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Thornberry: Georgia Runoffs, Base Renaming Debate Could Delay NDAA’s Passage

By Matthew Beinart

Tuesday, November 17th, 2020

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Thornberry: Georgia Runoffs, Base Renaming Debate Could Delay NDAA’s Passage

Rep. Mac Thornberry (R-Texas), House Armed Services Committee ranking member

The outgoing top Republican on the House Armed Services Committee said Tuesday the looming runoff elections in Georgia to decide control of the Senate in the next Congress and the ongoing debate over base renaming directives could delay passage of the next defense policy bill. Rep. Mac Thornberry (R-Texas), who is retiring from Congress, said the leaders of the congressional defense committees have begun informal talks before the start of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) conference and have made…

Army

Lawmakers Request DoD Briefing On Army’s Planned Cuts To Aviation Procurement

A bipartisan group of House lawmakers has sent a letter asking the Pentagon for a briefing on the potential industrial base impacts as a result of the Army’s planned cuts […]

Congress

CENTCOM Looking To Lessons Learned From Use Of LUCAS Drones

U.S Central Command (CENTCOM) is looking to lessons learned from its use of Low-cost Unmanned Combat Attack System (LUCAS) drones by Phoenix-based SpektreWorks, according to CENTCOM head Adm. Brad Cooper. […]

Army

Hegseth Says DoD Open To Reviewing Army’s Planned Cuts To Legacy Helicopter Procurement

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has told lawmakers the Pentagon is open to reviewing the Army’s planned procurement cuts to its legacy manned aviation fleet. Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.), ranking member […]

Congress

Appropriators Press For Details On Iran War Costs; DoD’s $29B Estimate Doesn’t Include Base Damage

The Pentagon estimates the U.S.’ ongoing conflict with Iran has now cost at least $29 billion, while a lead official noted the updated figure does not factor in damage to […]