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Army

Vehicle Moderinzation, Slowed By Uncertain Budgets, Costing Army Time And Money

Wednesday, October 5th, 2016

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Vehicle Moderinzation, Slowed By Uncertain Budgets, Costing Army Time And Money

The Army is chugging along modernizing its combat vehicles but budgets are forcing it to field the upgrades so slowly that the service is paying more than necessary for the work.Almost exactly a year since publication of its Combat Vehicle Modernization Strategy the Army has upgrade programs underway for M1 Abrams, Bradley fighting vehicle and Stryker wheeled combat vehicle that improve their automotive performance, lethality and communication capabilities.The first Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicle (AMPV) is scheduled for delivery in December and…

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 […]