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Rep. Taylor Questions Pentagon Acquisition Chief’s Support For DDG-1000

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Monday, June 9th, 2008

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By Geoff Fein and Emelie Rutherford In a letter to John Young, the Pentagon's top weapon's buyer, Rep. Gene Taylor (D-Miss.), raised his concerns that the DDG-1000 has the potential to bankrupt all other Navy shipbuilding efforts and could cripple the service's shipbuilding plan. The letter follows Young's appearance before the Senate Armed Services Committee last week where he questioned numbers contained in a May 7 letter sent from Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Gary Roughead to Sen. Edward Kennedy…

Congress

Baldwin Concerned With Army’s JLTV ‘Mismanagement,’ Seeks Support For Marines’ Procurement Plans

Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) has raised concerns with the “Army’s mismanagement” of the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) program, and is seeking assurance that the Marine Corps can be supported […]

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, […]