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By Cal Biesecker

Tuesday, February 1st, 2022

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The Multirole Enforcement Aircraft provided by Sierra Nevada Corp. to U.S. Customs and Border Protection. Photo: SNC

CBP Releases Draft RFP for Multirole Enforcement Aircraft Land Interdiction Customs and Border Protection has issued a draft request for proposal (RFP) for the Multirole Enforcement Aircraft Land Interdiction (MEA LI), for which it plans to purchase up to nine aircraft in a full and open competition. Sierra Nevada Corp. currently provides CBP with MEA aircraft. The agency says it needs the capability to fly certain sensitive missions without communicating its position and identifiers in an easy to exploit manner…

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 […]

Army

Army Secretary Says “We Need To Over-Invest in FLRAA To Get It Online As Quickly As Possible”

Rep. Ken Calvert (R-Calif.), chairman of the House Appropriations Committee’s defense panel (HAC-D), said on Thursday that the Army’s budget plan beginning in fiscal 2027 has more than $2 billion […]