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During a Senate hearing, a top U.S. Air Force officer revealed that the American taxpayer will stand to lose $300 million if the Pentagon is to cancel the cost-plus contract with Northrop Grumman to build the B-21 bomber.
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Piaggio has sold eight of its P.1HH Hammerhead unmanned aerial vehicles to the United Arab Emirates Armed Force. The contract has been signed with Abu Dhabi Autonomous Systems Investments (ADASI).
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U.S. Air Fore Secretary Deborah Lee James has named the seven subcontractors working with prime Northrop Grumman on the B-21 bomber program.
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White House Homeland Security adviser Lisa Monaco announced during a speech to the Council on Foreign Relations on Mar. 7 that the statistics on number of people killed by U.S. drone strikes will become public.
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The Deputy Director of Warfare Integration (N8FB) at Chief of Naval Operations Staff told National Defense in an interview that the upper echelons in the Pentagon are contemplating whether the new Carrier Based Aerial Refueling System (CBARS) will require a new competition.
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