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Congress
HASC Adds Measures To NDAA Seeking More F-47, F/A-XX Details, Blocking E-7A Cut
The House Armed Services Committee on Tuesday adopted measures to its version of the next defense policy bill directing the Air Force and Navy to provide more detailed information on […]
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Budget
House Armed Services Committee Wants UAS Office Reporting To Deputy Defense Secretary
The House Armed Services Committee’s (HASC) proposed policy bill would direct the Joint Counter-small Unmanned Aircraft System Office (JCO) to report to the deputy secretary of defense while keeping the […]
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HASC Backs Army’s ATI Plans, While NDAA Draft Directs More Details On Proposed Cuts
While the House Armed Services Committee’s defense policy bill draft backs most of the Army’s divestments as part of its new transformation plan, the legislation directs the service to provide […]
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HASC, SASC NDAAs Differ On Topline By Billions, Agree On Pursuing Major Acquisition Reforms
The House and Senate Armed Services Committees have proposed conflicting toplines in their respective versions of the next defense policy bill, with the latter adopting a $32.1 billion boost, while […]
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Homeland Security
Coast Guard Seeks Sources For Interim Long-Range C2 Plane That Also Serves DHS Chief
The Coast Guard last Thursday issued a source sought notice to help it survey the market for a potential lease of a Gulfstream jet that could be used as one […]
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SASC Wants The Joint Back In Joint C-sUAS Office With Transfer To OSD
The Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) is recommending that leadership of a Defense Department office charged with assessing counter-drone technologies and developing related requirements and training be transferred from the […]
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CENTCOM Chief Wants $150 Million To Acquire Technology To Test And Evaluate
Absent its own acquisition or technology budget, U.S. Central Command has a need for $150 million in fiscal year 2026 to purchase new and emerging systems and technologies to test […]
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Unmanned Systems Top Indo-Pacific Command’s $11.9 Billion Unfunded Priorities List
The top unfunded priorities of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command (INDOPACOM) in the Defense Department’s fiscal year 2026 budget request are all-domain unmanned systems, coming in at more than $4.4 billion. The […]
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House Panel Continues Probe on Counter-Drone Efforts at U.S. Bases
Last month, Rep. William Timmons (R-S.C.), the chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform’s military and foreign affairs panel, asked DoD, the Department of Justice, and the […]
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House Panel Wants Coast Guard To Examine UAS For Its Medium Endurance Cutters
The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee last week introduced a bill that would direct the Coast Guard to study deploying unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) it uses on its fleet of […]