:

U.S.-Australia Reaffirm Value Of Alliance, Will Consult On Missile Defense

Monday, November 19th, 2012

SHARE:

U.S. and Australian officials continue to affirm the value of their alliance in helping to shape the security and prosperity of the Asia Pacific region, to include working toward an Asia-Pacific missile defense. In their official communiqué, the two nations agreed to consult as the United States develops the phased-adaptive approach to ballistic missile defense for Europe. The consultation would allow missile defense “to be adapted to the threats unique to the Asia-Pacific.” Additionally, Australia and the United States would…

Budget

House Appropriators Add Restrictions And Reporting Requirement To Battleship, Reject Cut

The chairman’s mark of the House Appropriations Committee’s (HAC) fiscal year 2027 defense appropriations bill funds the administration’s $1 billion request for the BBG(X) Trump-class battleship, but adds restrictions requiring […]

Congress

House Appropriators Concerned With ‘Risky’ Reconciliation Approach To Fund Munitions, F-35 Plans

The House Appropriations Committee has raised concern with the Trump administration’s “risky” approach to seeking significant fiscal year 2027 funding for key priorities such as critical munitions and F-35 procurement […]

Budget

Lawmakers Push Shipbuilding Accountability And Submarine Reports In House Appropriations Bill

The House Appropriations Committee’s mark of the FY ‘27 defense spending bill includes shipbuilding accountability provisions given increasing cost-to-complete requests and perennially delayed shipbuilding programs. The bill report said that […]

Congress

Six F-35Bs Delivered Without Radars Thus Far, Program Director Says

The U.S. Marine Corps thus far has received six F-35B fighters without radars, as the service waits on Northrop Grumman‘s [NOC] delivery of the AN/APG-85 radar, which is to replace […]