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Army

Strategic Forces Panel Wants Assessment of MEADS Tech After Test

By Cal Biesecker

Wednesday, May 22nd, 2013

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After a contentious period when congressional committees tried to kill the final stage of the tri-national Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS), a House Armed Services Committee (HASC) panel wants an assessment of what technologies the Army wants for its future plans. HASC yesterday released legislative language the Strategic Forces panel is expected to consider today at the defense-authorization markup. “The committee is aware that one of the frequent justifications for completion of the Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS)…

Unmanned Systems

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Pentagon

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Congress

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Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) leadership on Tuesday criticized the Trump administration’s new National Defense Strategy (NDS) and pressed the Pentagon’s top policy official to explain the document’s priorities. SASC […]

Congress

Wicker Wants Legislation On DoD’s Equity Investments In Minerals Supply Chain

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