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Monday, December 7th, 2009

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The Latest Word On Trends And Developments In Aerospace And Defense Stryker Strike. HAC-D Chairman John Murtha (D-Pa.) says he broached concerns that Stryker vehicles aren't well suited for use in southern Afghanistan when he visited the war-ravaged nation Thanksgiving week. "I'll tell you, Strykers work very well in Iraq, in Afghanistan they weren't working as well," Murtha tells reporters Dec. 2. "So I talked to the British general who had responsibility for the south. He said we're going to…

Congress

With $1.5 Trillion Request, Army, Air Force, Navy’s Unfunded Lists Focus Solely On MILCON Projects

With the Trump administration’s push to massively increase defense spending to $1.5 trillion in fiscal year 2027, the Army, Air Force and Navy have eschewed submitting large unfunded priorities lists […]

Unmanned Systems

Bipartisan House Bill Would Give National Guard To Counter-Drone Authorities

Seeking to close gaps that may arise between state and local law enforcers in different jurisdictions, a bipartisan contingent of House members this week introduced a bill that would allow […]

Congress

Munitions Fired Represent Most of $25 Billion Spent By Pentagon on Iran War So Far

Munitions fired in the two-month old “Operation Epic Fury” against Iran represent most of the $25 billion cost the Pentagon has incurred thus far in the conflict, the acting Defense […]

Congress

Slotkin: Pentagon Should Use Anthropic’s Mythos To Spot Cyber Security Gaps

The Pentagon should be using Anthropic‘s recently announced Mythos artificial intelligence model to spot gaps in cyber security, Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.) said on Tuesda. “I think the thing that […]