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Mine-Shielding Truck Effort May Adjust To Address Uptick In Afghan IED Attacks

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Monday, August 17th, 2009

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By Emelie Rutherford The Pentagon is waiting to buy any more all-terrain mine-resistant trucks--1,275 more of which now are planned--until an upcoming ground assessment is delivered on the war in Afghanistan, where increased roadside-bomb attacks could alter immediate vehicle needs, an official said. Marine Corps Systems Command leader Brig. Gen. Michael Brogan told Defense Daily he and other officials met with Defense Secretary Robert Gates last Thursday about hastening the fielding to Afghanistan of both new Mine Resistant Ambush Protected…

Congress

Munitions Fired Represent Most of $25 Billion Spent By Pentagon on Iran War So Far

Munitions fired in the two-month old “Operation Epic Fury” against Iran represent most of the $25 billion cost the Pentagon has incurred thus far in the conflict, the acting Defense […]

Congress

Slotkin: Pentagon Should Use Anthropic’s Mythos To Spot Cyber Security Gaps

The Pentagon should be using Anthropic‘s recently announced Mythos artificial intelligence model to spot gaps in cyber security, Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.) said on Tuesda. “I think the thing that […]

Budd And Shaheen Bill Would Authorize 329 F-15EX Fighters

Two members of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), Sen. Ted Budd (R-N.C.) and Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), have introduced the Airpower Acceleration Act, which would authorize multi-year procurements of […]

Congress

HASC’s Wittman Sees ‘Challenging’ Push For $350B In Reconciliation Funds, Wants Sustained Defense Increase

NATIONAL HARBOR, Md.– Congress’ work to pass $350 billion in reconciliation funds to support the Trump administration’s push for a $1.5 trillion fiscal year 2027 defense topline is “going to […]