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Air ForceAir Force General Concerned About Possible Return Of Budget Caps In FY 2020
Recent increases in U.S. defense spending have bolstered the Air Force’s nuclear modernization efforts, but the possible return of across-the-board budget cuts in FY 2020 looms as a potential threat […]
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SpaceHouse OKs Bill To Create One-Stop Shop For Commercial Space Activity
The U.S. House of Representatives has approved a bill that would create a “one-stop shop” in the Commerce Department’s Office of Space Commerce to authorize private-sector space activity, including exploration […]
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Navy/USMCHASC Readiness Mark Pushes Surface Force Changes
The House Armed Services subcommittee on readiness addressed several issues raised by reviews of Navy destroyer collisions in the Pacific last summer in its mark of the FY ’19 National […]
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CongressHASC Panel Includes AI Oversight, Bolstered Cyber Partnerships For DoD In NDAA Markup
A House Armed Services Committee (HASC) panel approved its markup Thursday of a defense authorization bill, with wide-ranging cyber directives for Pentagon officials to bolster artificial intelligence (AI) oversight and […]
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Navy/USMCHASC Subcommittee Mark Includes Subs And Multi-Year F-18 Pacts
The House Armed Services Committee’s (HASC) seapower and projection forces panel conducted a markup of its portion of the FY ’19 National Defense Authorization Act Thursday, adding several ships to […]
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Air ForceLawmakers Want DoD To Consider Smaller Buses For Key Satellites
Concerned that large, high-value satellites are vulnerable to growing threats from potential enemies, the House Armed Services Committee (HASC) wants the Department of Defense to consider making greater use of […]
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PentagonMattis: Future ‘Maritime’ Defense Strategy Calls For More Ships Sooner
Defense Secretary James Mattis supports further increases to the Pentagon’s shipbuilding budget because the military is planning to adopt a maritime-based strategy to defend the United States homeland, he told […]
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Navy/USMCHouse Panel Pushing Navy For Three LCSs And Procuring Frigate Technical Data Rights
The House Armed Services subcommittee on seapower’s mark of the FY ’19 defense authorization bill authorizes three Littoral Combat Ships (LCSs) and would push the Navy to procure the technical […]
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Navy/USMCHouse Subcommittee Authorizes CVN-81
The House Armed Services subcommittee on seapower approved construction of the fourth Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carrier, CVN-81, in its mark of the FY ’19 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). […]
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Air ForceHASC Bill Tells Air Force To Replace JSTARS, Speed Up Compass Call Successor
The House Armed Services Committee (HASC) unveiled a fiscal year 2019 defense authorization bill April 25 that would require the Air Force to replace the E-8C JSTARS ground-surveillance aircraft with […]