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HASC Tweaks Littoral Ship Cost Cap While Pressuring Navy On Program

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Monday, June 22nd, 2009

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By Emelie Rutherford The House Armed Services Committee (HASC) agreed to give the Navy relief on a cost ceiling for littoral vessels, but made last-minute changes last week to the new price guidelines, saying they won't kick in until the service ensures Congress the ship program is on track. Rep. Todd Akin (R-Mo.), ranking member of the House Armed Services Seapower and Expeditionary Forces subcommittee, said he was not comfortable with tweaks to the $460 million-per-ship Littoral Combat Ship (LCS)…

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Munitions Fired Represent Most of $25 Billion Spent By Pentagon on Iran War So Far

Munitions fired in the two-month old “Operation Epic Fury” against Iran represent most of the $25 billion cost the Pentagon has incurred thus far in the conflict, the acting Defense […]

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Slotkin: Pentagon Should Use Anthropic’s Mythos To Spot Cyber Security Gaps

The Pentagon should be using Anthropic‘s recently announced Mythos artificial intelligence model to spot gaps in cyber security, Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.) said on Tuesda. “I think the thing that […]

Budd And Shaheen Bill Would Authorize 329 F-15EX Fighters

Two members of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), Sen. Ted Budd (R-N.C.) and Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), have introduced the Airpower Acceleration Act, which would authorize multi-year procurements of […]

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HASC’s Wittman Sees ‘Challenging’ Push For $350B In Reconciliation Funds, Wants Sustained Defense Increase

NATIONAL HARBOR, Md.– Congress’ work to pass $350 billion in reconciliation funds to support the Trump administration’s push for a $1.5 trillion fiscal year 2027 defense topline is “going to […]