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SASC Proposes Establishing 5G Testing Facilities In NDAA Mark

By Matthew Beinart

Friday, June 14th, 2019

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SASC Proposes Establishing 5G Testing Facilities In NDAA Mark

Nevada Test and Training Range

The Senate Armed Services Committee’s mark of the next defense policy bill includes a proposal to establish a 5G technology demonstration facility at the Nevada Test and Training Range. Lawmakers included the directive in their proposal for the fiscal year 2020 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which urged the defense secretary to establish a total of two installations to “explore and demonstrate the utility of using fifth-generation wireless networking technology to enhance combat operations.” The directive was included with the…

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 […]

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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 […]