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Air Force

HASC Panels Back F-35 Second Engine, Shipbuilding Oversight

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Friday, May 14th, 2010

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By Emelie Rutherford Key House panels approved plans yesterday that recommend continuing the Pentagon's contested F-35 Joint Strike Fighter second engine and call into question Navy plans for a costly ballistic-missile submarine. The House Armed Services Committee (HASC) will weigh the legislative proposals, approved by subcommittees yesterday, when it marks up its version of the fiscal year 2011 Defense Department authorization bill next Wednesday. The HASC's Seapower and Air and Land Forces subcommittees together called yesterday for authorizing spending $485…

Congress

House Republicans’ Blueprint For Reconciliation 3.0 Includes $60 Billion For Defense

House Republicans on Wednesday unveiled a blueprint for a third reconciliation bill that includes $60 billion for defense, a figure slightly below the Trump administration’s request to cover Iran war […]

Congress

Senate Dems Block Consideration Of FY ‘27 NDAA Over Iran War Concerns

Senate Democrats on Tuesday blocked a vote to advance consideration of the chamber’s $1.14 trillion fiscal year 2027 National Defense Authorization (NDAA). The procedural vote was 46-50, failing to reach […]

Congress

Concerns Raised At SASC Hearing On Unobligated Reconciliation Funds And Lack Of Updates On Iran War Cost

Members of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) raised concerns at a hearing on Tuesday about the majority of funds in the $153 billion first reconciliation bill being unobligated thus […]

Unmanned Systems

CBO Says Upfront Costs To Protect Military Installations From Drones Between $1 Million And $74 Million

The initial costs to acquire and deploy counter-small unmanned aircraft system (C-sUAS) defenses at individual Defense Department installations are estimated at between $1.2 million and $73.6 million depending on the […]