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Unmanned Systems

DoD Office of Inspector General to Review CENTCOM Defense Against Drones and Missiles

Frank Wolfe

Tuesday, February 15th, 2022

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DoD Office of Inspector General to Review CENTCOM Defense Against Drones and Missiles

U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Michael Kurilla testifies before the Senate Armed Services Committee on Feb. 8.

The Pentagon Office of Inspector General (OIG) plans a number of reviews related to the former Operation Freedom's Sentinel and the current Operation Enduring Sentinel in Afghanistan and to the U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) area of responsibility, in general. U.S. military forces withdrew from Afghanistan last August, and military leaders said that they want to be able to conduct "over the horizon' strikes from bases in the Middle East against ISIS-K targets in Afghanistan, if needed. The latest quarterly OIG…

Advanced / Transformational Technology

Pentagon May Make ‘Tradeoffs’ For Low-Cost Autonomous Tech Without Reconciliation Funds, CTO Says

The Pentagon’s chief technology officer has said the department may need to make “tradeoffs” on certain capability priorities if Congress doesn’t pass a reconciliation with $350 billion in requested defense […]

Congress

SASC’s FY ‘27 NDAA Sticks With Army’s Plan For Legacy Aviation Procurement Cuts

The Senate Armed Services Committee’s (SASC) version of the next defense policy sticks to the Army’s proposed plan to cut procurement of its legacy aviation fleet, and does not authorize […]

Congress

SASC Approves $1.14 Trillion FY ‘27 NDAA With ‘Right to Repair’ Reform, Stock Buyback Restriction

The Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) has approved its $1.14 trillion version of the next defense policy bill, adopting “right to repair” reform to provide the military services’ greater ability […]

Congress

House Appropriators Unveil $1.07 Trillion FY ‘27 Defense Bill, Restore Funds For E-7, Army Aviation

House appropriators on Wednesday released their $1.07 trillion fiscal year 2027 defense spending bill, with the legislation reversing Army aviation cuts, restoring funding for the Air Force’s E-7 Wedgetail program […]