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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

House Republicans’ Blueprint For Reconciliation 3.0 Includes $60 Billion For Defense

House Republicans on Wednesday unveiled a blueprint for a third reconciliation bill that includes $60 billion for defense, a figure slightly below the Trump administration’s request to cover Iran war […]

Congress

Senate Dems Block Consideration Of FY ‘27 NDAA Over Iran War Concerns

Senate Democrats on Tuesday blocked a vote to advance consideration of the chamber’s $1.14 trillion fiscal year 2027 National Defense Authorization (NDAA). The procedural vote was 46-50, failing to reach […]

Congress

Concerns Raised At SASC Hearing On Unobligated Reconciliation Funds And Lack Of Updates On Iran War Cost

Members of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) raised concerns at a hearing on Tuesday about the majority of funds in the $153 billion first reconciliation bill being unobligated thus […]

Unmanned Systems

CBO Says Upfront Costs To Protect Military Installations From Drones Between $1 Million And $74 Million

The initial costs to acquire and deploy counter-small unmanned aircraft system (C-sUAS) defenses at individual Defense Department installations are estimated at between $1.2 million and $73.6 million depending on the […]