A key House panel recommends the Air Force add eight MQ-9 Reapers to its fiscal year 2014 budget request as the panel is not happy with the service’s plan for ramping down production of the unmanned aerial vehicle. The House Appropriations Committee (HAC) said in its FY ’14 report the idea was to reduce the MQ-9 production rate in a “more orderly and less disruptive manner” from 48 in FY ’12, to 36 in FY ’13 and, finally, to a…
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A Republican senator on Armed Services Committee on Thursday said that defending against Iranian drones has been challenge for U.S. warfighters and will be an area of focus in the […]
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The Pentagon is “working options” for a potential supplemental spending request to fund the operation against Iran and replenish munitions used in the strike campaign, with a senior official noting […]
Wicker Backs “Crash Program” To Supply Ukraine With Low-Cost Weapons
Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) Chairman Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) on Thursday proposed a rapid effort to supply Ukraine with low-cost weapons to aid that country in turning back Russia. “We […]
Dem Lawmakers Want To Codify Trump’s Push For More Defense Contractor Accountability
A group of four Congressional Democrats want to codify President Donald Trump’s push to hold defense firms accountable for prioritizing production investments over paying out stock buybacks, and are seeking […]
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