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PentagonAustin Tells Congress He Won’t Allow Critical Munitions Stockpiles To Fall Below Minimum Levels
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin told lawmakers Tuesday he would not allow stockpiles of munitions such as Javelin and Stinger missiles to fall below minimum levels, adding that the new $33 […]
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PentagonDoD Estimates Fuel Will Cost Over $3 Billion More Than Expected In FY ‘22, Comptroller Says
The global increase in fuel prices is estimated to cost the Pentagon over $3 billion more in fiscal 2022 than it had originally expected, the department’s comptroller told lawmakers on […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyHicks Says RDER Will Help Address DoD’s ‘Complicated System’ For Advancing Promising Tech
Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks said Tuesday the new rapid experimentation campaign to address joint warfighting capability gaps is aimed at solving the department’s “complicated system” for transitioning promising new […]
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PentagonBiden Requests $773 Billion For Pentagon In FY ‘23, As DoD Briefs Congress On New National Defense Strategy
The Biden administration’s fiscal year 2023 budget request calls for a $773 billion Pentagon topline, a four percent increase over the current spending level, as the department plans its largest […]
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PentagonDoD Acquisition Chief Nom Cites Replenishing Munitions Stocks, Rapidly Advancing New Tech As Top Priorities
The nominee to serve as the Pentagon’s next top acquisition official told lawmakers Tuesday his immediate priorities would include accelerating delivery of equipment to Ukraine and working to ensure “hot […]
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Air ForceUSAF Announces New Group of JADC2 Competitors
The U.S. Air Force on March 18 announced its latest 23 industry entrants competing for up to $950 million in indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contracts for Joint All Domain Command and Control […]
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SASC to Hold Nomination Hearing Next Week for LaPlante
After more than a year without a permanent Pentagon acquisition chief, DoD may get one soon. President Biden nominated former U.S. Air Force acquisition boss William LaPlante to the post […]
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Air ForceCongress Directs F-35 Program to Submit Performance Reports on C2D2
The conference report on the fiscal 2022 omnibus spending bill directs the F-35 program to submit regular performance reports on the Continuous Capability Development and Delivery (C2D2) software updates for […]
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InternationalTransfer of UAVs to Ukraine Offers Benefit, Low Escalation Risk, Atlantic Council Says
The transfer of drones to Ukraine offers the greatest benefit and lowest escalatory risk among 11 choices for U.S. and allied action, including humanitarian assistance, military equipment assistance, and covert/overt […]
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InternationalWhite House’s $10 Billion Funding Request For Ukraine Aid Includes $4.8 Billion For DoD Efforts
A new $32.5 billion emergency funding request from the White House calls for $10 billion in assistance for Ukraine, to include $4.8 billion for Pentagon efforts, in light of the […]
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