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Navy/USMC

Ohio-class Sub Replacement Will Squeeze DoD Resources, Carter says

Defense Daily Staff

Friday, September 16th, 2011

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The replacement for the fleet of Ohio-class ballistic missile submarines will present a budget challenge, but the Pentagon is working aggressively to keep costs down and won't let construction begin unless there is confidence the program will meet its cost targets, acquisition chief Ashton Carter said recently. The Navy anticipates beginning retirement of the SSBNs toward the end of the 2020s and has been looking toward the next design for the ships. The replacement program will likely dominate the Navy's…

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 […]