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Air ForceHouse Poised For Defense Bill Debate
The House prepared to battle over the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter’s alternate engine yesterday, as members proposed amendments to the policy-setting defense authorization bill the chamber will start debating today. […]
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Senators Want To Study Alternatives To F-35
The heads of a Senate panel called yesterday for examining alternatives to the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter as Pentagon officials acknowledged the program’s current costs are too high. Pentagon acquisition […]
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HASC Preps For Alternate Engine, Missile Defense Fights
By Emelie Rutherford The House Armed Services Committee (HASC) is preparing to debate next week changes to President Barack Obama’s plans for ending the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter alternate engine […]
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HASC Eyes F-35 Second Engine, Amphibious Vehicle, Missile Defense Changes
By Emelie Rutherford The first signs of how Congress wants to tweak the Pentagon’s budget proposal emerged yesterday, when the House Armed Services Committee (HASC) unveiled plans to potentially revive […]
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New DoD Energy Plans Tied To DoE, White House
By Emelie Rutherford A senior Pentagon official emphasized efforts yesterday to lessen the military’s energy footprint, including adding energy performance parameters into the requirements process for new weapons and collaborating […]
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Pentagon May Buy Weapons In Advance For Partner Nations
By Emelie Rutherford The Pentagon is considering buying U.S. weapon systems in advance that it anticipates partner nations will request in the future, a senior official said. Richard Genaille, deputy […]
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SASC Chair Wants New F-35 Engine Assessment That Could Help Revive Funding
By Emelie Rutherford A key senator said he believe the Pentagon’s business cases for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter’s second engine, which Congress is poised to defund this week, has […]
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Final FY’11 Defense Bill Unveiled With F-35, Missile Defense Cuts
By Emelie Rutherford The House is expected to vote tonight on the last-minute federal budget Democrats and Republicans agreed to late last week, a massive plan unveiled early yesterday morning […]
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Gov’t Shutdown Averted After Deal Struck On DoD Budget
By Emelie Rutherford Congressional leaders announced late last Friday they reached a deal that would prevent the federal government from shutting down that night at midnight, after they agreed to […]
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Pentagon Prepares For Shutdown As Obama Rejects House Defense Bill
By Emelie Rutherford Facing the possibility of a government shutdown tomorrow, a top Pentagon official provided details yesterday on how the military workforce would operate without a budget. Deputy Defense […]