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Defense Watch

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Monday, August 9th, 2010

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The Latest Word On Trends And Developments In Aerospace And Defense Confirmed. Marine Gen. James Mattis is now the commander of U.S. Central Command, and retired Air Force Lt. Gen. James Clapper is the director of national intelligence, following their final confirmation nods from the Senate Aug. 5. Mattis, the previous commander of U.S. Joint Forces Command, replaces Army Gen. David Petraeus overseeing the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. Petraeus has commanded U.S. and allied forces in Afghanistan since Army…

Senators Push Navy Against Single Destroyer Request In FY ’27

The chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) and the two senators from Maine last week pushed back on Navy officials for only requesting one Arleigh Burke-class destroyer (DDG-51) […]

Navy Looks To Eventually Assemble Battleship At HII Newport News; Faces More Dem Opposition

The Navy told lawmakers this week it found a dry dock at HII’s [HII] Newport News Shipbuilding shipyard it thinks can use for final assembly of the new Trump-class battleship […]

Navy Leaders Downplay Looking At Foreign Navy Shipbuilding Amid Lawmaker Objections

The Navy’s top leaders this week seemed to downplay and back down on the service potentially using foreign shipyards to build U.S. Navy ships or buying foreign designed warships overseas […]

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Senate Defense Appropriators See ‘Risk’ With Army’s Reconciliation Plan To Fund Munitions Increase

The Senate’s top defense appropriators cited concern this week with the Army’s request to fund the majority of its large increase to munitions procurement in fiscal year 2027 through the […]