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Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle Survives Budget, QDR Scrub

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Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010

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By Emelie Rutherford President Barack Obama's budget request to Congress for the Marine Corps calls for keeping alive yet delaying the once-troubled Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle (EFV) effort, which was scrutinized for potential cancellation at the Pentagon. The fiscal year 2011 Pentagon budget unveiled yesterday overall includes $7 billion for the Marine Corps, out of a total request for the Navy and Marine Corps combined of $18.5 billion. The EFV, a long-delayed amphibious vehicle development effort led by General Dynamics [GD],…

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Munitions Fired Represent Most of $25 Billion Spent By Pentagon on Iran War So Far

Munitions fired in the two-month old “Operation Epic Fury” against Iran represent most of the $25 billion cost the Pentagon has incurred thus far in the conflict, the acting Defense […]

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Slotkin: Pentagon Should Use Anthropic’s Mythos To Spot Cyber Security Gaps

The Pentagon should be using Anthropic‘s recently announced Mythos artificial intelligence model to spot gaps in cyber security, Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.) said on Tuesda. “I think the thing that […]

Budd And Shaheen Bill Would Authorize 329 F-15EX Fighters

Two members of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), Sen. Ted Budd (R-N.C.) and Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), have introduced the Airpower Acceleration Act, which would authorize multi-year procurements of […]

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HASC’s Wittman Sees ‘Challenging’ Push For $350B In Reconciliation Funds, Wants Sustained Defense Increase

NATIONAL HARBOR, Md.– Congress’ work to pass $350 billion in reconciliation funds to support the Trump administration’s push for a $1.5 trillion fiscal year 2027 defense topline is “going to […]