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By Cal Biesecker

Tuesday, January 5th, 2021

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Tech Developments

MADS-K OTM V4 installed on an Up-Armored HMMWV and Ford F350 Platforms. Photo: ELTA North America

ELTA Supplies DoD Special Forces with Counter-Drone System ELTA North America says it has delivered its On-The-Move V4 counter-drone system to meet the needs of the U.S. Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low Intensity Conflict Combating Terrorism Technical Support Office for defense-in-depth capability against small unmanned aircraft systems (sUAS). The OTM V4 is designed for use on off-road vehicles and operate while on the move. Under contract with the CTTSO, ELTA North America, part of Israel’s IAI,…

Congress

Pentagon Fiscal 2027 Budget To Address Cannibalization Of Parts For F-35, Legislator Says

The Pentagon’s upcoming fiscal 2027 budget request will help reduce the cannibalization of parts for the F-35 fighter by Lockheed Martin [LMT], the chairman of the House Armed Services Committee’s […]

Budget

Trump’s $1.15 Trillion Request For DoD Is The ‘New Normal,” HASC Chairman Says

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.—The Trump administration’s nearly $1.2 trillion baseline defense budget request for fiscal year 2027 will be adopted and will be the foundation for the “new normal” going forward, […]

Congress

Trump Wants Second Reconciliation Bill On His Desk By June 1

President Donald Trump on Wednesday called on Congress to pass and send a second reconciliation bill to his desk by June 1. The deadline follows congressional Republicans’ backing a pursuit […]

Space

Upgrading Current GPS Ground System “Now a Viable Option,” As GPS OCX Problems Continue, Space Official Says

Upgrades to the GPS ground system–the Architecture Evolution Plan (AEP)–is an option under consideration by the Defense Department’s space acquisition chief, as problems continue in fielding the GPS Next Generation […]