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Army

Navy Takes Over APKWS Program After Army Ends Its Effort

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Monday, November 10th, 2008

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By Geoff Fein The Navy has taken over the lead on the Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System (APKWS) following the Army's decision to terminate the program. BAE Systems last week said the APKWS contract was transferred from the Army to the Navy to complete System Development and Demonstration of the rocket-guidance capability. "As a result of competing fiscal priorities during the development of the FY '08 President's Budget, the Army decided to terminate the program and the Army's Acquisition Executive…

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

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Congress

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

Senate and House Appropriators told Pentagon leadership on Tuesday they’re skeptical of the department’s plan to fund $350 billion of the fiscal year 2027 defense budget through the reconciliation process, […]