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Heritage Report Sees “Unsettling Trend” In U.S. Military Strength

Friday, October 6th, 2017

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Heritage Report Sees “Unsettling Trend” In U.S. Military Strength

A new Heritage Foundation report finds that U.S. military capabilities continue to decline relative to what it needs to perform missions and maintain dominance over potential adversaries.The over 400-page 2018 Index of U.S. Military Strength is the fourth annual study of American military capabilities put out by the think tank. Heritage has close ties to the Trump administration and conservative members of Congress. James Carafano, vice president of the organization’s institute for national security and foreign policy and contributor to…

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 […]