Congress
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Navy/USMCHASC Readiness Mark Pushes Surface Force Changes
The House Armed Services subcommittee on readiness addressed several issues raised by reviews of Navy destroyer collisions in the Pacific last summer in its mark of the FY ’19 National […]
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CongressHASC Panel Includes AI Oversight, Bolstered Cyber Partnerships For DoD In NDAA Markup
A House Armed Services Committee (HASC) panel approved its markup Thursday of a defense authorization bill, with wide-ranging cyber directives for Pentagon officials to bolster artificial intelligence (AI) oversight and […]
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Navy/USMCHASC Subcommittee Mark Includes Subs And Multi-Year F-18 Pacts
The House Armed Services Committee’s (HASC) seapower and projection forces panel conducted a markup of its portion of the FY ’19 National Defense Authorization Act Thursday, adding several ships to […]
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Air ForceLawmakers Want DoD To Consider Smaller Buses For Key Satellites
Concerned that large, high-value satellites are vulnerable to growing threats from potential enemies, the House Armed Services Committee (HASC) wants the Department of Defense to consider making greater use of […]
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PentagonMattis: Future ‘Maritime’ Defense Strategy Calls For More Ships Sooner
Defense Secretary James Mattis supports further increases to the Pentagon’s shipbuilding budget because the military is planning to adopt a maritime-based strategy to defend the United States homeland, he told […]
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Navy/USMCHouse Panel Pushing Navy For Three LCSs And Procuring Frigate Technical Data Rights
The House Armed Services subcommittee on seapower’s mark of the FY ’19 defense authorization bill authorizes three Littoral Combat Ships (LCSs) and would push the Navy to procure the technical […]
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Navy/USMCHouse Subcommittee Authorizes CVN-81
The House Armed Services subcommittee on seapower approved construction of the fourth Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carrier, CVN-81, in its mark of the FY ’19 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). […]
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Air ForceHASC Bill Tells Air Force To Replace JSTARS, Speed Up Compass Call Successor
The House Armed Services Committee (HASC) unveiled a fiscal year 2019 defense authorization bill April 25 that would require the Air Force to replace the E-8C JSTARS ground-surveillance aircraft with […]
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CongressLawmakers Want Army To Speed Armored Vehicle, Helicopter Upgrades
Recognizing the Army’s need to upgrade or replace its ground vehicles and aircraft for future combat, House lawmakers will ask for plans to accelerate both the modernization of its armored […]
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ArmyHouse Committee Calls For Plan To Boost Army Stinger Missile Stocks, Speed SHORAD Fielding
Lawmakers support Army efforts to fast track short-range air defense capabilities to the field to counter enemy missiles and unmanned aircraft but are concerned that the service may need more […]