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Navy/USMC

Think Tank Favors DDGs Over LCSs, Fewer F-35Cs

Defense Daily Staff

Wednesday, May 30th, 2012

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The Navy should slash its planned buys of Littoral Combat Ships (LCS) to free up money for additional Arleigh Burke-class (DDG-51) destroyers, and halve the number of planned F-35 carrier variant Joint Strike Fighters to invest in unmanned strike aircraft, according to an analysis released yesterday by a Washington think tank. Scaling back production of the LCS vessels and F-35Cs would allow the Navy to shift resources to large surface combatants and unmanned systems more suited to operate in anti-area…

Congress

House Republicans’ Blueprint For Reconciliation 3.0 Includes $60 Billion For Defense

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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 […]