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DEFENSE WATCH

Defense Daily Staff

Monday, February 11th, 2013

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The Latest Word On Trends And Developments In Aerospace And Defense Sequester Spotlight. Hill panels will scrutinize this week the Pentagon’s plans for sequestration, the $1.2 trillion in decade-long defense and non-defense cuts that will start March 1 absent congressional intervention. The Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) will hear Tuesday from Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Martin Dempsey, Deputy Defense Secretary Ashton Carter, Pentagon Comptroller Robert Hale, Army Chief of Staff Gen. Raymond Odierno, Vice Chief of…

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Space Force PAE For Infrastructure Completing Move To Colorado Springs

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Congress

Wisconsin GOP Lawmakers Urge Trump Admin Support For Marines’ JLTV Second Supplier Effort

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Congress

Senate’s CR Has Ship Construction Exemption, Forgoes White House’s Battleship, Munitions Requests

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Congress

U.S. Fighter Fleet Will Expand By 2040 But More Stealth Aircraft Will Mean Less Availability, CBO Says

The number of fighter aircraft in the U.S. military inventory will decline over the next few years before expanding to a greater number than currently, but their availability for operational […]