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InternationalSenior House Republicans Urge Biden To Lift Restrictions On Ukraine’s Use Of ATACMS
A group of senior House Republicans on Tuesday urged the Biden administration to remove remaining restrictions on Ukraine’s use of U.S.-provided long-range weapons, specifically Lockheed Martin’s [LMT] ATACMS missiles, to […]
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CongressAustin: House GOP’s Six-Month CR Would Impede 168 New Starts, 101 Procurement Increases
The House GOP’s proposed six-month stopgap funding bill would block the Pentagon from initiating 168 new programs worth a collective $4.3 billion and impede 101 planned procurement rate increases totaling […]
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CongressWhite House, SecDef Push Back On House GOP’s ‘Devastating’ Six-Month CR Proposal
The White House on Monday said President Biden would veto House Republicans’ proposed six-month stopgap funding bill, with Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin also warning lawmakers that the legislation would […]
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ArmyDrones, Counter UAS, Electronic Warfare, Spending Flexibility Will Feature In Army’s FY ’26 Request, Wormuth Says
Based on lessons being learned from the ongoing Russo-Ukrainian War and the U.S. Army’s needs to be part of the joint fight in the Indo-Pacific region, the service plans to […]
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CongressCBO Estimates Three Polar Security Cutters Exceed Coast Guard Projections By 60 Percent
The estimated cost to procure three new heavy polar icebreakers is $5.1 billion, 60 percent higher than the Coast Guard’s current estimate, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) says. The first […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyFirst Units Using Initial Replicator Systems Now, As Hicks Seeks Congress’ ‘Trust’ For Program
A first group of U.S. military units completed new equipment training and started operating on the initial attritable autonomous capabilities delivered under the Pentagon’s Replicator initiative, the department’s no. 2 […]
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Air ForceSenate Appropriators Want USAF to Improve Budget Process, Add F-15EXs and C-130Js to USAF Request
Senate appropriators in a report on their version of the fiscal 2025 defense bill criticize the U.S. Air Force for submitting budget requests containing several billion dollars in what the […]
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CongressSenate Appropriators Concerned With ‘Delays’ In Multi-Year Munitions Awards
Senate appropriators are seeking greater oversight of the Pentagon’s planned multi-year contracts for critical munitions, citing concerns with “delays” in awarding deals for the select weapons. The Senate Appropriations Committee’s […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologySenate Panel Questions Effectiveness Of DoD Rapid Experimentation Effort
A three-year old effort to rapidly experiment with prototype systems that could meet joint warfighting needs so far has fallen short of expectations and is not finding a home in […]
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CongressSenate Appropriators Advance $852.2 Billion Defense Bill, Add $21 Billion In ‘Emergency’ Funds
The Senate Appropriations Committee (SAC) has advanced its $852.2 billion fiscal year 2025 defense appropriations bill, which works around the debt limit deal’s one percent spending cap and adds nearly […]