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Army

UAW President Urges Defense Secretary To Maintain Abrams Tank Funding

By Cal Biesecker

Friday, October 26th, 2012

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The president of the International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace & Agricultural Implement Workers of America--UAW has written to Defense Secretary Leon Panetta expressing concern over the Army’s proposal to end tank modernization, and calling for maintained Abrams tank funding. In the Oct. 4 letter from Solidarity House in Detroit, Mich., Bob King wrote on behalf of the more than one million active and retired UAW members about the end of modernizing the tank, a plan that “places in jeopardy our…

Congress

Baldwin Concerned With Army’s JLTV ‘Mismanagement,’ Seeks Support For Marines’ Procurement Plans

Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) has raised concerns with the “Army’s mismanagement” of the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) program, and is seeking assurance that the Marine Corps can be supported […]

Congress

SASC Cites Concern With Army’s sUAS Approach, Seeks Info On Plans To Scale Fielding

Senate defense authorizers are seeking more info from the Army on its plans for scaling and deploying small drone capabilities citing concern with the service’s current “fragmented and insufficient” approach. […]

SASC Bill Would Raise Amphib Requirement To 33 Ships

The Senate Armed Services Committee’s (SASC) fiscal year 2027 defense policy bill adds new provisions that would raise the Navy and Marine Corps’ minimum requirement for amphibious warships and extend […]

Army

Army Plans To Initiate ISV-Heavy Competition Later This Year, Official Says

The Army is planning to initiate its competition to build the Infantry Squad Vehicle (ISV)-Heavy in the fourth quarter of this year, a senior acquisition official has said. Jesse Tolleson, […]