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Lawmakers Take Bipartisan Aim at Newly Approved Arms Sales to Middle East

By Vivienne Machi

Wednesday, June 5th, 2019

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Lawmakers Take Bipartisan Aim at Newly Approved Arms Sales to Middle East

Seven senators plan to introduce over 20 separate resolutions to disapprove of President Trump’s recent approval of arms sales to two Middle Eastern countries, which subverted the congressional review process for such sales, while members of the House Foreign Affairs Committee plan similar resolutions in the lower chamber. Seven senators, led by Senate Foreign Relations Committee Ranking Member Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), announced June 5 in a release that they plan to introduce 22 separate Joint Resolutions of Disapproval –…

HASC Looks To Restrict USV Deliveries Without Navy CONOPS And Strategy

The House Armed Services Committee’s (HASC) fiscal year 2027 defense policy draft bill aims to restrict the Navy’s use of unmanned surface vessels (USV) until it decides on key factors […]

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Gaps In Army’s Tactical Counter-Drone Capabilities Remain Concern Of HASC

A draft defense policy bill released this week says the Army is fielding counter-drone capabilities for defense of fixed sites and maneuver forces but suggests that troops at the lowest […]

Army

HASC Wants Closer Look At Army’s SBMC Program, Cites Avoiding Past IVAS Missteps

The House Armed Services Committee (HASC) wants a closer look at the Army’s Soldier Borne Mission Command (SBMC) effort, citing support for the development program while expressing caution to avoid […]

HASC Bill Funds Second Destroyer, Adds Several Multi-Ship Procurements, Puts Limits On Battleship

The House Armed Services Committee (HASC) chairman’s mark of the fiscal year 2027 defense authorization act, released May 26, largely approved the Navy’s shipbuilding request, but it added funds to […]