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Space

Sen. Warren Pressing DoD to Help Nix Russian Use of Starlink

Frank Wolfe

Tuesday, May 21st, 2024

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Sen. Warren Pressing DoD to Help Nix Russian Use of Starlink

Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Space and Missile Defense John Hill testifies on May 21 before the Senate Armed Services Committee's strategic forces subcommittee.

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) wants a forthcoming DoD contract renewal with SpaceX for Starlink in Ukraine to have provisions to help nix Russian black market-enabled use of the communications service. "Can you assure me that, as you renegotiate this contract, you will have provisions in place that will require SpaceX to do everything within its ability to prevent illicit use by Russia and other forces?" Warren asked John Hill, the deputy assistant secretary of defense for space and missile defense,…

Navy Looks To Eventually Assemble Battleship At HII Newport News; Faces More Dem Opposition

The Navy told lawmakers this week it found a dry dock at HII’s [HII] Newport News Shipbuilding shipyard it thinks can use for final assembly of the new Trump-class battleship […]

Navy Leaders Downplay Looking At Foreign Navy Shipbuilding Amid Lawmaker Objections

The Navy’s top leaders this week seemed to downplay and back down on the service potentially using foreign shipyards to build U.S. Navy ships or buying foreign designed warships overseas […]

Army

Senate Defense Appropriators See ‘Risk’ With Army’s Reconciliation Plan To Fund Munitions Increase

The Senate’s top defense appropriators cited concern this week with the Army’s request to fund the majority of its large increase to munitions procurement in fiscal year 2027 through the […]

Army

Army Relooking At Its ‘Whole Aviation Transformation’ Plan, Acting Chief Tells Lawmakers

The Army is relooking at its “whole aviation transformation initiative,” the service’s acting chief of staff told lawmakers on Tuesday, to include its approach for future procurement of “enduring” platforms. […]