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Congress

UAS Pilot, Sensor Operator Shortages Are Near-Term Challenges For CBP

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Friday, July 16th, 2010

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By Calvin Biesecker Customs and Border Protection (CBP) operates the second largest fleet of Predator unmanned aircraft systems behind the Air Force and has amassed nearly 7,000 flight hours on its small but growing fleet of the remotely operated aircraft but getting enough qualified pilot and sensor operators fast enough is a challenge, the head of the agency's Office of Air and Marine told Congress yesterday. "The greatest near-term challenge faced by CBP UAS Program is a shortage of pilots…

Congress

House Republicans’ Blueprint For Reconciliation 3.0 Includes $60 Billion For Defense

House Republicans on Wednesday unveiled a blueprint for a third reconciliation bill that includes $60 billion for defense, a figure slightly below the Trump administration’s request to cover Iran war […]

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 […]