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Murtha Stands By Tanker Dual Buy Plan, Eyes Hawkeye Funds For Delayed Supp

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Thursday, March 26th, 2009

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By Emelie Rutherford A chief defense appropriator said yesterday he is not backing down from trying to compel a split buy of the Air Force tanker in the upcoming supplemental war-spending bill, delayed legislation in which he also wants to fund a Navy surveillance aircraft. House Appropriations Defense subcommittee (HAC-D) Chairman John Murtha (D-Pa.) told reporters he was finalizing a proposal for a dual procurement of the aerial-refueling tanker from contract competitors Boeing [BA] and a Northrop Grumman [NOC]-European Aeronautic…

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 […]