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By Cal Biesecker

Tuesday, November 12th, 2019

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Textron's Common Unmanned Surface Vehicle. (Photo: Textron)

Coast Guard to Evaluate Unmanned Surface Vehicle for Maritime Domain Awareness At the behest of Congress, the Coast Guard Research and Development Center next summer plans to conduct a one-month evaluation of at least one commercially-available, autonomous unmanned surface vehicle (USV) system in the Pacific Ocean near Hawaii to enhance maritime domain awareness. For the pilot, the Coast Guard seeks USVs with sensors that can alert to illegal, unreported and or unregulated fishing activity. The Coast Guard also wants the…

Congress

U.S. Fighter Fleet Will Expand By 2040 But More Stealth Aircraft Will Mean Less Availability, CBO Says

The number of fighter aircraft in the U.S. military inventory will decline over the next few years before expanding to a greater number than currently, but their availability for operational […]

Congress

White House Details ‘Concerns’ With Shipbuilding, Spaced-Based Interceptor Oversight In House’s NDAA

The White House has detailed “a number of concerns” with the newly-passed House version of the next defense policy bill, to include the legislation’s limits on procuring Navy ships built […]

Congress

House Narrowly Votes To Pass $1.15 Trillion FY ‘27 NDAA, Blueprint For Reconciliation 3.0

The House on Wednesday narrowly voted to pass its $1.15 trillion version of the fiscal year 2027 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) and a blueprint for a third reconciliation bill […]

Congress

Senate Appropriators Press On Supplemental’s Requests Beyond Iran Scope, Hegseth Urges Full Funding

Senate appropriators have pressed Pentagon leadership on the decision to include funds in the Iran war supplemental request for items beyond the current military operation, while Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth […]