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Following Marine Corps RFP, Air Force Now Seeks Cargo Drone Info

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Thursday, October 8th, 2009

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The Air Force is seeking information from industry about unmanned aircraft capable of delivering critical supplies to deployed troops. Air Mobility Command's Future Concepts division will host an "Unmanned Cargo Aircraft Day" on Nov. 17 at Scott AFB, Ill., according to a request for information (RFI) released by the command on Sept. 28. "Interested contractors, who have experience, knowledge, and/or concepts concerning the development and use (concept of operations) of an unmanned cargo aircraft are invited to present their concepts/ideas…

Senators Push Navy Against Single Destroyer Request In FY ’27

The chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) and the two senators from Maine last week pushed back on Navy officials for only requesting one Arleigh Burke-class destroyer (DDG-51) […]

Navy Looks To Eventually Assemble Battleship At HII Newport News; Faces More Dem Opposition

The Navy told lawmakers this week it found a dry dock at HII’s [HII] Newport News Shipbuilding shipyard it thinks can use for final assembly of the new Trump-class battleship […]

Navy Leaders Downplay Looking At Foreign Navy Shipbuilding Amid Lawmaker Objections

The Navy’s top leaders this week seemed to downplay and back down on the service potentially using foreign shipyards to build U.S. Navy ships or buying foreign designed warships overseas […]

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Senate Defense Appropriators See ‘Risk’ With Army’s Reconciliation Plan To Fund Munitions Increase

The Senate’s top defense appropriators cited concern this week with the Army’s request to fund the majority of its large increase to munitions procurement in fiscal year 2027 through the […]