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Navy Exploring Impact of Switching From EMALS To Steam Catapults For CVN-78

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Thursday, April 2nd, 2009

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By Emelie Rutherford and Geoff Fein While the Navy currently plans to stick with the Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System (EMALS) for the next-generation aircraft carrier, it is seeking input from industry on the cost and schedule impact of switching to a steam catapult, service officials told lawmakers yesterday. House Appropriations Defense subcommittee Chairman John Murtha (D-Pa.) peppered Navy shipbuilding officials during a congressional hearing on the service's examination of possibly reverting to a steam setup for CVN-78 because of cost…

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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 […]

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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 […]