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Navy/USMC

Assistant Commandant Says ACV 1.1 Downselect Set For Mid-November

Wednesday, October 7th, 2015

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Assistant Commandant Says ACV 1.1 Downselect Set For Mid-November

The Marine Corps is about a month away from choosing two of five companies to proceed with the next phase of its Amphibious Combat Vehicle (ACV) program.A downselect from the current five-competitor field to just two that will move onto engineering and manufacturing development (EMD) will happen before the end of the year, most likely in November, Assistant Commandant of the Marine Gen. John Paxton said Wednesday at a breakfast meeting hosted by the Navy League outside Washington, D.C.The program…

Congress

House Republicans’ Blueprint For Reconciliation 3.0 Includes $60 Billion For Defense

House Republicans on Wednesday unveiled a blueprint for a third reconciliation bill that includes $60 billion for defense, a figure slightly below the Trump administration’s request to cover Iran war […]

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 […]