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Air Force

James Casts Doubt On Air Force Making 2019 New Rocket Engine Deadline

Pat Host

Wednesday, February 25th, 2015

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James Casts Doubt On Air Force Making 2019 New Rocket Engine Deadline

The RD-180 in an undated test stand hot fire. Photo: NASA.

Air Force Secretary Deborah James on Wednesday doubted the service would meet lawmakers’ 2019 deadline to develop a next-generation rocket engine.“To have that 2019 deadline there is pretty aggressive and I’m not sure we can make it,” James testified to the Senate Appropriations defense subcommittee (SAC-D) during the Air Force’s fiscal year 2016 budget request hearing.Section 1604 of the FY ’15 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) directs the Defense Department to compete and produce a domestically-made next-generation engine by 2019.…

Army

Lawmakers Request DoD Briefing On Army’s Planned Cuts To Aviation Procurement

A bipartisan group of House lawmakers has sent a letter asking the Pentagon for a briefing on the potential industrial base impacts as a result of the Army’s planned cuts […]

Congress

CENTCOM Looking To Lessons Learned From Use Of LUCAS Drones

U.S Central Command (CENTCOM) is looking to lessons learned from its use of Low-cost Unmanned Combat Attack System (LUCAS) drones by Phoenix-based SpektreWorks, according to CENTCOM head Adm. Brad Cooper. […]

Army

Hegseth Says DoD Open To Reviewing Army’s Planned Cuts To Legacy Helicopter Procurement

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has told lawmakers the Pentagon is open to reviewing the Army’s planned procurement cuts to its legacy manned aviation fleet. Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.), ranking member […]

Congress

Appropriators Press For Details On Iran War Costs; DoD’s $29B Estimate Doesn’t Include Base Damage

The Pentagon estimates the U.S.’ ongoing conflict with Iran has now cost at least $29 billion, while a lead official noted the updated figure does not factor in damage to […]