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Monday, January 31st, 2011

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The Latest Word On Trends And Developments In Aerospace And Defense MRAP Move. The Pentagon has shifted $1.5 billion in its coffers to purchase 638 Mine Resistant Ambush Protected Vehicles (MRAPs) and related expenses for the blast-deflecting trucks. In a Jan. 20 internal reprogramming action, Comptroller Robert Hale taps $1.58 billion from the MRAP Vehicle Fund. Those monies are shifted to Marine Corps operation and maintenance for purchasing the 638 MRAPs along with vehicle equipment and upgrades including underbody protection…

Congress

Key Defense Committee Members Face Tight Midterm Races, Including HASC GOP’ers In Virginia

As the mid-term elections near with polls showing an increasing likelihood of a switch in majority control in the House and potentially the Senate, three Virginia Republicans on the House […]

‘Theoretical Potential’ to Achieve 1,509 Combat-Coded Fighters by 2035, USAF Says

In the latest U.S. Air Force fighter force structure report submitted to Congress, the service speaks of a “theoretical potential” to achieve a goal of 1,509 combat-coded fighters in the […]

Budget

Hegseth Pushes For Reconciliation With At Least $350 Billion For Defense ‘Regardless’ Of Midterms Outcome

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Wednesday the Trump administration plans to continue its push for at least $350 billion in defense funds via the reconciliation process “regardless of what happens […]

Congress

Bipartisan Push in Senate to Hasten Export of 155 mm, GMLRS, HIMARS for Ukraine

A small, bipartisan group of senators is backing the Fast Tracking European Investment in Ukraine’s Defense Act, S. 5175, to hasten the export of allied buys of U.S. munitions for […]