hitomi astronomy satellite that lost contact on March 26 with spacecraft controllers a month after
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Navy Secretary Ray Mabus has directed a new set of policies and procedures to implement a program that supports ongoing efforts for professional growth among uniformed Navy and Marine Corps officers plus the supporting civilian
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