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Army

Army Pledges ‘Rapid’ Action On Post-FCS Ground Vehicle Plan

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Thursday, April 23rd, 2009

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By Emelie Rutherford The Army plans to act "as rapidly as (it) can" to initiate a new vehicle modernization program in the wake of the defense secretary's call to cancel the vehicle portion of the Future Combat Systems (FCS) network, a top service official said yesterday. Army Vice Chief of Gen. Staff Peter Chiarelli told the Senate Armed Services readiness subcommittee his service is "totally committed to a modernization program." Defense Secretary Robert Gates acknowledged during an April 16 speech…

Congress

HASC Bill Would Allow Air Force To Buy More Than 267 F-15EXs

The House Armed Services Committee’s (HASC) fiscal 2027 defense authorization bill would allow the Air Force to buy more than 267 F-15EX fighters by Boeing [BA] and would extend the […]

Budget

Defense Bill Tries To Block Foreign Shipbuilding, Adds $1 Billion For Second DDG

The final version of the House Armed Services Committee’s (HASC) fiscal year 2027 defense authorization bill included two amendments pushed by Rep. Jared Golden (D-Maine) that restrict procuring Navy warships […]

Congress

Replacement Munitions May Not Be One-for-One; May Include New Weapons Chemistries, Wittman Says

As the Pentagon looks to refill inventories of weapons used in Iran and elsewhere, replacements may not be one for one but instead mark a new portfolio mix, according to […]

Congress

HASC Approves $1.15 Trillion FY ‘27 NDAA With ‘Right To Repair’ Reform

The House Armed Services Committee (HASC) has approved its $1.15 trillion version of the fiscal year 2027 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), with the panel moving to adopt a bipartisan […]