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Congress Passes Gov Funding Bill With LCS Change, F-35 Engine

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Wednesday, December 22nd, 2010

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By Emelie Rutherford President Barack Obama signed into law on Wednesday a temporary federal budget bill that allows the Navy to change its acquisition strategy for littoral ships and keeps the F-35 second engine program going. The House and Senate on Tuesday passed the continuing resolution (CR), which continues the fiscal year 2011 budget largely at FY '10 levels until March 4. A previous temporary CR expired at the end of the day Tuesday. The new CR grants the Navy permission to scrap plans to buy 10…

HASC Looks To Restrict USV Deliveries Without Navy CONOPS And Strategy

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Congress

Gaps In Army’s Tactical Counter-Drone Capabilities Remain Concern Of HASC

A draft defense policy bill released this week says the Army is fielding counter-drone capabilities for defense of fixed sites and maneuver forces but suggests that troops at the lowest […]

Army

HASC Wants Closer Look At Army’s SBMC Program, Cites Avoiding Past IVAS Missteps

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HASC Bill Funds Second Destroyer, Adds Several Multi-Ship Procurements, Puts Limits On Battleship

The House Armed Services Committee (HASC) chairman’s mark of the fiscal year 2027 defense authorization act, released May 26, largely approved the Navy’s shipbuilding request, but it added funds to […]