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Air Force

All Eyes To SAC On Embattled Global Hawk Drone

Julie Samuel

Tuesday, June 12th, 2012

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Defense budget watchers are waiting to see how Senate appropriators weigh in on the Pentagon’s controversial move to cancel a variant of the Global Hawk drone aircraft. The Senate Appropriations Defense subcommittee (SAC-D), the last of the four congressional defense panels to weigh in on the fiscal year 2013 Pentagon budget, will hold the final FY ’13 posture hearing with Defense Secretary Leon Panetta and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Army Gen. Martin Dempsey tomorrow. The Pentagon’s proposal…

Congress

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Congress

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Congress

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‘Theoretical Potential’ to Achieve 1,509 Combat-Coded Fighters by 2035, USAF Says

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