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August 15, 2022

Pentagon

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US developing satellite system to track hypersonic weapons

July 27, 2022 Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. will spend $1.3 billion to develop advanced satellites that will be able to better track hypersonic missile threats, the Pentagon said Monday, announcing two new contracts that will put the […]

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Raytheon to establish global headquarters in Virginia

June 7, 2022 Associated Press

RICHMOND, Va. — Aerospace and defense company Raytheon Technologies will establish a global headquarters in Arlington, Virginia, the company announced Tuesday. The location just outside Washington “increases agility in supporting U.S. government and commercial aerospace […]

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Pentagon says more high-tech weapons going to Ukraine

May 25, 2022 Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Nearly 50 defense leaders from around the world met Monday and agreed to send more advanced weapons to Ukraine, including a Harpoon launcher and missiles to protect its coast, Defense Secretary Lloyd […]

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Boeing will move its headquarters to DC area from Chicago

May 6, 2022 David Koenig and Sarah Rankin, Associated Press

Boeing Co. said Thursday it will move its headquarters from Chicago to the Washington, D.C., area, where company executives would be closer to key federal government officials. The company said it will use its campus […]

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Pentagon to shut down leaking fuel tank facility in Hawaii

March 11, 2022 Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Defense Department will permanently shut down the Navy’s massive fuel tank facility in Hawaii that leaked petroleum into Pearl Harbor’s tap water, and will remove all the fuel, the Pentagon said […]

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Firm Pentagon ‘no’ to Polish plan to send jets to Ukraine

March 10, 2022 Robert Burns and Vanessa Gera, Associated Press

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Pentagon on Wednesday slammed the door on a Polish proposal for providing Ukraine with MiG fighter jets, saying allied efforts against the Russian invasion should be focused on more useful weaponry […]

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Army ups bonuses for recruits to $50K, as COVID takes toll

January 20, 2022 Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Army, for the first time, is offering a maximum enlistment bonus of $50,000 to highly skilled recruits who join for six years as the service struggles to lure soldiers into […]

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Air Force discharges 27 for refusal to get COVID vaccine

December 14, 2021 Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Air Force has discharged 27 people for refusing to get the COVID-19 vaccine, making them what officials believe are the first service members to be removed for disobeying the mandate to […]

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Austin: Allies, innovation key to US competition with China

December 9, 2021 Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Pentagon intends to work better with private industry to develop high-tech systems and to strengthen relations with allies in the Indo-Pacific region in order to maintain a competitive edge over China, […]

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Pentagon boosts housing money for troops, as hunger persists

November 24, 2021 Robert Burns, Associated Press

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Pentagon will increase housing payments for troops in key areas and look for ways to combat hunger across the force, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin announced, in the department’s latest effort to […]

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