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Air Force

DoD Office Created To Implement Air-Sea Battle Concept

By Cal Biesecker

Monday, November 14th, 2011

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The Defense Department has a new Air-Sea Battle Concept office expected to integrate air and naval combat capabilities--and soon to incorporate the Army--in support of freedom of action for U.S. military power projection in light of emerging national security requirements. The 2010 Quadrennial Defense Review directed the Navy, Marines and Air Force to create an Air-Sea Battle Concept that integrates air and naval forces to counter and operate in an anti-access area denial (A2AD) environment. Recently, the secretary of defense…

Congress

House Republicans’ Blueprint For Reconciliation 3.0 Includes $60 Billion For Defense

House Republicans on Wednesday unveiled a blueprint for a third reconciliation bill that includes $60 billion for defense, a figure slightly below the Trump administration’s request to cover Iran war […]

Congress

Senate Dems Block Consideration Of FY ‘27 NDAA Over Iran War Concerns

Senate Democrats on Tuesday blocked a vote to advance consideration of the chamber’s $1.14 trillion fiscal year 2027 National Defense Authorization (NDAA). The procedural vote was 46-50, failing to reach […]

Congress

Concerns Raised At SASC Hearing On Unobligated Reconciliation Funds And Lack Of Updates On Iran War Cost

Members of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) raised concerns at a hearing on Tuesday about the majority of funds in the $153 billion first reconciliation bill being unobligated thus […]

Unmanned Systems

CBO Says Upfront Costs To Protect Military Installations From Drones Between $1 Million And $74 Million

The initial costs to acquire and deploy counter-small unmanned aircraft system (C-sUAS) defenses at individual Defense Department installations are estimated at between $1.2 million and $73.6 million depending on the […]