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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…

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Senate’s CR Has Ship Construction Exemption, Forgoes White House’s Battleship, Munitions Requests

The Senate on Sunday released a bipartisan stopgap funding proposal to keep the government open through December 11, which would also secure additional funds to support ongoing shipbuilding efforts and […]

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U.S. Fighter Fleet Will Expand By 2040 But More Stealth Aircraft Will Mean Less Availability, CBO Says

The number of fighter aircraft in the U.S. military inventory will decline over the next few years before expanding to a greater number than currently, but their availability for operational […]

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White House Details ‘Concerns’ With Shipbuilding, Spaced-Based Interceptor Oversight In House’s NDAA

The White House has detailed “a number of concerns” with the newly-passed House version of the next defense policy bill, to include the legislation’s limits on procuring Navy ships built […]

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House Narrowly Votes To Pass $1.15 Trillion FY ‘27 NDAA, Blueprint For Reconciliation 3.0

The House on Wednesday narrowly voted to pass its $1.15 trillion version of the fiscal year 2027 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) and a blueprint for a third reconciliation bill […]