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Budget

HASC Markup Limits AWACS Divestment, Voices Support for Energy Weapons

Defense Daily Staff

Wednesday, May 7th, 2014

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HASC Markup Limits AWACS Divestment, Voices Support for Energy Weapons

The House Armed Services Committee is still working on its Fiscal Year 2015 National Defense Authorization Bill but has thus far passed amendments to encourage work on several energy weapons, preserve the Air Force’s Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) fleet, consider purchasing more F/A-18E-F Super Hornets and more. The intelligence, emerging threats and capabilities subcommittee passed its section of the bill in just 16 minutes with just one amendment package already agreed to by Chairman Mac Thornberry (R-Texas) and…

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