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Navy/USMC

SASC Defense Bill Extends Amphib Block Buy, Seeks Upgrade Report

Tuesday, September 28th, 2021

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SASC Defense Bill Extends Amphib Block Buy, Seeks Upgrade Report

Artist rendering of the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship LPD-30 (Image: Huntington Ingalls Industries)

The Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) version of the FY ‘22 defense policy bill would extend authority for the Navy to buy several amphibious vessels at once, but also asks the service to provide reports on the merits for the decision and upgrade potential. Last year, the FY ‘21 defense authorization act included a provision allowing the Navy to procure three San Antonio-class LPD-17 amphibious transport dock ships--LPD-32, LPD-33 and LPD-34--and one America-class amphibious assault ship, LHA-10, at once (Defense…

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 […]