Congress
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CongressSenate Aims To Keep Tabs On F-35 Sustainment Costs
The U.S. Senate has approved a proposal that would require the Pentagon to regularly brief lawmakers on efforts to contain sustainment costs for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter. The measure […]
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BudgetSenate Panel Wants Air Force To Study Optionally Unmanned Tankers
Concerned about growing threats to the U.S. Air Force’s manned refueling aircraft, the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) has asked the service to explore alternatives, including optionally unmanned tankers. According […]
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CongressHouse Appropriations Bill Boosts F-35 Buy, Backs New JSTARS
The House Appropriations Committee (HAC) unveiled a $675 billion fiscal year 2019 defense appropriations bill June 6 that would buy 93 F-35 Joint Strike Fighters, 16 more than the Trump […]
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CongressJohnson Wants Counter Drone Bill In Senate NDAA
A bipartisan bill introduced last month that would enable the Departments of Homeland Security and Justice to begin developing policies, procedures and capabilities for countering threats posed by unmanned aircraft […]
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Pentagon
F-35 Follow-On Development Contract Slips To June 2019
The U.S. Department of Defense plans to award a major follow-on development contract for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter in June 2019, about 10 months later than previously planned, according […]
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CongressSenate Cancels Traditional August Recess To Ease Work Backlog
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) announced June 5 that his chamber will skip the traditional August congressional recess to work through a pile of appropriations bills and presidential nominations. “I […]
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Air ForceAir Force Nixes Controversial Contract To Replace Air Force One Refrigerators
The U.S. Air Force, which faced congressional skepticism over a $24-million sole-source contract to replace the refrigerators on the Air Force One presidential jets, has decided to scrap the deal. […]
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Navy/USMCSenate NDAA Leaves Out LCS, Does Not Authorize CVN-81
The Senate Armed Services Committee’s markup of its FY ’19 defense authorization bill does not allow additional Littoral Combat Ships (LCS) or authorize CVN-81 ahead of reports on a two-carrier […]
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InternationalSenate Panel Votes To Block F-35 Transfers To Turkey
The Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) has approved a proposal to block the transfer of F-35s to Turkey and ultimately end that country’s participation in the U.S.-led fighter jet program. The measure, […]
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CongressSASC NDAA Mark Reintroduces Push For DoD Cyber Warfare Policy
The Senate Armed Services Committee’s (SASC) mark of the latest defense spending bill reintroduces the push for the Pentagon to develop the first ever cyber warfare policy after last year’s […]