Congress
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CongressWitnesses Question Navy’s Ability To Reach 300-Ship Fleet, Throw Support Behind LCS
By Geoff Fein A panel of defense analysts and authors acknowledged yesterday before the House Armed Services Committee Seapower Subcommittee that the Navy will have difficulty reaching a 300-ship fleet, […]
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ArmyArmy Will Be Absent For FCS Hill Hearing
By Ann Roosevelt Due to ongoing budget discussions the Army will not attend a House Armed Services Committee panel on Air and Land forces this afternoon about the status of […]
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Air ForceMurtha Stands By Tanker Dual Buy Plan, Eyes Hawkeye Funds For Delayed Supp
By Emelie Rutherford A chief defense appropriator said yesterday he is not backing down from trying to compel a split buy of the Air Force tanker in the upcoming supplemental […]
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Congress
Lieberman, Taylor Eye VH-71 Changes But Wait For Obama Admin’s Verdict
By Emelie Rutherford Two lawmakers who oversee the VH-71 presidential helicopter program said they have concerns about the over-budget replacement effort and are ready to seek changes after hearing how […]
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Congress
Deepwater Asset Costs Exceed $24 Billion Program Baseline By $2 Billion, Rep. Cummings Says
By Calvin Biesecker The total combined estimated costs of all the assets that make up the Coast Guard’s Deepwater modernization program are more than $2 billion higher than the projected […]
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Congress
Levin, Tauscher: Boost Theater Missile Defense, Further Test GMD
By Emelie Rutherford Two senior lawmakers told Missile Defense Agency stakeholders yesterday more anti-missile capabilities are needed for protecting forward-deployed troops, yet said they will insist on thorough testing before […]
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Air Force
Military Officers: Missile Defense Works; When North Korea Launches Missile, High Probability U.S. Forces Can Knock It Down
North Korea Poses A Threat To Allies; Its Missile Launch Violates U.N. Rule; Even Satellite Launch Shows Korean Threat Multilayered U.S. Missile Defense System Seen as ‘Critical’: General’s Assessment Senior […]
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Business/FinancialMissile Defense Deters Threats, General States; Successful Tests Raise Confidence It Works; Programs Should Continue: General
Chilton: Cyber Hackers, Foes, Penetrate Military Computer Systems; New Nuclear Weapons Needed To Thwart Terror Thieves U.S. ballistic missile defense (BMD) programs deter threats and therefore should be continued, since […]
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Business/Financial
Rationale Disconnect: Missile Defense Foes Advance Conflicting Arguments On ABL, GMD
GMD Foes Say It Hasn’t Been Tested Against Countermeasures, But Then They Knock ABL Which Nails Missiles Despite Countermeasures As a full-scale battle opens this year over funding for missile […]
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Business/Financial
Rep. Tauscher To Leave House Armed Services Committee For Administration Post
Whether This Means Brighter Outlook For Missile Defense Programs Isn’t Yet Clear The leading congressional critic of missile defense systems will leave the powerful post where she was able to […]