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Congress

EFV Program Manager Predicts Vehicle Will Survive Continued Scrutiny

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Tuesday, April 28th, 2009

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By Emelie Rutherford The Marine Corps official steering the Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle (EFV) program said he is optimistic the long-delayed development effort with General Dynamics [GD] will emerge intact from a major Pentagon review, despite the defense secretary's recent questioning of the need for the amphibious tank. "We have the indicator (from the Pentagon) that as recently as two years ago--and not that much has changed in the world over that time--that the nation still had a vital need for…

Space

NRO Nominee: “We Have To Look Differently At Our Requirements”

The National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) has said that it has launched more than 200 proliferated low Earth orbit satellites in the last two years to supplement the costly high-end systems […]

Congress

Congress Needed Pentagon’s Iran Supplemental Request ‘Yesterday,’ HASC’s Wittman Says

A senior member of the House Armed Services Committee (HASC) said Wednesday that Congress needed the Pentagon’s Iran supplemental funding request “yesterday,” noting the ongoing lack of details from the […]

Space

Space Force Eyes Nearly $1.5 Billion for Space Data Network Backbone in Future Reconciliation Bill

The U.S. Space Force (USSF) plans to request nearly $1.5 billion for the Space Data Network (SDN) Backbone in a future fiscal 2027 reconciliation bill. Last week, Space Force’s Space […]

Congress

Warren And Sheehy Renew Call for “Right to Repair” In NDAA

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Sen. Timothy Sheehy (R-Mont.), two members of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), are renewing their call for “Right to Repair” language in the National […]