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SASC’s Defense Authorization Bill Keeps Navy Ship And Army FCS Requests

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Friday, May 2nd, 2008

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By Emelie Rutherford The defense authorization bill Senate authorizers unveiled yesterday calls for sticking to the White House's seven-new-ship request for the Navy, fully funding the Army's Future Combat System (FCS) effort, and giving the Air Force extra money to maintain 76 B-52 bombers. The Senate Armed Services Committee's (ASASC) version of the fiscal year 2009 defense authorization bill -- details of which were released by the committee yesterday--would authorize the overall funding levels requested in February by the White…

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HASC’s Final FY ‘27 NDAA Expands Systems Eligible For Multi-Years, Includes LTAMDS, IBCS, ARRW

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HASC Bill Would Allow Air Force To Buy More Than 267 F-15EXs

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Defense Bill Tries To Block Foreign Shipbuilding, Adds $1 Billion For Second DDG

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Replacement Munitions May Not Be One-for-One; May Include New Weapons Chemistries, Wittman Says

As the Pentagon looks to refill inventories of weapons used in Iran and elsewhere, replacements may not be one for one but instead mark a new portfolio mix, according to […]