Aerospace Group:

Congress

Trump’s New Arms Control Negotiator Says Hurting Nuke Modernization Hurts Arms Control

Thursday, May 21st, 2020

SHARE:

Trump’s New Arms Control Negotiator Says Hurting Nuke Modernization Hurts Arms Control

Marshall Billingslea, President Trump’s new pointman on arms control, warned Thursday that if Congress slows down the ongoing U.S. nuclear modernization plan, it would undercut arms control negotiations with Russia and China. “Congress has strongly supported the modernization of our deterrent,” Billingslea, the State Department’s new special presidential envoy for arms control, said Thursday in a webcast hosted by the Hudson Institute think tank in Washington. “Certainly, now is not the time to change course. And I need to be…

Unmanned Systems

In Response To Flag Concerns, DoD Looks To Reduce Drone Prices, As Order for 30,000 Looms

The Pentagon is bargain shopping for Group 1 drones, as other countries, including Ukraine and China, have taken advantage of consumer electronics-level prices to bolster their stables. “In last spring’s […]

Pentagon

Amid Questions On Weapons Stockpiles, Caine Says U.S. Has ‘Sufficient’ Munitions For Iran Operation

Pentagon leaders on Wednesday sought to quell concerns over the rate at which the U.S. is employing critical munitions in its military strike campaign against Iran, with lawmakers also pressing […]

Congress

SASC Leaders Criticize Trump’s Defense Strategy, Press Colby On Policy Shifts

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

Legislation regarding equity investments by the Defense Department in critical mineral supply chains is needed to strengthen the larger defense industrial base and demonstrate to the “free market” that the […]