Congress
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Air ForceMilitary Services Grapple With Delayed Joint Strike Fighter Dates
Military officials told senators last week their services’ delayed initial operational capability (IOC) dates for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter will be reset according to the aircrafts’ performance. The IOC […]
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Air Force
GOP-Led House Passes Defense Bill That Challenges Obama
The defense policy bill the House passed yesterday pushes back on President Barack Obama’s plans to require contractors to disclose political contributions and end development of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter […]
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CongressMDA Director ‘Confident’ GBI Test Failures Being Addressed
A Senate panel sounded alarms yesterday about test failures with the Ground-Based Midcourse Defense (GMD) system, as a senior Pentagon official sought to assure it the national-missile-defense effort is on […]
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Air Force
Gates: Budget Cuts Shouldn’t Include More Big Weapon Systems
Outgoing Defense Secretary Robert Gates said yesterday that while difficult cuts are inevitable in the defense budget, unneeded weapon systems already have been eliminated and major ones being developed are […]
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Air Force
White House Threatens To Veto DoD Bill Over F-35 2nd Engine
President Barack Obama could veto the Pentagon authorization bill now before the House because of language intended to keep alive the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter’s alternate engine, the White House […]
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Air Force
House Poised For Defense Bill Debate
The House prepared to battle over the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter’s alternate engine yesterday, as members proposed amendments to the policy-setting defense authorization bill the chamber will start debating today. […]
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Congress
Senate Leaders Working To Resolve Differences In Various Cyber Bills, Lieberman Says
The top Democrat and Republican in the Senate are working together to help resolve differences in various bills related to cyber security that have been put forth by a number […]
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Congress
Hill Casts Wary Eye On Post-EFV Plans
The heads of a Senate panel grilled naval officials about plans to cancel the Marine Corps’ Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle (EFV) last week, as the House prepares to debate a defense […]
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Air Force
Senators Want To Study Alternatives To F-35
The heads of a Senate panel called yesterday for examining alternatives to the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter as Pentagon officials acknowledged the program’s current costs are too high. Pentagon acquisition […]
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Air Force
HASC Preps For Alternate Engine, Missile Defense Fights
By Emelie Rutherford The House Armed Services Committee (HASC) is preparing to debate next week changes to President Barack Obama’s plans for ending the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter alternate engine […]