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Space

Congressional Members Rally Behind EnhancedView Satellite Program

Defense Daily Staff

Tuesday, November 29th, 2011

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A bipartisan group of six senators and an equal number of representatives has sent a letter to Defense Secretary Leon Panetta and Director of National Intelligence James Clapper warning against cuts to a commercial satellite program designed to save government money and augment access to global imagery. The Nov. 22 letter said the National Geospacial-Intelligence Agency’s (NGA) EnhancedView program was critical to meet imagery needs for the U.S. government and its allies to support coalition operations, an industrial base that…

Congress

Senate Dems Block Consideration Of FY ‘27 NDAA Over Iran War Concerns

Senate Democrats on Tuesday blocked a vote to advance consideration of the chamber’s $1.14 trillion fiscal year 2027 National Defense Authorization (NDAA). The procedural vote was 46-50, failing to reach […]

Congress

Concerns Raised At SASC Hearing On Unobligated Reconciliation Funds And Lack Of Updates On Iran War Cost

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Unmanned Systems

CBO Says Upfront Costs To Protect Military Installations From Drones Between $1 Million And $74 Million

The initial costs to acquire and deploy counter-small unmanned aircraft system (C-sUAS) defenses at individual Defense Department installations are estimated at between $1.2 million and $73.6 million depending on the […]

Congress

House Heads For Recess Without Moving On NDAA After Procedural Vote Fails

The House will leave for the Fourth of July recess without moving forward on its $1.15 trillion fiscal year 2027 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), with a procedural vote to […]