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Army Vehicle Program, Other New Starts Will Stall Without Defense Authorization Bill

Wednesday, November 23rd, 2016

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Army Vehicle Program, Other New Starts Will Stall Without Defense Authorization Bill

Oshkosh's JLTV offering, the Light Combat Tactical All-Terrain Vehicle (L-ATV). Photo: Oshkosh Corporation.

Several Army program could be stalled if, like the past eight years, the Pentagon is forced to operate under a continuing resolution into 2017.New programs cannot start and ongoing development efforts are barred from moving to production under a CR, which funds the Defense Department at the same levels as the previous fiscal year.Army Secretary Eric Fanning lamented the familiar budgetary impasse on Tuesday at a forum hosted by the Library of Congress.“We’re under a continuing resolution right now. We…

Congress

HASC’s Final FY ‘27 NDAA Expands Systems Eligible For Multi-Years, Includes LTAMDS, IBCS, ARRW

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Congress

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

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Budget

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

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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 […]