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Homeland Security

Russian Invasion Of Georgia Proves U.S. Need For Directed-Energy Weapons Against Missile, Air Threats

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Monday, August 25th, 2008

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The United States needs to field laser weapons, including solid-state assets, now, not later, a new report states. Proof of the urgent need for directed-energy defenses have been provided by Russian forces invading Georgia that fired BM-21 and SS-21 rockets, and by Hezbollah terrorists that shot thousands of rockets and missiles into Israel two years ago, according to a new paper published by the Heritage Foundation, a conservative Washington think tank. "For the second time in recent years, the United…

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 […]