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Exclusive: Inside the Militarys Secret Undercover Army Newsweek 1 hr ago © Timothy A. Clary, AFP via Getty Images xx The largest undercover force the world has ever known is the one created by the Pentagon over the past decade. Some 60,000 people now belong to this secret army, many working under masked identities and in low profile, all part of a broad program called "signature reduction." The force, more than ten times the size of the clandestine elements of the CIA, carries out domestic...

  An F-35A Lightning II assigned to the 355th Fighter Squadron flies over Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, May 12, 2021. Photo By: Air Force Airman 1st Class Jose Miguel T. Tamondong . MAY 14, 2021 | BY DAVID VERGUN, DOD NEWS There are about 630 F-35 Lightning IIs in the field today in nine nations, including the U.S., the program executive officer for the F-35 Lightning II Joint Program Office said. Five of those nations have deployed the F-35 in combat. Air Force Lt. Gen. Eric T. Fick spoke...

By   Theresa Hitchens on May 13, 2021 at 5:15 PM WASHINGTON: The F-35 Joint Program Office is still evaluating when the fighter will formally clear its 20-year development phase after a new expert study of testing requirements, says JPO Director Lt. Gen. Eric Fick. However, officially passing through ‘milestone C’ into full-rate production may not matter that much, Fick told the annual McAleese defense conference today.  It will do little to change either how fast planes are already bei...

20 May 2021 USAID/Uganda is seeking qualified candidates for the position of Personal Services Contractor (PSC) – Project Management Specialist (Design and Implementation) (Readvertized). ELIGIBLE OFFERORS: “Cooperating Country National” shall mean the individual engaged to serve in the Cooperating Country under this contract. “Cooperating Country” shall mean the foreign country in or for which services are to be rendered hereunder. Opening date: April 21, 2021 Closing date: May 20, ...

Published: 12 May 2021, 08:36 By: Mitsubishi Powers M501JAC hydrogen-enabled gas turbine. Image: Mitsubishi Power. A massive “green hydrogen hub” adjacent to a coal power plant in Utah could get over half a billion dollars in US government loans to support its development. Targeting the use of renewable energy-generated hydrogen as very long-duration or seasonal energy storage, the Advanced Clean Energy Storage Project would pair more than 1,000MW of hydrogen electrolysers wit...

US Air Force loads up F-15E fighter jet with a lot of cruise missiles to see if it could be used like a bomber rpickrell@businessinsider.com (Ryan Pickrell) © USAF An F-15E Strike Eagle in the Project Strike Rodeo loadout. USAF The Air Force loaded an F-15E fighter jet with twice as many cruise missiles as it normally carries. The load test was part of a proof-of-concept known as Project Strike Rodeo. The idea is that fighters able to self-escort could be used to conduct bomb...

12-May-2021 Source: NAVAIR The V-22 Joint Program Office (PMA-275) held a change of command ceremony April 29 where Col. Brian Taylor relieved Col. Matthew Kelly as the program manager. Maj. Gen. Greg Masiello, program executive officer for Air Anti-Submarine Warfare, Assault & Special Mission Programs, presided over the ceremony. “This platform is a quintessential example of Marine aviation and the equity you [Col Kelly] have put in this aircraft is second to none,” said Masiello. “Your ...

USAF The Air Force loaded an F-15E fighter jet with twice as many cruise missiles as it normally carries. The load test was part of a proof-of-concept known as Project Strike Rodeo. The idea is that fighters able to self-escort could be used to conduct heavy bomber missions. The US Air Force is looking at the possibility of using fighter jets armed with both air-to-air missiles and a heavy loadout of stand-off cruise missiles as heavy bomber aircraft able to self-e...

F-15E Strike Eagle Loaded With Five AGM-158 Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missiles (JASSMs) For The First Time F-15E Strike Eagle Loaded With Five AGM-158 Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missiles (JASSMs) For The First Time An F-15E Strike Eagle is loaded with five JASSMs at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., May 11, 2021 as part of Project Strike Rodeo. Led by the 85th Test and Evaluation Squadron, Project Strike Rodeo is a munitions proof-of-concept that lays the foundation for follow-on flight testin...

Britain’s Royal Air Force chief talks F-35 tally and divesting equipment Royal Air Force Air Chief Marshal Mike Wigston discusses his services future with Defense News Aaron Mehta. WASHINGTON — On March 16, the United Kingdom rolled out its Integrated Review of Security, Defence, Development and Foreign Policy, a document that will serve as the guidepost for its military going forward. Included in that document were both cuts to existing systems and investments in new technologies. Durin...