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Australia Requests $560 Million FMS Sale of Boeing Chinook Helicopters

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Tuesday, April 28th, 2009

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Australia could spend as much as $560 million to buy seven Chinook helicopters, produced by Boeing [BA], and related equipment, if Congress approves the Foreign Military Sale. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) April 13 notified Congress of the potential sale. The prime contractors would be Boeing, Rockwell Collins [COL], and ITT [ITT]. Australia requests the possible sale of seven CH-47F Chinook Helicopters, the newest model with 14 T55-GA-714A turbine engines, two per aircraft. The request also includes seven M134D…

Congress

Munitions Fired Represent Most of $25 Billion Spent By Pentagon on Iran War So Far

Munitions fired in the two-month old “Operation Epic Fury” against Iran represent most of the $25 billion cost the Pentagon has incurred thus far in the conflict, the acting Defense […]

Congress

Slotkin: Pentagon Should Use Anthropic’s Mythos To Spot Cyber Security Gaps

The Pentagon should be using Anthropic‘s recently announced Mythos artificial intelligence model to spot gaps in cyber security, Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.) said on Tuesda. “I think the thing that […]

Budd And Shaheen Bill Would Authorize 329 F-15EX Fighters

Two members of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), Sen. Ted Budd (R-N.C.) and Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), have introduced the Airpower Acceleration Act, which would authorize multi-year procurements of […]

Congress

HASC’s Wittman Sees ‘Challenging’ Push For $350B In Reconciliation Funds, Wants Sustained Defense Increase

NATIONAL HARBOR, Md.– Congress’ work to pass $350 billion in reconciliation funds to support the Trump administration’s push for a $1.5 trillion fiscal year 2027 defense topline is “going to […]