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Army

Army’s ‘Not There Yet’ On Going After Full Electrification For JLTV, McConville Says

By Matthew Beinart

Tuesday, June 22nd, 2021

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Army’s ‘Not There Yet’ On Going After Full Electrification For JLTV, McConville Says

JLTV

Army Chief Gen. James McConville said Tuesday he doesn’t believe full vehicle electrification will be a requirement for the service’s follow-on production competition for the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV), adding the service will likely focus on potential hybrid power solutions for platforms of that size. Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) pressed McConville during a Senate Appropriations Defense Subcommittee hearing on why the service was not pursuing “more aggressive transition to electrification” for JLTV as it looks to award the next…

Congress

House Sends Dec. 11 CR With Ship Construction Funds To Trump’s Desk For Final Signature

The House on Tuesday passed a stopgap funding bill to keep the government open through Dec. 11, sending the temporary funding measure that also includes funds to support ongoing shipbuilding […]

Missile Defense

Guetlein On Golden Dome: ‘We Cannot Protect This Nation And Bankrupt It At The Same Time’

While there has been criticism among missile defense advocates of Golden Dome’s development pace after the signing of an executive order in January last year, Space Force Gen. Michael Guetlein, […]

Missile Defense

Interview with Rep. Jeff Crank (R-Colo.), co-chair of the Golden Dome Caucus

Rep. Jeff Crank (R-Colo.), a co-chair of the Golden Dome Caucus in Congress and a member of the House Armed Services Committee’s strategic forces panel, discusses the transformative defense investments […]

Space

Space Force PAE For Infrastructure Completing Move To Colorado Springs

U.S. Space Force Space Systems Command’s (SSC) Portfolio Acquisition Executive (PAE) for infrastructure–a $4 billion contracting hub for SSC–is completing a move from Los Angeles Air Force Base, Calif. to […]