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CBO: Ship Costs Major Unknown In New Missile Defense Setup

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Thursday, October 15th, 2009

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By Emelie Rutherford A major driver in costs of the Obama administration's overseas missile-defense architecture will be the types of ships the Pentagon uses, according to congressional budget experts. Several lawmakers on armed services committees, including Rep. Gene Taylor (D-Miss.) and Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), have talked of the possible need to buy more Navy ships for the sea-and-land-based European missile-defense setup the Pentagon unveiled last month. The new arrangement, which scraps Bush administration plans for ground-based interceptors and radar in Eastern Europe,…

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Munitions Fired Represent Most of $25 Billion Spent By Pentagon on Iran War So Far

Munitions fired in the two-month old “Operation Epic Fury” against Iran represent most of the $25 billion cost the Pentagon has incurred thus far in the conflict, the acting Defense […]

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Slotkin: Pentagon Should Use Anthropic’s Mythos To Spot Cyber Security Gaps

The Pentagon should be using Anthropic‘s recently announced Mythos artificial intelligence model to spot gaps in cyber security, Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.) said on Tuesda. “I think the thing that […]

Budd And Shaheen Bill Would Authorize 329 F-15EX Fighters

Two members of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), Sen. Ted Budd (R-N.C.) and Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), have introduced the Airpower Acceleration Act, which would authorize multi-year procurements of […]

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HASC’s Wittman Sees ‘Challenging’ Push For $350B In Reconciliation Funds, Wants Sustained Defense Increase

NATIONAL HARBOR, Md.– Congress’ work to pass $350 billion in reconciliation funds to support the Trump administration’s push for a $1.5 trillion fiscal year 2027 defense topline is “going to […]