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Senate Adds $371 Million to Authorization Bill to Buy New Weapons for Stryker

Valerie Insinna

Thursday, June 4th, 2015

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Senate Adds $371 Million to Authorization Bill to Buy New Weapons for Stryker

The Senate Thursday morning passed an amendment to the 2016 defense authorization bill that adds $371 million for Stryker armored vehicle lethality upgrades.In a 61-34 vote, lawmakers agreed to authorize funding to replace the 50 caliber machine guns on vehicles with 30mm cannons. The amendment, offered by Sen. Rob Portman (R-Ohio), sets aside $314 million for procurement and $57 million for research, development, test and evaluation. That sum would be offset by anticipated foreign currency gains. The Army in 2013 moved…

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Army Plans To Initiate ISV-Heavy Competition Later This Year, Official Says

The Army is planning to initiate its competition to build the Infantry Squad Vehicle (ISV)-Heavy in the fourth quarter of this year, a senior acquisition official has said. Jesse Tolleson, […]

Senate Authorization Bill Restricts Building Navy Warships Overseas With Limited Exception For Auxiliaries

The Senate Armed Services Committee’s (SASC) version of the FY 2027 defense policy bill looks to cut the ability for the Trump administration to buy foreign-made warships, but still allow […]

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Army ‘Looking At Options’ For Supporting Munitions Boost Plans If Reconciliation Fails, Official Says

The Army is “looking at options” for how it would support planned boosts to munitions production if Congress doesn’t pass a reconciliation bill with the requested funding, a senior acquisition […]

Build Of At Least 45 MQ-9s By Start Of FY 2029 Required By SASC Bill

Down to an inventory of 135 MQ-9A Reapers due to the loss of two dozen aircraft in strikes on Iran, the Air Force would have to field at least 45 […]