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Obering ‘Encouraged’ Obama Backs Missile Defense; Iranian Missiles Worrisome

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Thursday, November 13th, 2008

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By Dave Ahearn The departing leader of U.S. ballistic missile defense (BMD) programs said he is "encouraged" that President-elect Barack Obama has become more welcoming toward missile defense programs. Two separate Iranian tests of new, longer-range missiles able to strike European cities shows there is no time to lose in developing missile defense systems, and any congressional move to "walk away" from supporting those programs would "severely hurt our ability to defend our deployed [U.S.] forces and our friends and…

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Warren And Sheehy Renew Call for “Right to Repair” In NDAA

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Sen. Timothy Sheehy (R-Mont.), two members of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), are renewing their call for “Right to Repair” language in the National […]

HASC Looks To Restrict USV Deliveries Without Navy CONOPS And Strategy

The House Armed Services Committee’s (HASC) fiscal year 2027 defense policy draft bill aims to restrict the Navy’s use of unmanned surface vessels (USV) until it decides on key factors […]

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Gaps In Army’s Tactical Counter-Drone Capabilities Remain Concern Of HASC

A draft defense policy bill released this week says the Army is fielding counter-drone capabilities for defense of fixed sites and maneuver forces but suggests that troops at the lowest […]

Army

HASC Wants Closer Look At Army’s SBMC Program, Cites Avoiding Past IVAS Missteps

The House Armed Services Committee (HASC) wants a closer look at the Army’s Soldier Borne Mission Command (SBMC) effort, citing support for the development program while expressing caution to avoid […]