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House Panels Heed Admin’s Missile Cuts, Boost SOCOM

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Friday, June 12th, 2009

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By Emelie Rutherford House authorizing subcommittees began crafting the Pentagon's fiscal year 2010 budget yesterday, proposing to match the Obama administration's missile-defense request and boost its Special Operations Command (SOCOM) proposal to include the command's wish-list of unfunded items. The full House Armed Services Committee (HASC) will mark up the entire defense authorization bill Tuesday. Two key procurement panels--the Seapower and Expeditionary Forces and the Air and Land Forces subcommittees--are slated to mark up their portions today. The Strategic Forces…

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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 […]

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Senate Appropriators Press On Supplemental’s Requests Beyond Iran Scope, Hegseth Urges Full Funding

Senate appropriators have pressed Pentagon leadership on the decision to include funds in the Iran war supplemental request for items beyond the current military operation, while Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth […]