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Pentagon Passes ‘Complex and Emotional’ Tanker Controversy To Next Administration

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Thursday, September 11th, 2008

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By Marina Malenic The Defense Department has terminated a $35 billion competition for a contract to produce the next generation Air Force refueling aircraft, leaving the next administration to grapple with what has become a highly contested and politically charged contest between Boeing [BA] and Northrop Grumman [NOC]. In a statement released yesterday morning, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said he had "determined that the solicitation and award cannot be accomplished by January," as the Pentagon officially had announced was their…

Congress

Key Defense Committee Members Face Tight Midterm Races, Including HASC GOP’ers In Virginia

As the mid-term elections near with polls showing an increasing likelihood of a switch in majority control in the House and potentially the Senate, three Virginia Republicans on the House […]

‘Theoretical Potential’ to Achieve 1,509 Combat-Coded Fighters by 2035, USAF Says

In the latest U.S. Air Force fighter force structure report submitted to Congress, the service speaks of a “theoretical potential” to achieve a goal of 1,509 combat-coded fighters in the […]

Budget

Hegseth Pushes For Reconciliation With At Least $350 Billion For Defense ‘Regardless’ Of Midterms Outcome

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Congress

Bipartisan Push in Senate to Hasten Export of 155 mm, GMLRS, HIMARS for Ukraine

A small, bipartisan group of senators is backing the Fast Tracking European Investment in Ukraine’s Defense Act, S. 5175, to hasten the export of allied buys of U.S. munitions for […]