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Army

Army Weighing Quick Fielding of V-Hull Kits For IED-Prone Strykers

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Thursday, March 4th, 2010

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By Emelie Rutherford The Army is "moving rapidly" to develop a V-shaped hull kit for the Stryker fleet to make the vehicles more resistant to explosives in Afghanistan, the service's top officer told anxious lawmakers yesterday. Troops using the eight-wheeled General Dynamics [GD] combat vehicle have suffered significant casualties when hit by improvised explosive devices (IEDs) in the southern part of the war-torn nation. Senate Appropriations Committee (SAC) Chairman Daniel Inouye (D-Hawaii) highlighted reports of Stryker IED vulnerabilities during an…

Congress

Senate Dems Block Consideration Of FY ‘27 NDAA Over Iran War Concerns

Senate Democrats on Tuesday blocked a vote to advance consideration of the chamber’s $1.14 trillion fiscal year 2027 National Defense Authorization (NDAA). The procedural vote was 46-50, failing to reach […]

Congress

Concerns Raised At SASC Hearing On Unobligated Reconciliation Funds And Lack Of Updates On Iran War Cost

Members of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) raised concerns at a hearing on Tuesday about the majority of funds in the $153 billion first reconciliation bill being unobligated thus […]

Unmanned Systems

CBO Says Upfront Costs To Protect Military Installations From Drones Between $1 Million And $74 Million

The initial costs to acquire and deploy counter-small unmanned aircraft system (C-sUAS) defenses at individual Defense Department installations are estimated at between $1.2 million and $73.6 million depending on the […]

Congress

House Heads For Recess Without Moving On NDAA After Procedural Vote Fails

The House will leave for the Fourth of July recess without moving forward on its $1.15 trillion fiscal year 2027 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), with a procedural vote to […]