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HASC Adds Measures To NDAA Seeking More F-47, F/A-XX Details, Blocking E-7A Cut

By Matthew Beinart

Tuesday, July 15th, 2025

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HASC Adds Measures To NDAA Seeking More F-47, F/A-XX Details, Blocking E-7A Cut

Artist rendering of F-47 NGAD. (Image: U.S. Air Force)

The House Armed Services Committee on Tuesday adopted measures to its version of the next defense policy bill directing the Air Force and Navy to provide more detailed information on their respective F-47 and F/A-XX sixth-generation fighter programs and blocking the use of funds to cancel the E-7A Wedgetail airborne early warning aircraft effort. HASC is set to work through hundreds of amendments during its marathon markup of the fiscal year 2026 National Defense Authorization Act, which was still ongoing…

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Army

Hegseth Says DoD Open To Reviewing Army’s Planned Cuts To Legacy Helicopter Procurement

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