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Congress

Obama Says United States Mustn’t Tolerate A Nuclear-Armed Iran, Since That Would Threaten Israel; He Terms Iranian Guard Terrorists

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Monday, September 29th, 2008

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But Obama, McCain Call For Still-More Economic Sanctions On Iran, Without Specifically Calling For European Missile Defense System McCain Vows To Be Tough On Contractors; Boasts He Already Saved Money By Killing Plan To Lease Boeing Tanker Planes Sen. Barack Obama of Illinois, the Democratic presidential nominee, said that the United States cannot tolerate Iran developing nuclear weapons, pointing to Tehran using 4,000 centrifuges to produce nuclear materials. That would threaten Israel, and it also might trigger an arms race…

Congress

SASC Cites Concern With Army’s sUAS Approach, Seeks Info On Plans To Scale Fielding

Senate defense authorizers are seeking more info from the Army on its plans for scaling and deploying small drone capabilities citing concern with the service’s current “fragmented and insufficient” approach. […]

SASC Bill Would Raise Amphib Requirement To 33 Ships

The Senate Armed Services Committee’s (SASC) fiscal year 2027 defense policy bill adds new provisions that would raise the Navy and Marine Corps’ minimum requirement for amphibious warships and extend […]

Army

Army Plans To Initiate ISV-Heavy Competition Later This Year, Official Says

The Army is planning to initiate its competition to build the Infantry Squad Vehicle (ISV)-Heavy in the fourth quarter of this year, a senior acquisition official has said. Jesse Tolleson, […]

Senate Authorization Bill Restricts Building Navy Warships Overseas With Limited Exception For Auxiliaries

The Senate Armed Services Committee’s (SASC) version of the FY 2027 defense policy bill looks to cut the ability for the Trump administration to buy foreign-made warships, but still allow […]