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Navy/USMC

Navy Requests Relatively Modest $1.5 Billion In Unfunded Priorities List

Tuesday, March 6th, 2018

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Navy Requests Relatively Modest $1.5 Billion In Unfunded Priorities List

The Navy requested a relatively modest $1.5 billion in spending in its FY ’19 unfunded priorities list, with no additional aircraft or ships requested.The annual list sent to Congress in late February with projects not funded under the formal budget request process is much smaller than the $5.3 billion FY ’18 list. That one included six additional P-8A Poseidon maritime surveillance aircraft, 10 more F/A-18 E/F Super Hornets, four more F-35Cs, four more CMV-22B Ospreys, five more ship to shore…

Army

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

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Congress

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

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Congress

Appropriators Offer Skepticism On $350B Defense Reconciliation Plan, ‘Big Risk’ For Key Initiatives

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Congress

All Future Systems Should Have Autonomy Features, Reed Says

Last week, Sen. Jack Reed (D-R.I.) visited North Kingstown, R.I.-based Senesco, which is teaming with autonomous systems company Havoc to bid on the U.S. Navy’s Medium Unmanned Surface Vessel program. […]