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Pentagon ‘Wishes To Reconsider’ $10 Billion JEDI Contract Given To Microsoft
An anonymous reader quotes a report from CNN Business: The U.S. Department of Defense on Thursday said it wishes to re-evaluate its decision to award the Pentagon’s multibillion-dollar cloud contract with Microsoft, signaling a potential victory for Amazon in its protest of the award. The department “wishes to reconsider its award decision in response to the other technical challenges presented by…
Elon Musk Predicts F-35s Would Have ‘No Chance’ Against Drone Fighter Planes
“Tesla CEO Elon Musk suggested that Lockheed Martin’s F-35 Lightning II, the costly stealth jet considered to be pinnacle of U.S. military aviation, ‘would have no chance’ if pitted against a drone [fighter plane] that is remotely piloted by a human,” writes Business Insider. Long-time Slashdot reader DeadlyBattleRobot shares their report: At the U.S. Air Force’s Air Warfare Symposium in Florida,…
Leaked files expose Pentagon’s UFO program
New details have been revealed about the Pentagon’s research into exotic propulsion systems and UFOs. Interest in the government’s role in investigati… Source: https://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/news/334664/leaked-files-expose-pentagons-ufo-program…
Inside the Pentagon’s Secret UFO Program
Newly leaked documents show that the Department of Defense funded a study concerning UFOs, contradicting recent statements by the Pentagon. From a report: In 2017, The New York Times revealed the existence of $22 million dollar UFO investigation program called the Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program, or AATIP. A twist came two months ago, however, when Pentagon spokesperson Susan Gough told…
US military’s ‘Jetson’ laser can ID your unique heartbeat hundreds of feet away
Heartbeat-scanning lasers created by the U.S. military can ID your cardiac ‘fingerprints’ from hundreds of feet away. Source: https://www.livescience.com/heartbeat-laser-scan-pentagon.html
Amazon Wants Trump To Testify in Battle Over $10 Billion Pentagon Contract
Amazon has asked a federal court for permission to get testimony from President Donald Trump and Defense Secretary Mark Esper as part of its ongoing protest over the Defense Department’s handling of a multibillion-dollar cloud computing contract, according to a court filing unsealed Monday. From a report: The document also seeks permission to depose former Defense Secretary James Mattis and what…
F-35’s Gun That Can’t Shoot Straight Adds To Its Roster of Flaws
Add a gun that can’t shoot straight to the problems that dog Lockheed Martin’s $428 billion F-35 program, including more than 800 software flaws. From a report: The 25mm gun on Air Force models of the Joint Strike Fighter has “unacceptable” accuracy in hitting ground targets and is mounted in housing that’s cracking, the Pentagon’s test office said in its latest…
Did America Steal Its Space Force Logo From ‘Star Trek’?
On Friday America’s commander-in-chief revealed the logo for the newest branch of its military, Space Force. CNBC immediately reported that the logo “has boldly gone where Star Trek has gone before.” The Pentagon and White House did not immediately respond to CNBC’s query as to why the Space Force and Star Trek logos — both with blue globes, white stars, and…
Pentagon Blocks Clampdown on Huawei Sales
The Commerce Department’s efforts to tighten the noose on Huawei Technologies Co. is facing a formidable obstacle: the Pentagon. From a report:Commerce officials have withdrawn proposed regulations making it harder for U.S. companies to sell to Huawei [the link may be paywalled] from their overseas facilities following objections from the Defense Department as well as the Treasury Department, people familiar with…