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CongressSenate Poised To Pass Defense Authorization Bill
By Jen DiMascio The Senate was poised late yesterday to pass the bill to authorize the Pentagon to spend $648.8 billion during the fiscal year. From here, a conference committee […]
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Defense Watch
The Latest Word On Trends And Developments In Aerospace And Defense Smooth Sailing. SASC Chairman Carl Levin (D-Mich.) and Sen. John Warner (R.-Va.) said last week they made a special […]
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Administration Forwards U.S.-U.K. Military Trade Treaty To Senate
By Jen DiMascio The administration on Sept. 20 submitted to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee an agreement to loosen trade restrictions on military equipment between the U.S. and the U.K. […]
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Senators Support Amendment To Block B-52 Fleet Cuts
By Jen DiMascio Senators last week approved an amendment that blocks the Pentagon’s plan to reduce the number of B-52 bombers in its fleet. The Pentagon has been trying to […]
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GMD Missile Defense System Succeeds In Test, As Congress Mulls European Site
The Ground-based Midcourse missile Defense (GMD) system aced a test against a long-range ballistic missile target, just as Congress is poised to decide the financial fate of plans to extend […]
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Department Of Defense Lacks Funds Required For Adequate Performance
Even before the baby boom generation retires and begins using expensive Social Security and medical programs, the Department of Defense is sorely underfunded, according to a report from The Heritage […]
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AIA Backs U.S./U.K. Defense Trade Treaty
The Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) executive committee urged the Senate to approve the U.S./U.K. Defense Trade Cooperation Treaty that would ease controls on trade in defense technology goods between the […]