Budget
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Air ForceAir Force’s New F-15 Self-Defense System Nears Flight Tests
The Eagle Passive/Active Warning Survivability System (EPAWSS), which is intended to improve the ability of U.S. Air Force F-15 fighter jets to detect and counter air and ground threats, is […]
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BudgetSenate’s 2019 Defense Bill Fully Funds Pentagon Rotorcraft Request
If not showered in funding, military rotorcraft procurement at least is funded at levels requested by the Defense Department in the Senate Armed Services Committee’s (SASC) version of the fiscal […]
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BudgetSenate Panel Trims F-35 Buy Due To Sustainment Concerns
The Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) has approved a fiscal year 2019 defense authorization bill that would trim purchases of F-35 Joint Strike Fighters and Air Force KC-46A tankers, citing problems […]
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Homeland SecurityHouse Approves Coast Guard Authorization As Part Of Defense Bill
Legislation to authorize the Coast Guard that passed the House last year as part a larger bill to reauthorize the Department of Homeland Security was approved by the chamber again […]
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Air ForceOMB Blasts House Proposal To Replace Air Force’s JSTARS Planes With New Aircraft
The Trump administration “objects” to a provision in the House version of the fiscal year 2019 defense authorization bill that would require the Air Force to replace its aging E-8C […]
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Air ForceAir Force May Seek Funding Shift For New ICBM
The U.S. Air Force may ask Congress to move around previously approved funds for the Ground Based Strategic Deterrent (GBSD) because the program is running ahead of schedule, according to […]
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BudgetHouse Panel’s 2019 NNSA Budget Cans Interoperable Warhead, Jump-Starts LANL Pits
A draft 2019 budget bill up for a vote in the House today would steer the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) away from creating a nuclear warhead that could fly […]
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BudgetHouse Prepares For Floor Debate On Defense Authorization Bill
The House Rules Committee has set a May 17 deadline for representatives to submit amendments that they want to propose when the full House debates the fiscal year 2019 defense […]
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CongressHASC Passes FY 2019 Defense Authorization Bill After All-Day Debate
The House Armed Services Committee (HASC) approved its fiscal year 2019 defense authorization bill by a 60-1 vote early May 10 after more than 14 hours of deliberations on various […]
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CongressHASC Chairman’s Mark Adds Little Over Subcommittees
The chairman of the House Armed Services Committee’s draft mark for the FY ’19 defense authorization bill largely fell in line with what the subcommittees approved in their markups last […]