Budget
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ArmyHASC Panel Wants Army AMPV Report,To Include Wheeled Medical Vehicle
Until congressional defense committees receive a report on the Army’s plan to replace M113 vehicles with Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicles (AMPV), including a look at a wheeled medical variant, a House […]
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BudgetForbes: HASC Worked Across Subcommittee Lines to Support High-Priorities in NDAA
The House Armed Services subcommittee chairmen and ranking members worked together this year to pool their resources and craft a defense spending plan that most benefits the military, rather than […]
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Air ForceHASC: OSD Money Would Hinge on Carrier Refueling; Funding for Rocket Motor Authorized
The House Armed Services Committee would withhold half the Office of the Secretary of Defense’s money until the Navy begins planning the refueling and complex overhaul of its aircraft carrier […]
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BudgetHouse Lawmakers Proposing More Tomahawk Missiles For Navy
House lawmakers are considering whether the Navy should plan on buying 96 additional Tomahawk cruise missiles, nearly doubling the 100 the Navy requested in its fiscal 2015 budget proposal. The […]
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Air ForceAir Force Developing ‘Master Plan’ That Adheres To Spending Limits, Welsh Says
The Air Force is developing a new 20-year “master plan” that will adhere to estimated future spending limits as part of a new three-part strategy document, the service’s top officer […]
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BudgetHouse Armed Services Committee to Distribute NDAA Amendments Electronically This Year
The House Armed Services Committee will distribute amendments to its Fiscal Year 2015 National Defense Authorization Act electronically this year, rather than handing out paper copies in the hearing room, […]
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BudgetSequestration’s Return Would Hit Procurement, R&D By $66 billion
The Pentagon will be forced to cut spending on procurement and research and development by more than $66 billion dollars over a four-year beginning in fiscal 2016 if Congress does […]
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Budget
Lawmakers Formally Ask Kerry To Cease Trade With Russia Involving Military Equipment
Eleven lawmakers formally asked Secretary of State John Kerry Monday to immediately halt trade of military equipment with Russia, including the acquisition of 22 Mi-17 helicopters that are part of […]
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BudgetMcKeon: ISR Assets, Requests from Overseas Commanders will be Prioritized in FY ’15 NDAA
The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 may fund intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance assets above and beyond what the Defense Department asked for, with House Armed Services Committee […]
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ArmyOutrage Over Afghanistan Mi-17 Generates Sen. Blumenthal Call To Stop Buying From Russia
The Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) Airland panel chairman says he is preparing a letter to Secretary of State John Kerry calling for a halt to all buys of military […]