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Congress

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…

Congress

SASC Cites Concern With Army’s sUAS Approach, Seeks Info On Plans To Scale Fielding

Senate defense authorizers are seeking more info from the Army on its plans for scaling and deploying small drone capabilities citing concern with the service’s current “fragmented and insufficient” approach. […]

SASC Bill Would Raise Amphib Requirement To 33 Ships

The Senate Armed Services Committee’s (SASC) fiscal year 2027 defense policy bill adds new provisions that would raise the Navy and Marine Corps’ minimum requirement for amphibious warships and extend […]

Army

Army Plans To Initiate ISV-Heavy Competition Later This Year, Official Says

The Army is planning to initiate its competition to build the Infantry Squad Vehicle (ISV)-Heavy in the fourth quarter of this year, a senior acquisition official has said. Jesse Tolleson, […]

Senate Authorization Bill Restricts Building Navy Warships Overseas With Limited Exception For Auxiliaries

The Senate Armed Services Committee’s (SASC) version of the FY 2027 defense policy bill looks to cut the ability for the Trump administration to buy foreign-made warships, but still allow […]