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Air Force

Air Force to Submit Revised Space C2 Strategy to Pentagon in November

By Vivienne Machi

Friday, November 1st, 2019

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Air Force to Submit Revised Space C2 Strategy to Pentagon in November

The Air Force will soon provide the Defense Department with details of how it plans to procure new space command-and-control systems, per a new Government Accountability Office (GAO) report released Oct. 30. The report, titled “Space Command and Control: Comprehensive Planning and Oversight Could Help DoD Acquire Critical Capabilities and Address Challenges,” examined how the Air Force has been working to consolidate its space C2 systems into one platform since the 1980s, as required by a House Armed Services Committee…

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 […]