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Defense Watch

Monday, August 5th, 2013

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Flexible Sequester. House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) teams up with HASC Democrat Jim Cooper (D-Tenn.) on Aug. 1 to introduce a bill to give the Pentagon more flexibility in applying sequestration budget reductions. Cooper says the cuts would be akin to putting the Pentagon in “a straitjacket while dieting,” because the Budget Control Act calls for the cuts to be applied evenly across non-exempt parts of the Pentagon budget. “We should replace these arbitrary cuts with better reforms,”…

Congress

Six F-35Bs Delivered Without Radars Thus Far, Program Director Says

The U.S. Marine Corps thus far has received six F-35B fighters without radars, as the service waits on Northrop Grumman‘s [NOC] delivery of the AN/APG-85 radar, which is to replace […]

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 […]