Congress
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Business/FinancialGates Open To Buying 44 GMD Interceptors Eventually, Or At Least To Buying More Than 30 Of The GMD Missiles; GMD Effective To Kill Incoming North Korean Missiles
European Missile Defense Still Alive, Perhaps With Russia As Partner: Gates Lawmakers: Missile Defense Cuts Unwise; Huge Weapons Cuts Challenged In Congress, But Gates Presses For Fiscal 2010 Budget Secretary […]
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Business/Financial
Using Aegis To Defend Europe From Iranian Missiles Far More Costly Than EMD System: Franks
Uphill Fight Seen To Reverse Gates Missile Defense Cutbacks Attempting to use Navy ships with Aegis weapon control systems and Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) interceptors to defend allied nations from Iranian […]
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Air Force‘No Major Change In Demand Signal’ For Airlift, Schwartz Says
By Marina Malenic The Air Force’s top officer does not expect a forthcoming study on the Defense Department’s airlift capacity to indicate any changes in the overall need for the […]
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Air Force
Pentagon Brass See Unmanned Aircraft Dominating Future Fleets
By Emelie Rutherford Pentagon leaders underscored their commitment to buying unmanned aircraft before a Senate panel yesterday, with the top uniformed officer saying the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) could be […]
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Air Force
SAC Sends Supp To Floor Without C-17, Stryker Adds In House-Passed Bill
By Emelie Rutherford Senate appropriators approved yesterday a supplement war-funding bill lacking weapon-system add-ons for C-17 cargo aircraft and Stryker vehicles in the version the House passed yesterday, likely leaving […]
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CongressLacking Ship Plan, Lawmakers Question If Navy Can Achieve 313-Ship Fleet
By Geoff Fein Lawmakers yesterday questioned the Navy’s ability to achieve a 313-ship fleet, given the service plans to buy eight ships in the FY ’10 budget but decommission seven […]
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Congress
House Panel Approves TSA Authorization Bill
By Calvin Biesecker The House Committee on Homeland Security yesterday approved a bill authorizing appropriations for the Transportation Security Administration during the next two fiscal years along with a slew […]
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Air Force
Inouye: No C-17s In Senate Supp, Stryker Ambulances Possible
By Emelie Rutherford The supplemental war-funding bill the Senate Appropriations Committee (SAC) plans to mark up today will not include C-17 cargo aircraft yet may fund Stryker ambulances not requested by […]
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Air Force
HASC Grills Gates, Mullen On Aircraft, Missile Defense Changes In Budget
By Emelie Rutherford Pentagon leaders yesterday defended their budget to House lawmakers, who questioned the analysis behind the defense proposal and its limitations on efforts including the C-27J Joint Cargo […]
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Congress
DHS Will Examine Contractor Outsourcing For FY ’11 Budget: Napolitano
By Calvin Biesecker Work that is currently being outsourced and may be brought in-house will be reviewed this year and will "probably be reflected" in the Department of Homeland Security’s […]