By Ann Roosevelt The Army will convert the 1st Brigade, 1st Armored Division at Fort Bliss, Texas, to a Stryker brigade combat team (SBCT) from a modular heavy brigade combat team to be ready in 2013. 1-1 AD will convert to the modular SBCT structure of approximately 4,160 soldiers effective in January 2011, an increase of about 420 military authorizations. This also means more than 330 Stryker vehicles would be required replace the tanks and Bradleys 1-1 currently has as…
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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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]