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Senators Back Adding Sub, Destroyer To Navy Budget

Julie Samuel

Monday, May 7th, 2012

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Six senators are calling on the heads of a Senate panel to follow their House counterparts and bolster support for two major Navy shipbuilding programs in the defense budget. The half dozen Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) members made their appeal to Subcommittee Chairman Jack Reed (D-R.I.) and Ranking Member Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) late last week, as the panel prepares to craft its version of the fiscal year 2013 defense authorization bill in two weeks. They want the subcommittee heads to…

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Unmanned Systems

CBO Says Upfront Costs To Protect Military Installations From Drones Between $1 Million And $74 Million

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House Heads For Recess Without Moving On NDAA After Procedural Vote Fails

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