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Space

SASC Recommends THAAD Funding Hit Due To Production Delay

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Monday, June 21st, 2010

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By Marina Malenic The Senate Armed Service Committee's (SASC) version of the FY '11 Defense Authorization Bill recommends withholding $25 million in funding for a medium-range air defense development effort due to a production break caused by faulty parts. The Pentagon's budget request included $858.9 million for procurement of Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) interceptors. "The committee notes that there is currently a production and delivery delay of more than three months for THAAD interceptors because of a pending…

Congress

Key Defense Committee Members Face Tight Midterm Races, Including HASC GOP’ers In Virginia

As the mid-term elections near with polls showing an increasing likelihood of a switch in majority control in the House and potentially the Senate, three Virginia Republicans on the House […]

‘Theoretical Potential’ to Achieve 1,509 Combat-Coded Fighters by 2035, USAF Says

In the latest U.S. Air Force fighter force structure report submitted to Congress, the service speaks of a “theoretical potential” to achieve a goal of 1,509 combat-coded fighters in the […]

Budget

Hegseth Pushes For Reconciliation With At Least $350 Billion For Defense ‘Regardless’ Of Midterms Outcome

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Wednesday the Trump administration plans to continue its push for at least $350 billion in defense funds via the reconciliation process “regardless of what happens […]

Congress

Bipartisan Push in Senate to Hasten Export of 155 mm, GMLRS, HIMARS for Ukraine

A small, bipartisan group of senators is backing the Fast Tracking European Investment in Ukraine’s Defense Act, S. 5175, to hasten the export of allied buys of U.S. munitions for […]