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Air Force

HASC Preps For Alternate Engine, Missile Defense Fights

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Thursday, May 5th, 2011

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By Emelie Rutherford The House Armed Services Committee (HASC) is preparing to debate next week changes to President Barack Obama's plans for ending the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter alternate engine and funding missile defense systems for the U.S. homeland. The last of the HASC subcommittees are poised to finish their bill-writing sessions, or "markups," of the policy-setting fiscal year 2012 defense authorization bill today. Four of the six subpanels yesterday teed up proposed changes to the Pentagon's budget proposal--including a…

Congress

SASC’s FY ‘27 NDAA Sticks With Army’s Plan For Legacy Aviation Procurement Cuts

The Senate Armed Services Committee’s (SASC) version of the next defense policy sticks to the Army’s proposed plan to cut procurement of its legacy aviation fleet, and does not authorize […]

Congress

SASC Approves $1.14 Trillion FY ‘27 NDAA With ‘Right to Repair’ Reform, Stock Buyback Restriction

The Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) has approved its $1.14 trillion version of the next defense policy bill, adopting “right to repair” reform to provide the military services’ greater ability […]

Congress

House Appropriators Unveil $1.07 Trillion FY ‘27 Defense Bill, Restore Funds For E-7, Army Aviation

House appropriators on Wednesday released their $1.07 trillion fiscal year 2027 defense spending bill, with the legislation reversing Army aviation cuts, restoring funding for the Air Force’s E-7 Wedgetail program […]

Congress

MOSA Implementation By Pentagon Lagging, GAO Official Says

While the Modular Open Systems Approach (MOSA) has been a requirement for major defense acquisition programs since January 2019 and other Defense Department acquisitions since January 2021, few programs are […]