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Thornberry: Nuclear Stockpile Recap to Be ‘Most Contentious’ Issue in FY ’21 NDAA

By Vivienne Machi

Monday, March 2nd, 2020

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Nuclear modernization is frequently high on the list of difficult matters to resolve in defense budget debates, but the House Armed Services Committee’s top Republican expects efforts to rebuild the U.S. nuclear weapons production complex and modernize the three legs of the triad to be front and center in fiscal year 2021 defense authorization talks. Lawmakers face an “enormous challenge” as they work through efforts to replace aging nuclear-armed bombers, submarines, missiles and munitions at the same time that the…

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Senate Appropriators Concerned With DoD’s Reconciliation Plan For Top FY ‘27 Priorities, Aide Says

Senate defense appropriators have concerns with the Pentagon’s decision to include key fiscal year 2027 funding priorities, such as critical munitions and drones production, among its request for $350 billion […]

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With $1.5 Trillion Request, Army, Air Force, Navy’s Unfunded Lists Focus Solely On MILCON Projects

With the Trump administration’s push to massively increase defense spending to $1.5 trillion in fiscal year 2027, the Army, Air Force and Navy have eschewed submitting large unfunded priorities lists […]

Unmanned Systems

Bipartisan House Bill Would Give National Guard To Counter-Drone Authorities

Seeking to close gaps that may arise between state and local law enforcers in different jurisdictions, a bipartisan contingent of House members this week introduced a bill that would allow […]

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Munitions Fired Represent Most of $25 Billion Spent By Pentagon on Iran War So Far

Munitions fired in the two-month old “Operation Epic Fury” against Iran represent most of the $25 billion cost the Pentagon has incurred thus far in the conflict, the acting Defense […]