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SASC Subcommittees Add More Money for Reapers, Depot Maintenance

Valerie Insinna

Tuesday, May 10th, 2016

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SASC Subcommittees Add More Money for Reapers, Depot Maintenance

The topline of the Senate Armed Services Committee’s fiscal year 2017 defense authorization bill is still a mystery, but SASC subcommittees during markups of the bill on Tuesday revealed key details on spending—including more money for the MQ-9 Reaper.The readiness, emerging threats and capabilities and personnel subcommittees amended their portions of the 2017 National Defense Authorization Act in open sessions in advance of a full committee markup that starts Wednesday and could extend until Friday. The strategic forces, seapower and…

Congress

Slotkin: Pentagon Should Use Anthropic’s Mythos To Spot Cyber Security Gaps

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Budd And Shaheen Bill Would Authorize 329 F-15EX Fighters

Two members of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), Sen. Ted Budd (R-N.C.) and Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), have introduced the Airpower Acceleration Act, which would authorize multi-year procurements of […]

Congress

HASC’s Wittman Sees ‘Challenging’ Push For $350B In Reconciliation Funds, Wants Sustained Defense Increase

NATIONAL HARBOR, Md.– Congress’ work to pass $350 billion in reconciliation funds to support the Trump administration’s push for a $1.5 trillion fiscal year 2027 defense topline is “going to […]

Army

Army Secretary Says “We Need To Over-Invest in FLRAA To Get It Online As Quickly As Possible”

Rep. Ken Calvert (R-Calif.), chairman of the House Appropriations Committee’s defense panel (HAC-D), said on Thursday that the Army’s budget plan beginning in fiscal 2027 has more than $2 billion […]