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HASC Adds NDAA Amendments For Reports On Unmanned Projects, Air Force’s 386 Squadron Requirements

By Matthew Beinart

Wednesday, June 12th, 2019

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HASC Adds NDAA Amendments For Reports On Unmanned Projects, Air Force’s 386 Squadron Requirements

The House Armed Services Committee (HASC) on Wednesday approved a series of amendments to its proposal for the next defense policy bill looking to increase oversight of ongoing unmanned capability efforts, including logistics drones and autonomous, as well as the Air Force’s push to grow to 386 squadrons. The amendments from the Tactical Air and Land Forces subcommittee will now be included in HASC’s $733 billion proposal for the FY '20 National Defense Authorization Act. “The committee notes the Army…

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