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Airborne Laser System Endangered By Looming Budget Cuts, Lawmakers Say

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Monday, March 23rd, 2009

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Military May Lose Laser Capability In Killing Enemy Missiles; Industrial Base Is Threatened By Budget Moves Legislators Write Letter To Gates A bipartisan group of legislators told Secretary of Defense Robert Gates they are dismayed that the Airborne Laser (ABL) program faces drastic funding reductions, or the program may be killed outright. "The ABL program is critical in maintaining America's technological edge and national security capabilities to destroy ballistic missiles," the lawmakers wrote. Losing the ABL program would mean not…

Congress

With $1.5 Trillion Request, Army, Air Force, Navy’s Unfunded Lists Focus Solely On MILCON Projects

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Unmanned Systems

Bipartisan House Bill Would Give National Guard To Counter-Drone Authorities

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Congress

Munitions Fired Represent Most of $25 Billion Spent By Pentagon on Iran War So Far

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Congress

Slotkin: Pentagon Should Use Anthropic’s Mythos To Spot Cyber Security Gaps

The Pentagon should be using Anthropic‘s recently announced Mythos artificial intelligence model to spot gaps in cyber security, Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.) said on Tuesda. “I think the thing that […]