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BudgetHASC Discussing NDAA Language to Fund Ohio-Replacement Subs in Strategic Forces Fund
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md – As the House Armed Services seapower and projection forces subcommittee begins to look at its markup of the Navy’s shipbuilding budget request, some members are discussing […]
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Air ForceNavy’s Potential F-35C Software Delay Won’t Increase Program Costs, Bogdan Says
The Navy’s could potentially miss its 2018 deadline for having its F-35 software in place, but it won’t result in cost increases, according to the Defense Department’s program leader. F-35 […]
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Air ForceDoD Resisting Proposed Legislation Prohibiting Use Of RD-180
The Defense Department is resisting proposed House legislation that would prohibit use of the Russian-made RD-180 rocket engines in national security space launches, according to a letter obtained by Defense […]
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Congress2014 QDR Could Be the Last of its Kind, If Some HASC Members Get Their Way
Amid arguments over whether the Defense Department met its legal requirement in answering key questions in the 2014 Quadrennial Defense Review (QDR), some House Armed Services Committee members wondered aloud […]
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Air ForceAir Force, DoD Officials Support U.S.-Made Rocket Engine But Have Funding, Industrial Concerns
Air Force and Defense Department space officials agreed the United States ought to consider pursuing a domestic next-generation engine program to replace the Russian-made RD-180, though they’d need to tackle […]
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Air ForceBudget Pressures Also Play Into Decision To Delay Competed EELV Missions, Shelton Says
Budget pressures also played into the Air Force’s decision to delay and reduce a number of national security space launches it was supposed to begin competing in the next few […]
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Air ForceSenators Ask Hagel To Review Air Force Plans Reducing Number Of Competed EELV Launches
Eight senators Tuesday asked Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel to review the Air Force’s decision to reduce the number of competed Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle (EELV) missions from 14 to seven […]
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CongressUSMC: ACV Requirements Based on MPC, Plus More Seating, More Robust Swimming Abilities
The Marine Corps should have its requirements documents for the Amphibious Combat Vehicle (ACV) Increment 1 complete within about six months and award a production contract in fiscal year 2017, […]
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ArmyWar Drawdown, Sequester Force Army, USMC to Simplify Helo, Ground Vehicle Fleets
Army and Marine Corps officials explained to the House Armed Services tactical air and land forces subcommittee how the reset after operations in Afghanistan and sequestration have come together to […]
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BudgetHow to Keep an Aircraft Carrier: The Navy’s $7 Billion Problem
Congress wants the Navy to keep 11 aircraft carriers in its fleet. The Navy wants to keep 11. Law dictates that the Navy keep 11. And yet, the Navy’s budget […]