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BudgetSenate Appropriators Signal Push To Boost FY ‘25 Defense Topline To ‘Bigger Number’
The Senate’s top defense appropriator said the Pentagon will require a “bigger number” for its fiscal year 2025 budget topline than the nearly $850 billion requested, cautioning the imposed one […]
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ArmyBush: New Supplemental Doubled Army’s Request For Boosting 155mm Ammo Production
The recently passed supplemental funding bill included around $6 billion to boost 155mm artillery ammunition production, double what the Army had requested as the service pushes to build 100,000 such […]
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BudgetCourtney Rallies Lawmakers To Support Two SSNs In 2025
A top member of the House Armed Services Seapower subcommittee rallied 120 lawmakers to sign on to a letter pushing appropriators to fund two Virginia-class attack submarines (SSNs) in the […]
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Air ForceDoD Leaders Pressed On Sentinel ICBM Cost Overruns As Path Forward To Be Detailed Soon
Senior Pentagon leaders on Tuesday were pressed on the department’s ongoing review of cost overruns with the Sentinel future intercontinental ballistic missile program, which is expected to be detailed to […]
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InternationalSenate To Take Up Foreign Aid Bills On Tuesday, ATACMS May Be Headed To Ukraine By End Of Week
Following the House’s passage this weekend of billions of dollars in foreign aid for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, the Senate is set to consider the trio of supplemental spending bills […]
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CongressJohnson Rolls Out Separate Ukraine, Israel, Taiwan Aid Bills, Biden Urges Support
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Wednesday unveiled a trio of supplemental spending bills covering aid for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, setting a path to potentially move forward on billions […]
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Air ForceArmy Leading Study To Protect Bases From Threats, Air Force Secretary Says
The Army is leading a study with Air Force participation to examine the protection of air bases from a wide rang of threats, Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall said on […]
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CongressRep. Amodei Eyes Markup Of Homeland Security Funding Bill By End Of May
The new chairman of the House Appropriations Homeland Security Subcommittee hopes to mark up the Department of Homeland Security’s $60.8 billion fiscal year 2025 budget request by the end of […]
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Air ForceKendall Offers Glimpse Of Two Approved Quick Start Initiatives
Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall on Tuesday added scant detail about two new space-related development initiatives that have been approved to begin execution before Congress has authorized and appropriated funding. […]
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InternationalWhite House Opposes Standalone Israel Aid Option, Calls For Passing Full Supplemental
The White House on Monday said it opposes passing a standalone bill to provide aid for Israel, in the wake of Iran’s drone and missile attack on Saturday, urging Congress […]