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Valerie Insinna

@ValerieInsinna

Covering Congress and the defense industry for @breakingdefense . Military plane meme aficionado. Mother of @ImpalerCat. She/her

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calendar_today21-06-2010 18:11:02

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New story by me: 5 companies -- Boeing, General Atomics, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman and startup Anduril -- are in the early running for the Air Force's collaborative combat aircraft program breakingdefense.com/2023/12/exclus…

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Gerry Doyle(@mgerrydoyle) 's Twitter Profile Photo

my latest: ukraine's western allies are supplying it with modern f-16 fighter aircraft. experts say they will have some impact on the battlefield--but that the biggest effect will be making sure kyiv has a nato-compatible air force for the long haul reuters.com/graphics/UKRAI…

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Valerie Insinna(@ValerieInsinna) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Is Vlad the Impaler the Cat yelling at me because:

A: It's almost 7pm and I'm still at my desk working
B: Belbub is in my lap, and HE wants to be in my lap

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Valerie Insinna(@ValerieInsinna) 's Twitter Profile Photo

The kicker on this story is a good one:

“I’ll come in 5 days a week when [Boeing CEO] Dave [Calhoun] does,” the employee posted.

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Valerie Insinna(@ValerieInsinna) 's Twitter Profile Photo

It's my birthday. Please celebrate by

1. Sending me tips
2. Letting me know what your favorite Taylor Swift song is (it's her bday too)

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Oriana Pawlyk(@Oriana0214) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Minutes earlier, Biden said the U.S. would continue to supply Ukraine with air defenses, artillery and other weapons “as long as we can” — a far cry from the yearslong refrain that Washington would stand side by side with Kyiv for “as long as it takes.”

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Jon Ostrower(@jonostrower) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Against my better judgment, I turned 40 yesterday. So, I'm raffling off this stunning 1:100 scale Boeing 737 Max 9 to raise a planeload of money to support José Andrés 🇺🇸🇪🇸🇺🇦's World Central Kitchen and their amazing work feeding people in crisis around the world. theaircurrent.betterworld.org/giveaways/win-…

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