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Army

U.S. Tanks, Armored Vehicles Arrive In Europe In Answer To Russian Saber Rattling

Friday, January 6th, 2017

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U.S. Tanks, Armored Vehicles Arrive In Europe In Answer To Russian Saber Rattling

M1 Abrams tanks roll off a ship in Bremerhaven, Germany on Jan. 6. (Army photo)

Hundreds of U.S. combat vehicles on Friday began offloading onto the docks of Bremerhaven, Germany, where they will meet about 4,000 troops headed to Europe for a nine-month rotational deployment as part of Operation Atlantic Resolve.The vehicles – 87 M1 Abrams tanks, 144 Bradley Fighting Vehicles – and other equipment, belong to the 3rd Armored Brigade Combat team, 4th Infantry Division, based at Fort Carson, Colo. The brigade also shipped 419 Humvees in several variants and 18 Paladin mobile gun…

Congress

Senate Dems Block Consideration Of FY ‘27 NDAA Over Iran War Concerns

Senate Democrats on Tuesday blocked a vote to advance consideration of the chamber’s $1.14 trillion fiscal year 2027 National Defense Authorization (NDAA). The procedural vote was 46-50, failing to reach […]

Congress

Concerns Raised At SASC Hearing On Unobligated Reconciliation Funds And Lack Of Updates On Iran War Cost

Members of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) raised concerns at a hearing on Tuesday about the majority of funds in the $153 billion first reconciliation bill being unobligated thus […]

Unmanned Systems

CBO Says Upfront Costs To Protect Military Installations From Drones Between $1 Million And $74 Million

The initial costs to acquire and deploy counter-small unmanned aircraft system (C-sUAS) defenses at individual Defense Department installations are estimated at between $1.2 million and $73.6 million depending on the […]

Congress

House Heads For Recess Without Moving On NDAA After Procedural Vote Fails

The House will leave for the Fourth of July recess without moving forward on its $1.15 trillion fiscal year 2027 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), with a procedural vote to […]