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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…

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Wisconsin GOP Lawmakers Urge Trump Admin Support For Marines’ JLTV Second Supplier Effort

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The Senate on Sunday released a bipartisan stopgap funding proposal to keep the government open through December 11, which would also secure additional funds to support ongoing shipbuilding efforts and […]

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U.S. Fighter Fleet Will Expand By 2040 But More Stealth Aircraft Will Mean Less Availability, CBO Says

The number of fighter aircraft in the U.S. military inventory will decline over the next few years before expanding to a greater number than currently, but their availability for operational […]

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White House Details ‘Concerns’ With Shipbuilding, Spaced-Based Interceptor Oversight In House’s NDAA

The White House has detailed “a number of concerns” with the newly-passed House version of the next defense policy bill, to include the legislation’s limits on procuring Navy ships built […]