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Air Force

SASC Subcommittees Add More Money for Reapers, Depot Maintenance

Valerie Insinna

Tuesday, May 10th, 2016

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SASC Subcommittees Add More Money for Reapers, Depot Maintenance

The topline of the Senate Armed Services Committee’s fiscal year 2017 defense authorization bill is still a mystery, but SASC subcommittees during markups of the bill on Tuesday revealed key details on spending—including more money for the MQ-9 Reaper.The readiness, emerging threats and capabilities and personnel subcommittees amended their portions of the 2017 National Defense Authorization Act in open sessions in advance of a full committee markup that starts Wednesday and could extend until Friday. The strategic forces, seapower and…

Congress

House Sends Dec. 11 CR With Ship Construction Funds To Trump’s Desk For Final Signature

The House on Tuesday passed a stopgap funding bill to keep the government open through Dec. 11, sending the temporary funding measure that also includes funds to support ongoing shipbuilding […]

Missile Defense

Guetlein On Golden Dome: ‘We Cannot Protect This Nation And Bankrupt It At The Same Time’

While there has been criticism among missile defense advocates of Golden Dome’s development pace after the signing of an executive order in January last year, Space Force Gen. Michael Guetlein, […]

Missile Defense

Interview with Rep. Jeff Crank (R-Colo.), co-chair of the Golden Dome Caucus

Rep. Jeff Crank (R-Colo.), a co-chair of the Golden Dome Caucus in Congress and a member of the House Armed Services Committee’s strategic forces panel, discusses the transformative defense investments […]

Space

Space Force PAE For Infrastructure Completing Move To Colorado Springs

U.S. Space Force Space Systems Command’s (SSC) Portfolio Acquisition Executive (PAE) for infrastructure–a $4 billion contracting hub for SSC–is completing a move from Los Angeles Air Force Base, Calif. to […]