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- Defense Department kills multi-billion dollar missile contract with Boeing
The Pentagon is scrapping a multi-billion dollar deal with Boeing to replace an outdated missile interceptor, citing years of delays and technical problems and jealously eyeing rivals’ capabilities.Aug 22, 2019 01:07USA News - Pentagon to name new facility after Curtis ‘Bombs Away’ LeMayThe US Strategic Command, which oversees America’s nuclear arsenal, plans to name a new facility after the legendary but controversial bomber General Curtis LeMay, who notoriously said there are ‘no innocent civilians.’Aug 17, 2019 00:12USA News
- ‘Sooner rather than later’: US seeks to deploy mid-range missiles to Asia as it ditches INF TreatyUS Defense Secretary Mark Esper endorsed the idea of deploying medium-range missiles to the Indo-Pacific region, just as Washington formally left the landmark INF Treaty with Moscow.Aug 3, 2019 12:56World News
- Pentagon testing ‘spy balloons’ across Midwest for ‘persistent’ domestic surveillanceThe Pentagon is testing a new surveillance technology, using American citizens as guinea pigs. Test flying dozens of high-altitude ‘spy balloons’ over the Midwest, the project has alarmed privacy advocates and rights groups.Aug 2, 2019 22:38USA News
- US to develop new missiles as INF treaty expires – PentagonThe Pentagon announced that the US intends to develop conventional ground-based missiles previously banned under the INF arms control treaty, on the very day it expired following Washington’s unilateral exit.Aug 2, 2019 17:24World News
- Pentagon puts $10bn ‘war cloud’ contract on hold after Trump cites Amazon concernsThe Pentagon has announced it will review the bidding process for the massive cloud computing contract for the US military over concerns the deal could be “unfairly” granted to Amazon.Aug 2, 2019 10:10Business News
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