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Pentagon

Selva Says Nuclear Deterrent Modernization Is DoD’s Top Priority, B-21 Passes PDR

Pat Host

Wednesday, March 8th, 2017

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Selva Says Nuclear Deterrent Modernization Is DoD’s Top Priority, B-21 Passes PDR

Not only is modernizing and recapitalizing the nuclear deterrent the Pentagon’s top priority, but modernizing the system’s command and control (C2) capabilities is another prerogative, according to officials.The Defense Department's nuclear deterrent is composed of a number of parts, including ICBMs, bombers, ballistic missile submarines and the C2 system that binds them together. Joint Chiefs Vice Chairman Air Force Gen. Paul Selva said Wednesday a number of decisions over the past decade to defer modernization in favor of other priorities…

Congress

House Authorizers Retain Battleship Funding, But Want Nuclear-Power Report

The House Armed Services Committee’s (HASC) Thursday markup of the FY 2027 defense authorization bill rejected an amendment to cut funding for the new Trump-class battleship (BBG(X)), but did agree […]

Congress

HASC Rejects $150 Billion Topline Cut, Iran Cost Transparency Proposals At NDAA Markup

The House Armed Services Committee (HASC) on Thursday rejected a Democrat-led proposal to cut the $1.15 trillion fiscal year 2027 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) by $150 billion, as the […]

HASC Wants Pentagon List Of Critical F-35 Technical Data Rights And Estimate Of Cost To Buy Them For Repairs

The House Armed Services Committee (HASC) wants the Pentagon to inform the committee of critical technical data rights for the Lockheed Martin [LMT] F-35 fighter and how much it would […]

Space

NRO Nominee: “We Have To Look Differently At Our Requirements”

The National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) has said that it has launched more than 200 proliferated low Earth orbit satellites in the last two years to supplement the costly high-end systems […]