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Army

Army Awards Long-Lead Item Contract For FCS Spin Outs

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Tuesday, June 16th, 2009

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Boeing [BA] said yesterday it received an $18.7 million Army contract to procure long- lead items and related tooling and test equipment to support the initial delivery of early Spin Out systems to the first infantry brigade combat team. "This contract award is a vote of confidence in the technological maturity of these Spin Out capabilities," Gregg Martin, Boeing vice president and Future Combat Systems program manager, said in a statement. "These Spin Outs represent a system of systems, capabilities-based…

Congress

House Republicans’ Blueprint For Reconciliation 3.0 Includes $60 Billion For Defense

House Republicans on Wednesday unveiled a blueprint for a third reconciliation bill that includes $60 billion for defense, a figure slightly below the Trump administration’s request to cover Iran war […]

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 […]