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Space

DoD May Shed Light on Possible CRAF for Space Arrangement This Summer

Frank Wolfe

Thursday, April 27th, 2023

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DoD May Shed Light on Possible CRAF for Space Arrangement This Summer

(U.S. Space Force)

The Pentagon may provide insights this summer to Congress on the possible formation of a Civil Reserve Air Fleet (CRAF)-like arrangement to allow commercial space companies to aid in the response to national security emergencies. Under CRAF, U.S. civil air carriers have contracts with U.S. Transportation Command (TRANSCOM) to offer their aircraft to augment the capacity of DoD planes during national defense-related crises. At an Apr. 26 hearing of the House Armed Services Committee's (HASC) strategic forces panel, Rep. Michael…

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 […]

Army

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 […]

Army

Army Relooking At Its ‘Whole Aviation Transformation’ Plan, Acting Chief Tells Lawmakers

The Army is relooking at its “whole aviation transformation initiative,” the service’s acting chief of staff told lawmakers on Tuesday, to include its approach for future procurement of “enduring” platforms. […]